UC Davis: ‘Monumental Day’ At UC Davis Health

Press release from the University of California, Davis:

December 15, 2020

We’ve got breaking news from UC Davis Health, and a reminder that the COVID-19 testing kiosk at the ARC will be closed for most of winter break.

UC Davis Health relayed its big news via Facebook, at about 2 p.m.:

“It has been a monumental day as we received our first shipment of the #COVID19 vaccine and administered it to the first group of frontline workers. We received 4,875 doses of the vaccine.

“Nurse Heather Donaldson administered the first COVID-19 vaccination at UC Davis Health to UC Davis Department of Emergency Medicine nurse Eva Teniola. ‘I have been waiting for this day,’ she said.”

See the post and more photos.

In a Twitter post just before 8 a.m., @UCDavisHealth reported: “Our initial shipment of #COVID19 vaccine is here! Packed in dry ice and delivered by @FedEx. It’s now on its way to our ultra-cold storage freezer, soon to be given to frontline staff from @UCDavisEM.”

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On the Davis campus

The testing kiosk in the Activities and Recreation Center, or ARC — for employees and students — will be closed Dec. 21 to Jan. 1 for the winter holidays and curtailment, with the exception of a half day, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 26.

During the closure:

• The testing question will be removed from the Daily Symptom Survey.
• Employees and students may use the Healthy Davis Together testing kiosks at the Davis Senior Center or in the lobby of the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. Appointments for these kiosks must be arranged through the Healthy Davis Together website.

Before and after the winter break, the Healthy Davis Together kiosks are for community members only — and employees and students must go to the ARC kiosk for testing.

Before and after the break

Regular hours are in effect through this Sunday, Dec. 20, and will resume Saturday, Jan. 2, at the ARC kiosk. Employees regularly accessing campus facilities will have until Thursday, Jan. 7, to resume weekly testing in order to comply with campus policy.

The kiosk’s regular hours are:

• Seven days a week — 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Extended hours Wednesday — 6 a.m.-6 p.m.

Appointments required through the Health-e-Messaging portal.

Check the Campus Ready COVID-19 Testing page for the latest information.

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This press release was produced by the University of California, Davis. The views expressed here are the author’s own.