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COVID-19 Trends Spur Cautious Optimism
In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the cautious optimism spurred by current COVID trends. Read more below. As you’ll see today in our Risk Matrix, COVID-19 cases have dropped 34% in the last month. However, this is not even across all states as some states like Alaska have seen increased cases and TPRs. Children,…
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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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COVID-19 Employee Testing: TAG Addresses Your Questions
In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss COVID-19 tests and the updated Risk Matrix (things are getting better). Read more below. Since the White House announced that all federal employees need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by November 22, 2021, the USDA is now required to collect proof of vaccination from each employee through a…
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COVID Mitigation Continues with Booster Guidance and Antivirals
In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss COVID post-infection antiviral medication trials that are nearing completion. Read more below. Viruses limited by COVID-19 restrictions may arise again this fall, including “common respiratory viruses” like the common cold! The CDC has released “Who is Eligible for a COVID-19 Booster Shot.” Booster shots are available for anyone…
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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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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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Encouraging Vaccines: COVID and Influenza
In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss encouraging your workers to receive both the COVID and Influenza vaccines. Read more below! The FDA is hosting a webcast on Thursday July 08, 2021 (12:00 PM – 1:00PM ET) on “SARS-CoV-2: Host-pathogen interaction, vaccines and variants of concern” presented by Professor Miles W. Carroll (Head of Emerging…
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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,…