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Monday, November 8, 2021

Berkeley elementary schools hold vaccine clinics for children ages 5 to 11

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A series of vaccination clinics for children ages 5 to 11 will be held at various Berkeley elementary schools throughout the month of November.

BUSD anticipates opening three COVID-19 vaccination clinics following FDA authorization of a modified Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. 
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City

Tuesday, November 2, 2021
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Berkeley Unified School District prepares for children’s COVID-19 vaccine

Following the U.S. FDA’s approval of a vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, the BUSD is preparing to help students get vaccinated at elementary schools.
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City

Tuesday, August 24, 2021
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Berkeley community responds to full FDA approval of COVID-19 vaccine

On Aug. 23, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration officially approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for individuals 16 and older. 
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Campus

Monday, August 9, 2021
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UC Berkeley scientists use CRISPR technology to develop rapid COVID-19 diagnostic test

Scientists from UC Berkeley are part of a research team using Nobel Prize-winning CRISPR technology to develop a COVID-19 diagnostic test that is fast, convenient and can be performed on site.
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Research & Ideas

Tuesday, December 1, 2020
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Bay Area researchers find Alzheimer’s disease diagnostic technique

Researchers looked at 274 unique brain scans to develop a new method to diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease, the leading cause of dementia, in live patients.
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Research & Ideas

Friday, November 20, 2020
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US Food and Drug Administration approves at-home COVID-19 molecular test

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, approved the first entirely at-home COVID-19 molecular test, which will be able to deliver results in under 30 minutes, Tuesday.
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Research & Ideas

Thursday, October 29, 2020
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UC Berkeley researcher cultivates Chilean soapbark tree for use in COVID-19 vaccine

Ricardo San Martin, the Sutardja Center’s Alt: Meat Lab Director and Industry Fellow, is working on cultivating Quillaja saponaria — the Chilean soapbark tree — so it can be used in an upcoming COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
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30 Years of ADA 2020, Student Life

Wednesday, October 21, 2020
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UC Berkeley COVID-19 testing facilities pose challenges for some students with disabilities

While many students get tested regularly at UC Berkeley’s University Health Services, or UHS, coronavirus testing facilities, some students with disabilities find it challenging to access these services.
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Op-Eds

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Support stem cell research in CA: Vote ‘yes’ on Prop. 14

Passing Prop. 14 would be an important step toward saving lives from incurable diseases.
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Communities

Tuesday, August 25, 2020
N95 Masks

Berkeley distributes KN95 masks to unhoused residents

In response to the poor air quality resulting from wildfires throughout California, the city of Berkeley has begun distributing KN95 masks to the city’s unhoused population.
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