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Vaccines
CDC changes COVID-19 Isolation Guidelines – No More 5 days
In early March, the CDC significantly relaxed its isolation guidelines for those testing positive for COVID. According to the new 25 page guidance for COVID and other respiratory viruses (including flu and RSV), a person no longer has to isolate for five days. CDC now recommends that COVID positive people should stay home while sick,......
CDC’s New Guidelines for Fully Vaccinated People
COVID-19 cases on the rise again, driven by the infectious Delta variant. Based on these rising numbers, the CDC released new guidelines for fully vaccinated people on July 27. According to the CDC, about half of the US population is fully vaccinated, so make sure you are aware of the updated guidelines as an employer.......
OSHA Posted a New ETS Regarding COVID-19
On June 21, The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released an expansive new emergency temporary standard (ETS) for those who provide healthcare services or healthcare support services. Effective immediately, the new standard was created to protect health care service workers from COVID-19. Some ...
Should Employers Mandate or Encourage COVID-19 Vaccines?
Can employers require mandatory COVID-19 vaccines? In the first case of first impression, a judge in Houston, Texas dismissed a lawsuit regarding a hospital worker who refused a mandatory vaccine (June 12, 2021). Per hospital mandate, to continue employment with Houston Methodist Hospital, managers had to be vaccinated by April 15 and all oth...
Fake COVID Vaccine cards – really?
Apparently, there is a market for fake vaccine cards online and sellers are charging hundreds of dollars. Really…? Posts have started to appear on Twitter, Instagram, and eBay, and other e-commerce sites, for fake vaccine cards, even though the blank CDC cards are readily available on the internet, including various public health sites. There...
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