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On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued an emergency temporary standard ETS workplace safety rule that requires health care employers to protect workers from on-the-job risk of COVID-19 infection.

There is no longer a statewide requirement to wear face coverings in most settings. However, other federal, state, or local laws may require face coverings in some settings, and businesses may set their own requirements. Additionally, Minnesota's Safe Learning Plan, along with the existing face covering guidance for schools and child care settings, remain in effect through the end of the 2020-2021 school year. For more information, see Executive Orders from Governor Walz.

Long-term care providers that have been clamoring for updated guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to...

CDC Updates Its Mask Recommendations America breathes a sigh of relief as it turns a new corner on the road to recovery from COVID-19 According to the CDC, if you are fully vaccinated you can start doing many things that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic. Infographic courtesy of the CDC. May 13, 2021 — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released a new statement relaxing the restrictions on wearing face masks for fully vaccinated people. The update states ...

Among other updates, the CDC: provided "guiding principles" for fully vaccinated individuals; explained that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks outdoors (except in certain "crowded" settings and venues); and clarified that fully vaccinated folks, without symptoms, generally are not restricted from work following exposure to a known or suspected COVID-19 case. Under the updated guidance, fully vaccinated people can: Visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without weari...

 Overview Currently authorized vaccines in the United States are highly effective at protecting vaccinated people against symptomatic and severe COVID-19. Additionally, a growing body of evidence suggests that fully vaccinated people are less likely to have asymptomatic infection or transmit SARS-CoV-2 to others. How long vaccine protection lasts and how much vaccines protect against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants are still under investigation. Until more is known and vaccination coverage incr...

As of April 2: * Fully vaccinated people can resume domestic travel and do not need to get tested before or after travel or self-quarantine after travel. * Fully vaccinated people do not need to get tested before leaving the United States (unless required by the destination) or self-quarantine after arriving back in the United States. This set of public health recommendations for fully vaccinated people will be updated and expanded based on the level of community spread of SARS-CoV-2, the pro...

VDH allowing healthcare facilities in Virginia to expand visitation for residents, families Published Friday, Mar. 12, 2021, 9:38 pm Join AFPs 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Front Page » Government/Politics » VDH allowing healthcare facilities in Virginia to expand visitation for residents, families (© Fabian – stock.adobe.com) Healthcare facilities...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: To date, two COVID-19 vaccines have been authorized for emergency use by the FDA. Produced by Pfizer and Moderna, the vaccines are in full distribution throughout the world; however they differ slightly in certain respects. Below is a brief primer on the two vaccines, along with post-vaccination considerations for health care personnel and residents of long-term care (LTC) facilities. Neither the FDA nor the vaccine manufacturers know...

A Primer on the COVID-19 Vaccines Wednesday, December 23, 2020 To date, two COVID-19 vaccines have been authorized for emergency use by the FDA. Produced by Pfizer and Moderna, the vaccines are in full distribution throughout the world; however they differ slightly in certain respects. Below is a brief primer on the two vaccines, along with post-vaccination considerations for health care personnel and residents of long-term care (LTC) facilities. Neither the FDA nor the vaccine manufa...