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• January 25, 2021 - New administration’s federal strategy for COVID-19 worker protections.

• January 22, 2021 - President Biden’s new Federal Strategy – and a new TAG Vaccine Manual! 

• January 20, 2021 - This week’s U.S. 50-State Risk Matrix and exploring some encouraging downward trends in case rates and transmission of the COVID-19 virus.

• January 18, 2021 - COVID Stability Likely to Be Upended by Variants​

• January 15, 2021 - Exploring the latest on the COVID-19 vaccine and complexities and business decisions surrounding it

• January 13, 2021 - This week’s U.S. 50 State Risk Matrix and the apparent calm before the storm

• January 11, 2021 - What does all this mean to you?

• January 08, 2021 - What Are the Vaccination Priorities of Your State?; What effect will the new variant have on detection through COVID-19 tests and vaccine efficacy?; I’ve heard that the vaccines can have serious side effects. Should I be worried?

• January 06, 2021 - TAG's COVID-19 Risk Matrix & Updates on US 

• January 04, 2021 - Increased Spread of COVID-19 Variants Increase Criticality of Protections​

• December 30, 2020 - TAG’s COVID-19 Risk Matrix Update: December 30, 2020 

• December 28, 2020 - Vaccine FAQs

• December 23, 2020 - TAG’s COVID-19 Risk Matrix Update: December 22, 2020 - behavioral tendencies having an impact.

• December 21, 2020 - CDC’s ACIP Phase 1B definitions of frontline essential workers for COVID-19 vaccinations and Europe’s major lockdown over ‘new’ COVID-19 strain.

• December 18, 2020 - COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs: Symptomatic Work Exclusion and Pregnancy Safety

• December 16, 2020 - TAG's COVID-19 Risk Matrix Update December 15, 2020 

• December 14, 2020 - COVID-19 county-level data set for predictive analyses; safety of the Pfizer vaccine on allergies 

• December 11, 2020 - Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Receives EAU Authorization Recommendation; TAG begins regular COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A to answer your questions and keep you updated during this next phase of the pandemic.

• December 09, 2020 - TAG US Risk Matrix; Vaccine Update

• December 07, 2020 - Vaccines 101. Vaccines Are Coming - But Continue Your Protective Vigilance​

• December 04, 2020 - CDC Updates Quarantine Guidance: What Does This Mean to Your Business?

• December 02, 2020 - TAG's 50-State Risk Matrix; CDC's Updated Quarantine Guidance

• November 30, 2020 - Is COVID-19’s Third Wave Bringing New Quarantine/Isolation Scenarios?​

• November 25, 2020 - Vaccine Summary (Part 1); TAG 50-State Risk Matrix

• November 23, 2020 - Post-Holiday Preventive Measures

• November 20, 2020 - Potential Strategies for Testing and Exiting Quarantine as Increasing COVID-19 Close-Contacts Continue to Impact the Critical Workforce​

• November 18, 2020 - U.S. TAG 50-State Risk Matrix; TAG CIC-Health University of Minnesota Webinar; Antimicrobial Awareness Week 

• November 16, 2020 - How Risky is International and Domestic Travel Today?; OSHA Guidance Alerting Employers to Frequently Cited Standards Related to COVID-19 Inspections; OSHA's Updated Guidance for Holiday Workplace Safety; Fraudulent Flu Products

• November 13, 2020 - When and What COVID Tests Should I Conduct?

• November 11, 2020 - TAG's Risk Matrix (44 States are in the Highest-Risk Quadrant); FDA face coverings presentation; CDC's guide to Thanksgiving 

• November 09, 2020 - Is a Vaccine Coming Soon? What You Need to Know​

• November 06, 2020 - [Infographic] COVID? Flu? Cold? or Allergies? What is it?​

• November 04, 2020 - TAG Risk Matrix; Dr. Ben Miller's Webinar

• November 02, 2020 - A Q&A on Asymptomatic COVID-19 - What does it mean to have an asymptomatic case of COVID-19? Why is it important? How do I know if I'm asymptomatic? If I am asymptomatic, am I now immune? 

• October 30, 2020 - Mitigating COVID Spread at Halloween

• October 28, 2020 - TAG Risk Matrix; webinar; public mask usage promotes COVID-19 prevention

• October 26, 2020 - Record COVID-19 Cases in the U.S.

• October 23, 2020 - Close Contacts Are Redefined – But Shades of Gray Remain

• October 21, 2020 - Survival of SARS-CoV-2 and the influenza virus on human skin accentuating the need for hand hygiene

• October 19, 2020 - Follow the Science; global cases exceed 40 million

• October 16, 2020 - To Reduce COVID-19 Superspread: Consider Density, Distance, Duration

• October 14, 2020 - Weekly 50-State Matrix Updates

• October 12, 2020 - Discussion on the complexity of determining indoor “safe spaces” as businesses seek to begin holding in-person meetings.

