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Author Archives: Elena Shao

UC Irvine student Yutika Khemka photographed via Zoom in her bedroom in Kolkata. Khmeka isn't certain if the vaccines currently available in India will qualify her to return to campus in the fall but she says she will take whichever vaccine she can get. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Posted inHigher Education

International students heading to California colleges navigate vaccine, visa hurdles

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Mikhail Zinshteyn, Charlotte West and Elena Shao May 6, 2021May 7, 2021

More California colleges are planning to require students to get COVID-19 vaccinations. For international students, that often means only vaccines approved by the World Health Organization will be accepted, even though not all students have access to those.

La estudiante entrante de UC Irvine, Yutika Khemka, fotografiada a través de Zoom en su habitación en Kolkata. Khemka no está segura de si las vacunas disponibles actualmente en India la calificarán para regresar al campus en el otoño, pero dice que tomará cualquier vacuna que pueda recibir. Foto de Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Los estudiantes internacionales que se dirigen a las universidades de California superan los obstáculos de vacunas y visas

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Mikhail Zinshteyn, Charlotte West and Elena Shao May 6, 2021May 6, 2021
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


Posted inCollege Beat

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

Ryan LoyolaAvatar photo by Zaeem Shaikh, Shehreen Karim, Ryan Loyola, Elena Shao, Mallika Seshadri and Matthew Reagan February 26, 2021March 1, 2021
La estudiante de enfermería de Sacramento State, Amanda Clark, administra una vacuna COVID-19 a Denisse Ambriz, graduada del programa de Maestría en Trabajo Social de la Universidad Estatal de Sacramento el 29 de enero de 2021. Foto de Rahul Lal para CalMatters
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Las universidades de California comienzan lentamente a vacunar a profesores y estudiantes, pero es probable que no requieran inmunización

Ryan LoyolaAvatar photo by Zaeem Shaikh, Shehreen Karim, Ryan Loyola, Elena Shao, Mallika Seshadri and Matthew Reagan February 26, 2021March 1, 2021
Posted inCollege Beat

The Class of COVID-19

Ryan Loyola by Angel Fabre, Emily Forschen, Olivia Galván, Ryan Loyola, Mallika Seshadri, Zaeem Shaikh and Elena Shao January 26, 2021January 26, 2021
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