Category: COVID-19

  • Despite Increasing Vaccination Rates, Testing Continues to be Important.

    Despite Increasing Vaccination Rates, Testing Continues to be Important. Key Points: In Wednesday’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss COVID Transmission Rates Increasing State by State. Read more here. Do you want to know when different sectors of the food and agriculture world can be vaccinated? Food manufacturing versus food service versus food retail (grocery)? Check…

  • COVID Transmission Rates Increasing State by State

    COVID Transmission Rates Increasing State by State Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss COVID Transmission Rates Increasing State by State. Read more below. Do you want to know when different sectors of the food and agriculture world can be vaccinated? Food manufacturing versus food service versus food retail (grocery)? Check out the…

  • Today’s Key Points Show Reasons to Continue Cautions

    Today’s Key Points Show Reasons to Continue Cautions Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss CDC’s school guidance – and the caveats, and how TAG’s Key Points show continued cautions to be important. Read more below. The safety and efficacy of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine was conducted with 32,449 participants and shown to be…

  • Global Reflections & Large-Area Temperature Scanners Often Unreliable

    Global Reflections & Large-Area Temperature Scanners Often Unreliable Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss TAG’s Global Reflections on the current state of the pandemic, and a new study, and FDA warning letters, on the unreliability of large-area thermal scanners. Read more below. Ontario, Canada has been criticized for under-reporting COVID-19 ICU numbers.…

  • Case Rates and Travel Considerations

    Case Rates and Travel Considerations Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss why it is important to continue worker protections (including the new OSHA program). Read more below. Do you want to know when different sectors of the food and agriculture world can be vaccinated? Food manufacturing versus food service versus food retail…

  • New Challenges Continue in Worker Protections

    New Challenges Continue in Worker Protections Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss TAG’s Weekly Matrix, the status of COVID-19 Cases, and what that means. Read more below. Do you want to know when different sectors of the food and agriculture world can be vaccinated? Food manufacturing versus food service versus food retail…

  • Considerations for Gradual, Safe Draw Down of COVID Protections

    Considerations for Gradual, Safe Draw Down of COVID Protections Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss Considerations for the gradual, safe drawdown of COVID protections. Read more below. Alaska is the first state to make COVID-19 vaccines available to nearly everyone. A recent study and analysis has found that, globally, we are nowhere…

  • What the Current COVID-19 Status Means to Your Business

    What the Current COVID-19 Status Means to Your Business Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss TAG’s Weekly Matrix, the status of COVID-19 Cases, and what that means. Read more below. Do you want to know when different sectors of the food and agriculture world can be vaccinated? Food manufacturing versus food service…

  • Vaccine Eligibility by State and Continued Protection

    Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the availability & prioritization of vaccine groups. Read More below. CDC has released new guidance with is first set of public health recommendations for fully vaccinated people. CDC's intent is to continue to update the guidance based on COVID spread, proportion of fully vaccinated persons, and evolving…

  • Considerations for Return to Work

    Considerations for Return to Work Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss Considerations for return to work with some states lifting their COVID restrictions. Read More below. Surpassing previous expectations, the US is now averaging 2 million vaccines per day, yet NPR reports that as COVID vaccinations are speeding up, the are increasing…