Student, staff absences rise at Berkeley schools amid omicron surge
Committed to keeping schools open, the district is ramping up testing and passed a booster-or-test policy that take effect Feb. 25.
Committed to keeping schools open, the district is ramping up testing and passed a booster-or-test policy that take effect Feb. 25.
Amid “phenomenal” rise in cases, Berkeley health official says “we need to find ways to be able to live our lives with COVID.”
As of Monday afternoon, at least 227 students and staff have tested positive as the Berkeley school district ramps up testing, anticipates new isolation rules.
Doctors say residents now have added protections to help them stay safe.
Proof of vaccination will be required beginning Feb. 1, and also applies to bars, gyms, concert venues and more.
The data mirror statewide trends showing lower rates of infection in vaccinated people.
About 3,000 Berkeley 5- to 11-year-olds — 48.5% of the age group — were partially vaccinated as of Thursday.
At least 80% of Berkeley’s city workers are fully vaccinated, based on limited data released Wednesday.
The event was intended for families in harder-to-reach communities, but elementary parents from across Berkeley shared the event’s registration link.
Eligible Berkeleyans can get their booster shot at local pharmacies, walk-up clinics or private health care providers.
Offices, gyms and more could soon drop face-covering requirements — but only if they follow strict guidelines.
The policy, designed to serve as “an on-ramp” to the statewide student vaccine mandate, was approved without a controversial proposed vaccination requirement for student-athletes.
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