• Outdoor activities pose minimal risk to fully vaccinated people.
• Most indoor activities pose low risk to fully vaccinated people, especially in areas with low or moderate transmission.
• Infections happen in only a small proportion of people who are fully vaccinated, even with the Delta variant.
• Fully vaccinated people who become infected with the Delta variant can transmit it to others.

To reduce their risk of becoming infected with the Delta variant and potentially spreading it to others, CDC recommends that fully vaccinated people:

• Wear a mask in public indoor settings if they are in an area of substantial or high transmission.
• Get tested if experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.
• Isolate if they have tested positive for COVID-19 in the prior 10 days or are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.
• Get tested 3-5 days after exposure to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 and wear a mask in public indoor settings for 14 days after exposure or until they receive a negative test result.
• Continue to follow any applicable federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations.

Summary Info and Fact Sheets

• Full Emergency Temporary Standard
• OSHA Summary Page and Fact Sheets
• US Chamber Fact Sheet
• Status of the Emergency Temporary Standard - Earlier in the summer, the Biden Administration announced sweeping vaccine mandate requirements for large employers. The ETS issued by OSHA has been litigated recently in the courts. Here’s the latest on where those court rulings stand:
  *On December 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reinstated the OSHA ETS requiring employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their employees are fully vaccinated by January 4 or allow employees to submit weekly negative test results. This was a reversal of the previous stay by the Fifth Circuit. 
  *On December 22, the U.S. Supreme Court scheduled oral arguments for the ETS to occur on Friday, January 7.
  *To account for the litigation uncertainty, OSHA updated their enforcement policy stating that it “is exercising enforcement discretion with respect to the compliance dates of the ETS.” It will not issue any citations before January 10 and will not enforce the vaccine or testing requirement until February 9 “so long as an employer is exercising reasonable, good faith efforts to come into compliance with the standard.”
  *Click here to read more about the OSHA ETS, Federal Contractor Mandate and CMS Rule.

Webinars

• US Chamber Webinar - 11-09-21 - Specifically for smaller 100+ employers)
• US Chamber Webinar – 11.5.21
• Lancaster Chamber Ask an Attorney Sessions- 11-10-21 (Passcode to access webinar: Ask111021!)

Resources for Testing

• Compliance Software: 
  QUALO Healthy Pathways is a comprehensive web-based COVID-19 risk mitigation and compliance software that allows individuals to submit COVID-19 information to employers safely and securely from a desktop, tablet, or smart phone. Data is aggregated for business decision making, empowering leadership to maintain compliance and enforce safety measures. QUALO Healthy Pathways was developed by Advanced Metrics, member of the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and local Certified Benefit Corporation. You can download information about QUALO Healthy or view a short informational video. For additional information or to schedule a demo contact Kate Gallagher at  [email protected] or 717-342-7752.

• Testing Option: Global Supply Exchange offers COVID 19 testing and full-service on-site testing and recording of results. View a one-pager of information here. For additional information or to request more information, contact Greg Cardina at 717-471-7449 or [email protected] or Elizabeth Ellis at [email protected].

• Sample Template for Vaccination, Testing and Face Covering Policy (from OSHA)
• SHRM Vaccination Policy/Request for Accommodation Templates
• SHRM Vaccination Resources (includes FAQ, templates, etc.)