02/18/21
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Memphis, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions, today introduced a cloud-based vaccination tracking program to support employers COVID-19 response plans. Powered by Sedgwick s global intake platform, the program provides a view into the collective vaccination status of employee populations for COVID-19, flu, hepatitis and other diseases.
The tracking process begins with a brief questionnaire; employee data is collected on a voluntary basis in a secure and private environment. Created to help employers prioritize and monitor health and safety, the vaccination tracking program s reporting capabilities drill down to the individual and department level noting which employees have or haven t received a vaccine, who is in need of a required second dose, who is not planning to be vaccinated and who is experiencing side effects as a result of vaccinati
University of Michigan COVID-19 cases continue to rise, now are 62% of all Washtenaw County cases
Updated Feb 17, 2021;
Posted Feb 17, 2021
A sign informs visitors that face coverings are required on the University of Michigan campus at the entrance to the Diag in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020.Jacob Hamilton/MLive.com
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ANN ARBOR, MI COVID-19 cases in the University of Michigan community are continuing to rise and represent 62% of all cases in Washtenaw County, officials said.
A majority of the current UM cases are related to students, according to UM’s COVID-19 dashboard. For the week of Feb. 7 – the week after a stay-in-place recommendation expired for all students – the university saw 352 cases, its highest in a single week since the beginning of the pandemic.
Some students at the University of Michigan will be required to get weekly COVID-19 tests.
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, the University of Michigan has announced a new rule for students. Starting next week on February 16th, 2021, all graduate and professional students who are living, learning, teaching, working, or coming to campus to access resources will be required to take mandatory weekly COVID-19 tests. This requirement also remains in place for undergraduate students and testing will be required whether or not you have had the vaccine.
Additionally, U-M Athletics has begun resuming injury-prevention activities and sports-specific training for student-athletes. This phased re-acclimatization schedule was developed in collaboration with state, county and campus medical experts, and will prepare for a return to organized practices in anticipation of resuming competition on a sport-by-sport basis the week of Feb. 8. All students are encouraged to be tested weekly using U