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BIWEEKLY EDITION FEBRUARY 3, 2021
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Vaccine Update: Encouraging Employees to Get Vaccinated
A
lthough having enough COVID-19 vaccine available for everyone to get immunized at will is weeks or
months away, it is not too soon to think about how you will approach it for your team. Here are some tools
and ideas that may be helpful to you as you plan how to get your team protected and ready for the post-
COVID world.
Do Your Homework
This video from a recent Sunday Focus segment of
NBC's Sunday Day looks at the question of whether
employers should mandate that their employees
receive the vaccine, what companies are and are not
choosing to do so (you may be surprised!), and legal
issues involved for both employers and workers.
Educate Your Employees
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) reported in their monthly newsletter that a new COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit for
Essential Workers is now available. This toolkit is designed to help employers build confidence in their workforce
about this important new vaccine. It contains a variety of resources including key messages, FAQs, posters,
newsletter content, a PowerPoint slide deck, and more. Employers are encouraged to adapt the key messages
to the language, tone, and format that will resonate with
their workforce and the industry they serve. With these
resources, employers across various industries can easily
deliver information about the COVID-19 vaccines, increase
awareness about vaccination benefits, and address common
questions and concerns.
Plan Ahead
Whether you mandate the vaccine or make it voluntary,
people will need time to go and get their two doses. At
this point there isn't a lot of flexibility in how that occurs.
The limitations of supply, cold storage, shelf life, and personnel to deliver the vaccine mean that you and your
company will likely have to make the adjustments to accommodate vaccine appointments.
• Will you give people time off work to get their two doses? Whether you
are mandated to allow this and pay for time off remains to be seen. But
it isn't too soon to think about how you will adjust routes and otherwise
make accommodations for team members to get their shots.
• What health and safety precautions will you require after everyone who
wants to be vaccinated has been? How will you demonstrate to your
customers that your employees are safe to have on their sites?
• What will you require of—or what limitations will you place on—
employees who are not vaccinated to keep them safe and demonstrate
your compliance with OSHA's General Duty Clause as well as any other
OSHA guidelines that may be put in place?
cdc.gov/coronavirus/vaccines
Add one more layer of protection
to keep you and your family safe.
As essential
as you are.
THE COVID-19 VACCINE:
I
GOT
VACCINE!
