As U.S. employers continue their efforts to encourage workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine, most (72%) will not require or do not plan to require vaccination before entering the workplace, according to a new survey by Willis Towers Watson, a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company. Among employers requiring or considering requiring vaccination, more… Continue reading Most U.S. Employers Will Not Require Workers to Be Vaccinated Before Entering the Workplace
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Cigna Joins Companies Offering Incentives to Vaccinated Workers
For months after the first Covid-19 vaccines became available in December, people were willing to wait in line, obsessively refresh booking websites, and drive long distances for the shots. That’s changing. Now, companies are starting to pay workers to get vaccinated, trying to encourage the hesitant or those who just haven’t had a chance to… Continue reading Cigna Joins Companies Offering Incentives to Vaccinated Workers
COVID-19 Vaccines Aren’t Yet Luring Workers Back to the Office
U.S. workers have failed to return to the office in greater numbers this month, frustrating hopes that the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines and falling infection rates would start to lure employees back and help revitalize city economies. Their absence isn’t completely surprising. A widespread return isn’t expected to begin until the late spring or early… Continue reading COVID-19 Vaccines Aren’t Yet Luring Workers Back to the Office
CDC Says 1 in 100,000 Had Severe Allergic Reaction to Covid Shot
Roughly 1 in 100,000 people have had a severe allergic reaction to the first Covid-19 vaccine, a rate that’s higher than the flu vaccine but still quite rare, U.S. health officials said. A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Wednesday outlined 21 cases of anaphylaxis among the first 1.9 million recipients… Continue reading CDC Says 1 in 100,000 Had Severe Allergic Reaction to Covid Shot
CDC Panel Recommends Giving First Covid-19 Vaccines to Health Workers, Nursing Homes
A federal vaccine advisory panel recommended that health-care workers and residents of long-term care facilities be the first to receive any Covid-19 vaccine doses from the limited supply that will be available initially. The panel, which advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, voted 13-1 on Tuesday in favor of giving the first vaccines… Continue reading CDC Panel Recommends Giving First Covid-19 Vaccines to Health Workers, Nursing Homes
U.S. Outlines Sweeping Plan to Provide Free COVID-19 Vaccines
The government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, assuming a safe and effective shot is developed, even as top health officials faced questions about political interference with virus information reaching the public. In a report to Congress and an accompanying “playbook” for states and localities,… Continue reading U.S. Outlines Sweeping Plan to Provide Free COVID-19 Vaccines