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Back to Basics: Looking Ahead & Looking Back
Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the updated CDC isolation guidelines (coupled with antigen testing) while reflecting on how long this new COVID wave might last. Read more below. COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are at the highest level recorded through the pandemic. This can be reflected and seen in this week’s…
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Preparing for Increased Absenteeism in January
Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss increased absenteeism in the new year and look at this week’s Risk Matrix. Read more below. OSHA Withdrew its COVID-19 Healthcare ETS a week after it had reached its six-month expiration date, with the exception of the recordkeeping requirements, which remain in place under a separate provision of…
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Omicron is Surging, while Delta Continues to Rove
Key Points: In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the continuing saga of the Delta and Omicron variants – and where we stand now. Read more below. WHO warns world cannot ‘boost its way out’ of pandemic Blanket booster programs in rich countries risk prolonging the battle with COVID-19, WHO chief says, warning that the…
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Omicron in the US: Likely in the Calm before a Surge
Key Points In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the rise of Omicron. Read more here. COVID deaths in the US surpass 800,000 (NYT). It is the highest known number of any country. Known virus cases in the US rose above 50 million and more than 1,200 people are dying from COVID-19 each day. The worldwide…
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Delta Wave Continues in U.S.; Be Sure Handwashing is Included in Protective Measures
Key Points In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the continuing wave of the Delta variant and the importance of including handwashing in protective measures. Read more below. The U.S. Senate has approved and passed the bill to overturn Biden’s vaccine mandate (Reuters). The FDA has updated its COVID-19 Tests page with updates on different…
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Omicron Detected; Biden to Announce New COVID Protections
Key Points In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss the detection of Omicron in the U.S. and the White House announcement of new COVID protections. Read more below. The first case of the omicron variant has been identified in the U.S. in San Francisco, CA. CNBC also details a map of where the omicron variant…
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‘Tis the Season…
Key Points In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss current seasonal illnesses and what businesses should be doing. Read more below. Yesterday, with the increased discussions regarding the Omicron variant (including its many mutations and potential to affect transmissibility and potential for evading human antibodies), TAG released a Newsletter Special Edition. Please find that here.…
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TAG Responds to Employer’s Questions on the ETS
Key Points In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we respond to employer questions on the OSHA ETS. Read more below. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, based out of Cincinnati, was selected via lottery by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to hear legal challenges to the OSHA ETS issued on November 5. A three-judge panel…
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U.S. COVID Case Rate Descent Hits Plateau
Key Points In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss TAG’s weekly matrix, the plateauing of case rates, and what businesses need to be doing. Read more below. The pandemic is not yet over, although there are positive signs in the U.S. that “with more and more Americans vaccinated, it’s not likely to linger as long…
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OSHA Vaccine/Testing Standards Published
Key Points In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we include TAG’s weekly matrix information, and discuss the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issuance of the emergency temporary standard (ETS) establishing the requirements for the COVID-19 vaccine/testing mandate for employers with 100 or more employees. Read more below. The CDC has recommended the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine…