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Where There’s (COVID) Smoke…
In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the U.S. risk matrix and despite fairly steady trends, cautions in the workplace are still needed. Read more below. A recent study from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, published in Nature has found evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines may generate immune structures (through the…
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Percent of Vaccinated Can Determine Needed Protections
Key Points In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss how to implicate protections based off your employee’s vaccination status. Read more below. As the Delta variant’s prevalence rises throughout the country and throughout the world (especially in areas with lower vaccination rates), countries are tightening (or re-tightening) restrictions. In fact, India is currently tracking a…
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Study: Previously Infected May Not Need COVID Vaccine
In today’s Recommendations for industry, we discuss how previously infected individuals may not need the COVID vaccine. Read more below. The AP News reports that, nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the US are among unvaccinated individuals while only 0.1% of COVID-19 infections are “breakthrough” cases. In fact, Dr. Rochelle Walensky (CDC director) commented at a…
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No Red Flags, But Spaces to Watch
In today’s Recommendations for industry, we discuss some spaces to watch for (especially in the US) and its relation to the U.S. 50-State Risk Matrix. Read more here. A recent non-peer-reviewed preprint, as reported by CIDRAP has shown that the Delta and Gamma variants of COVID-19 are currently making up the largest shares of U.S.-specific…
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Delta Variant Gives Rise to New Cases
In today’s Recommendations for industry, we discuss the rise in Delta variant cases. Read more below. Additionally, due to an error in our system, we have also kept Friday’s Recommendations for Industry below which discusses how the Delta Variant is giving rise to new cases, and how our increased infectious disease understanding assists in mitigating…
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UK Seeing Delta Variant Increases
UK Seeing Delta Variant Increases Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the UK’s increasing cases of the Delta variant and Today being World Food Safety Day. Read more below. Today is World Food Safety Day. The June 7, 2021 observance aims to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and…
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COVID-19 Mitigation Measures Can Reduce Incidents of Flu and other Infectious Diseases
COVID-19 Mitigation Measures Can Reduce Incidents of Flu and other Infectious Diseases Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss how COVID-19 risk mitigation measures can help reduce incidents and spread of influenza and other infectious respiratory diseases. Read more below. The NYT talks with workers in essential industries expressing their fears and concerns,…
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Moving into the Next Phase of the Pandemic
Moving into the Next Phase of the Pandemic Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss considerations and recommendations for moving into the next phase of the pandemic, including demasking, infectious disease cautions, and avoiding fraud. Read more below. The CDC has provided updated guidance on mask usage for unvaccinated individuals. This guidance includes…
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A Perspective on CDC Travel Recommendations
A Perspective on CDC Travel Recommendations Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss this week’s COVID-19 Risk Matrix as well as a perspective on CDC’s travel recommendations. Read more below. The CDC has provided new recommendations for domestic travel for vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals in the U.S. including recommending that unvaccinated individuals should…
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TAG’s Recommendations for a Prudent Unmasking
TAG’s Recommendations for a Prudent Unmasking Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss CDC’s updated COVID-19 recommended on the unmasking of fully vaccinated people – and TAG’s recommendations for a judicious transition. Read more below. A panel to explore WHO’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak has critical issues to WHO’s response which was…