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Thursday, April 14, 2022

From herd immunity to ‘maskne’: How the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our English lexicon

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Karissa Ho/Staff

I’m here to look into and fully explain some common phrases and concepts we now use in everyday speech that were so infrequently used before 2020.
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State

Monday, February 21, 2022
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CA Gov. Newsom releases long-term COVID-19 strategy

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday a long-term strategy for COVID-19 centered around monitoring new variants and stockpiling resources while expecting disease transmission to continue. 
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Campus

Monday, February 21, 2022
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‘Frustrating’: Mask mandate extension divides community

Following UC Berkeley’s decision to extend its mask mandate by a week, some think it goes too far, while others think it doesn’t go far enough.
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City

Wednesday, February 9, 2022
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City of Berkeley mandates COVID-19 booster to dine, exercise indoors

The mandate went into effect Tuesday and will apply to patrons of restaurants, gyms and any business holding indoor events of more than 500 people.
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Local Schools

Friday, February 4, 2022
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Berkeley school district board discusses staff vaccine mandate, pandemic policy

Members of the Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education discussed the potential alleviation of health measures and a proposed COVID-19 vaccine mandate for staff at their regular meeting Wednesday. 
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State

Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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CA announces statewide mask mandate

The California Department of Public Health announced Monday a statewide mask mandate effective Dec. 15 through Jan. 15.
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State

Wednesday, December 1, 2021
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1st US COVID-19 omicron variant case found in CA

The first case of the omicron COVID-19 variant in the United States was recorded in California on Wednesday.
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Campus

Tuesday, October 19, 2021
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UC Berkeley COVID-19 testing decreases, community reacts with concern

Since the start of the fall semester, testing across campus has nearly halved, according to the campus Coronavirus Dashboard. For undergraduates, testing is less than half of what it was in August.
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City

Wednesday, September 15, 2021
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COVID-19 prompts relocation, housing prices ‘skyrocket’ in Berkeley

A lot has changed in Berkeley’s housing landscape since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Housing prices have increased, while residents have had to adapt to ongoing policy changes.
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Research & Ideas

Wednesday, September 1, 2021
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Marin County elementary school experiences COVID-19 delta outbreak

An elementary school in Marin County experienced an outbreak of the COVID-19 delta variant, associated with a teacher who was unvaccinated and unmasked at times.
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