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Keeping Ill Workers Home Reduces Transmission of Both Infectious and Foodborne Diseases
Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss keeping ill workers home to reduce both infectious and foodborne diseases. Read more below. To handle the rise in COVID-19 cases, the U.S. government is again sending free COVID-19 tests to U.S. households. In this 3rd round of free at-home tests, you will receive 8 tests…
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COVID Variants Continue Impacting NE U.S.
Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the latest COVID transmissibility data from both TAG’s matrix and CDC’s mapping. Read more below. Today, North Korea imposed a nationwide lockdown as it’s acknowledging its first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak (AP News). COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Africa and the Americas. In fact, “16 major…
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Variants Continue to Evolve. What Does it Mean for Your Business?
Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the continuing evolution of COVID variants and what this means for your business. Read more below. The CDC has put out more information on long-COVID and Post-COVID conditions. The CDC currently discusses Post-COVID conditions by: “Some people who have been infected with the virus that causes…
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Weekly COVID Matrix Shows “Smoldering” of Cases
Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the slight increase in cases around the U.S. Read more below. The FDA is warning consumers of counterfeit over-the-counter COVID-19 diagnostics (at-home) tests. Find out more about the tests that are now considered counterfeit. As consumers also have been wondering about the shelf-life/expiration of their at-home…
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COVID Vaccine: How Effective Are They Against Variants?
Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss how well the various COVID vaccines work against the variants. Read more below. The CDC estimates that, until now, about “60% of adults and 75% of children” have antibodies indicating that they’ve been infected with COVID-19 (CNN). Moderna has asked the FDA to authorize its vaccine…
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Number of Factors Keeping U.S. COVID Rates Low
Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss TAG’s weekly matrix and the “gentle swell” of COVID in the U.S. Read more below. CDC: 58% of Americans have had COVID-19. New COVID-19 seroprevalence data from CDC show that the Omicron surge infected a huge swath of Americans, with overall seroprevalence rising from 33.5% in December of…
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COVID Vaccines: The Current and Projected Status
Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the current and projected status of COVID-19 vaccines. Read more below. COVID-19 Was Third Leading Cause of Death in U.S. last year. In 2021, COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the U.S., as the Delta and Omicron waves drove the pandemic’s death toll…
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CDC Map Showing Low COVID Levels Across 94% of U.S.
Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss low COVID levels across much of the U.S. with some regional levels of BA.2.12. Read more below. DOJ appeals federal ruling on transportation mask mandate. The Justice Department on Wednesday appealed a ruling by a federal judge that struck down the mask mandate for mass transportation,…
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Travel Mask Mandate “Outlawed” – What this Means to your Business
Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the dropping of the travel mask mandate. Read more below. Declaring the COVID-19 travel mask mandate to be unlawful, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa said the mandate exceeded the authority granted to the CDC under federal public health law; that Congress had never…
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COVID Case Nudges No Cause for Behavior Change
Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the current status of COVID and the conflicting news. Read more below. The CDC has extended mask mandates on planes through May 3 (NYT). The FDA has “granted an extension for the shelf life of the authorized” Pfizer vaccine; vials can be stored, frozen, at ultra-low…