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Is it Safe to Get the COVID-19 & Flu Vaccines at the Same Time?
In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the question: Is it Safe to Get the COVID-19 & Flu Vaccines at the Same Time? Read more below. The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has exceeded 700,000 people. According to Kaiser Health News and data from the University of Iowa’s Rural Policy Research Institute, rural Americans are…
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REGEN-COV Showing Positive Signs for COVID Treatment
In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss a new COVID-19 treatment. Read more below. The most recent report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) shows that COVID-19 children cases are rising in the U.S. In fact, children with COVID-19 account for almost 27% of all reported US weekly cases. In Texas and Florida, the…
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Mu Variant Not a New Strain in U.S.
In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we look at the Mu variant and the Flu Vaccine. Read more below. S. COVID-19 cases have reached 40 million with 4 million of those cases arising from the last 4 weeks. The number is set to be much higher as the 4 million were those identified with a COVID-19…
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Considering a Vaccine Mandate? New Research says Consider Natural Immunity as Well
In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss natural immunity from the COVID-19 virus. Read more below. COVID-19 outbreak in California school traced to unvaccinated teacher. Half of the elementary school students in an unvaccinated teacher’s classroom developed COVID-19 after the teacher — infected and symptomatic — worked for 2 days and read to the students…
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Employee Wellness: Summer’s End Brings New COVID Questions and Stressors.
In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the newly surging COVID questions and stressors of employees and the impact on your business. Read more below. We’ve received many questions about the different Variants of Concern that are being discussed in the news; last Thursday, we discussed this and you can read more here. The FDA…
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Is Your Business Mindset-Shift Ready?
In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss TAG’s new whitepaper on how the pandemic has led to a shift in worker mindsets and what that means for your business. Read more below. Although the CDC and FDA have both issued statements that a booster shot against COVID-19 is not needed (at this time, based on…
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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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You Have 3 Options: TAG’s Take on OSHA Worker Protection Guidance
You Have 3 Options: TAG’s Take on OSHA Worker Protection Guidance Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we OSHA’s new guidance on worker COVID-19 protections and the three options TAG sees as possible for businesses. Read more below. The U.S. is increasingly unlikely to meet Biden’s July 4th vaccination goal of having 70% of…
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Planning for Fall Respiratory Illnesses
Planning for Fall Respiratory Illnesses Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss how and why businesses should be using the expected “quiet” of summer to develop plans to reduce the impacts of fall respiratory illnesses. Read more below. The HHS has begun a “We Can Do This: COVID-19 Public Education Campaign” to increase…
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Encouraging Vaccination to Enable a Maskless Workplace
Encouraging Vaccination to Enable a Maskless Workplace Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss TAG’s weekly Matrix and what it means to encourage workers to be vaccinated – state by state. Read more below. Vaccination rates across the U.S. are uneven and there is increasing evidence that places with lower vaccination rates tend…