[Botanygraduatestudents] Update on COVID vaccine and testing
Eric Focht
eric.focht at ucr.edu
Thu Feb 4 14:03:04 PST 2021
in regards to 2), does essential staff have any preference over GSR grad student or is it a wash?
I heard of some plant path grad students already signed up to get the vaccine, but I thought that they were not doing phase1b yet?
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Subject: [Botanygraduatestudents] Update on COVID vaccine and testing
Hi everyone, I hope you are all well and staying safe. Two updates:
1. COVID testing is now quite readily available. We don’t require anyone to be tested, but I encourage you to get tested if you are concerned about the possibility of having been exposed, Probably the most convenient place to be tested is at the drive-through Curative/City of Riverside site that opened on campus in late December. https://curative.com/sites/16577#9/33.9813/-117.331. they have plenty of availability.
It is located in Parking Lot 26, by the baseball fields: https://campusmap.ucr.edu/?loc=Lot26
When you make an appointment, you will be asked for insurance information, but there is no charge for getting a test at this site. I understand that there has been some confusion about this. There are testing sites that charge quite a lot, but for this location, there is no charge.
2. COVID vaccine. Vaccine doses remain in limited supply, but that seems to be improving. I believe all graduate students who need to be on campus to do research fall under Phase 1B.
If you are a GSR or on fellowship, ask your major professor (or the faculty member you are rotating with) to provide a letter stating that you are employed as a GSR and that your work can’t be done remotely. They have a template. When you go for an appointment you will need a photo ID - do not use your student ID, as this might lead them to decide you don’t qualify.
If you are a TA this quarter, I can provide a letter for you, or ask the course instructor.
Getting an appointment is still challenging, but here are some sites to try. New appointments are released sporadically, so keep checking.
https://curative.com/sites/24341#9/33.9914/-117.3715
https://www.rivcoph.org/COVID-19-Vaccine
I’m happy to answer any questions you might have. I’m also available to meet with the grad students as a group if you would like.
Patty
Patricia Springer
Professor and Chair, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521
pspringer at ucr.edu<mailto:pspringer at ucr.edu>
bpschair at ucr.edu
951-827-4413 (Chair's office)
951-827-5785 (Faculty office)
http://plantbiology.ucr.edu
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