California colleges slowly begin vaccinating faculty, students — but likely won’t require immunization

Sacramento State nursing student Amanda Clark administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Denisse Ambriz, a graduate from the Master of Social Work program at Sacramento State University on Jan. 29, 2021. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters Lea este artículo en español .

In mid-January, science education professor Al Schademan received one of around 2,000 emails sent to faculty, student employees and essential staff at California State University, Chico. The email contained a surprise for Schademan:

He would be among the first higher education employees in California to gain coveted access to the coronavirus vaccine. Within a couple weeks, Schademan was climbing a back stairway at the 298-bed Enloe Medical Center, where in a room above the hospital cafe he received his first shot of the Pfizer vaccine, an adventure he said felt like participating in a covert operation.

Getting vaccinated was a relief, said Schademan, who’s now considering teaching in-person in the fall. “I’m just hopeful we can get back to normal, because staring at a computer all day is not fun,” he said. Chico State is one of at least three California State University campuses offering the coronavirus vaccine to faculty, staff or student employees. Other California colleges […]

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