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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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TAG Risk Matrix Shows Both Positive and Negative Trends
In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we look at the Risk Matrix. Read more below. In Flu Season News: According to the WHO global flu update (for the first half of August), flu levels are seeming to remain low in both hemispheres. While there has been an increase in India and Nepal, flu elsewhere is sporadic.…
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Some Optimism Seen, but Expect to Retain Controls into 2022
In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss businesses continuing to follow COVID protocols into 2022 and look at TAG’s weekly Risk Matrix. Read more below. Johnson & Johnson has released that a COVID-19 booster of its vaccine could lead to a ninefold increase in antibodies [Helio]. The CDC, in a recent MMWR, has announced that…
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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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Contaminated-Water Action Plan Critical Prep for Hurricane Season
In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss why developed countries, including the U.S., need to see Nigeria’s cholera outbreak as a cautionary warning. Read more below. Sources: US to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months – U.S. health experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months…
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TAG’s Take on New CDC Guidance and What’s Coming Down the Road
In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss CDC’s new guidance for fully vaccinated people to mask indoors in high-risk areas, and mask and be tested if exposed to a person with COVID-19. We also look at TAG’s COVID-19 Risk Matrix to better understand what is happening around the country. Read more below. The C.D.C now…
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Legionella and Norovirus Cases Increase as Employees Return to Work
In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we look at the increasing cases of non-COVID workplace communicable diseases, including Legionella and norovirus. Read more below. Global COVID deaths rise sharply, led by surging Delta. Global COVID deaths last week were up more than 20.6%, with about 69,000 people across the world having died; cases increased by 6.5%.…
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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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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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TAG Introduces Public Health/Infectious Disease Coverage
TAG Introduces Public Health/Infectious Disease Coverage Key Points: Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we introduce TAG’s new infectious disease and public health coverage, in addition to our COVID-19 coverage and perspectives. Read more below. The S. TSA is extending its mask mandate for U.S. transportation (e.g., airplanes, buses, trains, etc.) through mid-September (September…