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Trends Indicate Slight Nudge (not surge) in U.S. COVID Cases
Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss TAG’s interpretation of COVID trends being seen in TAG’s matrix and other news indicating a “nudge” – not a surge – in the US. Read more below. Weekly WHO Update: Global COVID-19 cases climb for second week in a row. Led mainly by surges in Asian…
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On the whole: Each week is looking better!
Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we have a short discussion on increasing influenza cases around the US (as you’ll see in the Influenza Update below) and also how COVID-19 is trending across the country. Read more below. The WHO is encouraging countries, “especially those that have received the multiplex influenza and SARS-CoV-2 reagent…
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What Do Europe’s COVID Trends mean for Current US Decline?
Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the continued decline of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the US and what Europe’s trends may mean here. Read more below. Senate votes to overturn mask mandate on airplanes, transit. The Senate yesterday voted to end the federal masking requirement for passengers on planes and other public transportation.…
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Symptom Monitoring Key to Limiting Workplace Transmissible Disease
Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the ongoing need for symptom monitoring. Read more below. The CDC will extend its mask-use on public transportation order until April 18, 2022. It does not seem that the U.S. will be ending testing rules for international travelers coming into the states (The Points Guy). In…
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All Signs Show a “Return to Normal” Ahead
Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss a return to normal. Read more below. In a recent paper published in JAMA Neurology, CIDRAP cites that in patients over 60 years old who had developed severe illness, “cognitive impairment” post-COVID was common, a year later. The study cohort were those “released from hospitals in…
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How Do CDC’s Adjusted Community Levels Apply to Your Workforce Levels?
Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the impact of the national COVID plans on workforce decision-making. Read more below. White House Releases National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan. On Wednesday, the U.S. government released the National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan laying out the “roadmap to help us fight COVID-19 in the future as we begin to…
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CDC Updates Mask Guidance, Provides County-Searchable Tool
Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss CDC’s new masking guidance and the utilization of the County-Searchable Tool. Read more below. A recent CDC study has found that about 43% of individuals (>140 million) in the U.S. have been infected with COVID-19 (Washington Post). States like Wyoming, Texas, Wisconsin, and Illinois have had…
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Is COVID Shifting from a Pandemic to an Endemic Disease?
Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss TAG’s weekly COVID matrix and its indicators for endemic vs. pandemic and related masking requirements. Read more below. A new, two-dose COVID vaccine showed 100% efficacy against severe disease. Two doses of a new COVID vaccine, made by the Europe-based Sanofi and GSK, achieved 100 percent…
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Assessing Risk for Lifting Mask Requirements in Your Business
Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss how businesses can assess risk when considering lifting of COVID protections, including masking. Read more below. US COVID cases, hospitalizations continue steady decline. Average daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are continuing to fall in the U.S., an indicator that the Omicron variant’s hold is weakening across…