As San Diego begins to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, San Diego County has been able to successfully move into the moderate Orange tier. In accordance with this tier’s county guidelines, USD has been able to modify some current policies, allowing for less strict on-campus rules and more flexibility with social interactions.
Read moreWith the end of the semester approaching, USD announced their decision to make getting a COVID-19 vaccination a requirement for those choosing to live in on-campus residence halls or attend in-person classes for the Fall 2021 semester. Although the Student Health Center (SHC) is still working toward attaining a larger vaccination supply for the USD community, the hope is that in the upcoming weeks greater amounts of students will be able to get vaccinated on campus before the semester ends.
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Since the start of 2021, millions of people have received the COVID-19 vaccine, which has helped propel the world toward normalcy. Currently, three different pharmaceutical companies are producing vaccines for distribution, and two others — Novavax and AstraZeneca — are in phase three of trials. The most recent vaccine to be approved for emergency distribution is the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, known for being the first version of the vaccine to only require one dose
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As the Spring semester comes to a close, students begin to optimistically make plans for the Fall 2021 semester. Through the uncertainty of the pandemic that students are still facing, planning for the future proves difficult to do. Students are expected to make decisions on class schedules and housing with limited information on what the Fall 2021 semester will look like.
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When USD’s football and baseball teams took to the field for their games at the beginning of this month, there were, for the first time in over a year, fans in the stands. As San Diego County has moved into less restrictive tiers in California’s reopening plan, the University of San Diego welcomed fans back to stadiums on campus, albeit in limited numbers.
Read moreUSD makes effort to brace for next step in vaccination of on-campus members Yana Kouretas / Contributor / The USD Vista For college and high school students alike, the possibility of vaccination has been long-awaited. Over the past few months, the administration of vaccines in California has been in full […]
Read moreWithin the past few months, there has been a struggle in San Diego to bring down COVID-19 cases enough for life to begin to feel somewhat normal again. Whether it was going to the movies, dining inside your favorite restaurant, or working out at the gym, everyone has missed something. On April 7, San Diego County was able to move into the Orange Tier due to the COVID-19 case rate falling below 6 cases per 100,000 residents.
Read moreIn the past year, conspiracy theories have exploded in popularity. Although some are relatively harmless, many feed on hatred and even provoke violence. From the claim that COVID-19 is a hoax created by China to accusations that the 2020 presidential election was stolen by the Democrats, what were once fringe movements have become hard to ignore.
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Currently, 72 million people in the United States have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19. The U.S. has been fortunate enough to have access to three vaccines; Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Moderna.
Read moreI remember the first time I ever heard of the coronavirus. I was sitting in the Atlanta International Airport on my way back from an intersession study abroad program in Jamaica. My dad called me and asked if I’d seen any news about the newest virus. I had seen the alert on the USD homepage but didn’t think much of it. Every few years there had been reports of a new virus or disease that rapidly spread. Some reached the status of epidemic, while others faded out of the news quickly. Many people expected COVID-19 to fade just as the others did; I know I did. As I sat in the airport, I thought “that won’t impact me and my life. It will be fine.” But here we are a year later, still in the midst of a global pandemic.
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