vaccinations

19 states sue Biden administration over COVID vaccine rule

October 30, 2021

Eighteen states filed three separate lawsuits Friday, October 29 to stop President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, arguing that the requirement violates federal law, reported the Associated Press.

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Now that Pfizer vaccine has FDA approval, expect more companies to begin implementing workplace rules

Benita Mehta

September 1, 2021

With full federal approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for those 16 and older, corporate employers, the military, hospitals and other workplaces have begun announcing vaccine mandates.

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CDC and OSHA recently updated workplace guidance related to Coronavirus

Benita Mehta

April 27, 2021

CDC’s new guidance offers employers tips on how to implement such programs and outlines steps employers should take before reopening workplaces.

When can industrial workers get the COVID-19 vaccine?

Devin Partida

January 28, 2021

Industrial businesses have faced unprecedented challenges amid COVID-19. Companies have dealt with shutdowns and other disruptions for almost a year now, but the end may be near. As vaccines begin to roll out, many workers now wonder when they can get vaccinated.

Communicable & infectious diseases on the rise in the U.S.

Biohazards warrant priority attention

Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM

June 3, 2019

Why this year’s flu virus is tougher than usual

January 28, 2018

If it seems like everybody you know has or has had the flu recently, you’re not too far wrong. The CDC confirms that flu activity is currently widespread in most of the U.S. Flu viruses are constantly changing so it’s not unusual for new flu viruses to appear each year, which keeps the CDC busy trying to anticipate the types of vaccinations that will be needed and make sure they are in sufficient supply.

650K die of flu-related respiratory diseases each year

January 3, 2018

Up to 650,000 deaths annually are associated with respiratory diseases from seasonal influenza, according to new estimates by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), WHO and global health partners.

Adults with work-related asthma at risk of pneumonia, other infections

January 3, 2018

Adults with asthma are at increased risk for pneumococcal disease, yet according to a new CDC study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, just 54 percent of adults with work-related asthma—asthma triggered by an exposure at work—have been vaccinated against the infection.

Measles cases in the United States reach 20-year high

CDC urges vaccination as summer travel season approaches

May 30, 2014

Two hundred and eighty-eight cases of measles were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States between Jan. 1 and May 23, 2014. This is the largest number of measles cases in the United States reported in the first five months of a year since 1994.

Vaccinations: Separating myth from reality

September 3, 2013

Vaccinations aren't just for children. Older adults need them, too, to ward off preventable infectious diseases, especially influenza and pneumonia. Yet many adults aren't following the recommended vaccination schedule.