Dr. Jeff Levin-Scherz provides a weekly update on the latest COVID-19 developments, with a focus on the impact on employers and guidance on how they can tackle COVID-19-related challenges in the workplace. Bookmark this page to stay up-to-date on the latest COVID-19 updates and guidance.
A chain of COVID-19 transmission could break as vaccines are approved for children five to 11 years old.
CDC seems likely to approve vaccines for children ages five to 11 as a further measure to reduce community spread.
Amid declining cases nationwide, employers should continue to create plans to comply with the upcoming federal vaccine mandates and determine the logistics of testing, if applicable.
New cases, hospitalizations and deaths related to COVID-19 have fallen, but the U.S. might remain at a high plateau.
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Jeff is an internal medicine physician and has led WTW’s clinical response to COVID-19 and other health-related topics. He has served in leadership roles in provider organizations and a health plan and is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Chan School of Public Health.