• October 09, 2020 - Do Europe’s COVID-19 Increases Portend a Similar Trend for the U.S.?; Weekly Recap (studies on pregnancy and COVID-19; OSHA updated reporting guidance; CDC preparation for hurricane season; Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Developing Nations)

• October 07, 2020 - Weekly 50-State Matrix Updates

• October 05, 2020 - Discussion of CDC’s updated mask recommendations

• October 02, 2020 - Weekly Recap; Want to Test Workers? 

• September 30, 2020 - Increased COVID-19 cases in young adults; Risk Matrix Update (Sept 30, 2020)

• September 28, 2020 - TAG's Q&A: Confused by CDC COVID Changes? Simply Stated: Hold the Line

• September 25, 2020 - In Today’s Recommendations for Industry, we misquote and discuss an old adage in relation to the pandemic.

• September 23, 2020 - In today’s Recommendations for Industry, we discuss The Weekly Risk Matrix. Read more here.

• September 21, 2020 - TAG's Q&A: False Negatives Likely in COVID-19 Tests within 3 Days of Exposure

• September 18, 2020 - TAG's Q&A - Should Contacts of Contacts Stay Home?

• September 16, 2020 - A Comparison of COVID-19 EUAs - Updated Weekly Risk Matrix!

• September 14, 2020 - Q. COVID-19 vs. Flu: If in doubt, keep them out!

• September 11, 2020 - TAG's Q&A: Why is COVID-19 not a food safety hazard? 

• September 09, 2020 - Risk Matrix Update (Sept 09, 2020); new CDC travel, CDC updates to Restaurants and Bars 

• September 04, 2020 - Is it flu or COVID-19?; Risk Matrix Update (Sept 02, 2020)

• September 02, 2020 - Agencies Clarify Recommendations for COVID-19 Testing and Checklist Use​

• August 31, 2020 - What to Look Forward to in September: National Food Safety Education Month & National Preparedness Month

• August 28, 2020 - Only if we end the pandemic everywhere can we end the pandemic anywhere.​

• August 26, 2020 - CDC's Updated Testing Guidance; Risk Matrix Update

• August 24, 2020 - Tag's Q&A: Is UVC Effective Against COVID-19?; Global COVID numbers exceed 23 million

• August 21, 2020 - Reasonable Accommodations for Workers Unable to Wear Masks; FDA & OSHA Employee Health and Food Safety Checklist for Human and Animal Food Operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic; updated CDC MMWR on COVID-19 in prisons; COVID Controls for International Travel; New household close contact study

• August 19, 2020 - Risk Matrix Update (Aug 18, 2020); oleandrin is not a cure; coronavirus at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. 

• August 17, 2020 - CDC Updates Home Isolation Advice, 21 million global cases, Virginia's first close-contact tracing app, COVIDWISE

• August 14, 2020 - Coronavirus in Food? 

• August 12, 2020 - TAG COVID-19 (8/12): TAG's COVID-19 Risk Matrix Updates, airline mask policies, 20 million global cases, check your FDA hand sanitizers 

• August 10, 2020 - What Do School Openings Mean for Your Business?; FDA revokes Autobio antibody serology test EUA, COVID-19 in Africa; Asymptomatic viral shedding similar to symptomatic viral shedding; US HHS wants your plasma

• August 07, 2020

• August 05, 2020 - TAG COVID-19 (8/5): TAG's COVID-19 Risk Matrix Updates, CDC Promoting health equity of racial and ethnic minority groups

• August 03, 2020 - TAG COVID-19 (8/3): TAG's COVID-19 Resources; large scale employee testing; 18 Million Global Cases; and More

• July 31, 2020 - TAQ Q&A: Sharing TAG's Downloadable Resources; 17 million global cases; CDC's new cleaning COVID-19 guidelines; CDC's COVID-19 Health Equity; New research on aerosol transmission; update on shifted COVID-19 data. 

• July 29, 2020 - TAG Risk Matrix July 29, 2020

• July 27, 2020 - Drowning in Data? Waiting Weeks for COVID-19 Test Results?​

• July 24, 2020 - Educating Your Workforce on Vaccines

• July 22, 2020 - Is the new CDC Isolation policy application to my business?; TAG's Risk Matrix & Travel Update: Week of July 21, 2020

• July 20, 2020 - CDC releasing information for young adults; Keep on Keepin' On

• July 17, 2020 - CDC's MMWR analysis; FDA resumes domestic inspections; ICYMI (Mask Week + more)

• July 15, 2020 - TAG's Risk Matrix & Travel Updates: Week of July 14, 2020​; COVID-19 data no longer to be sent to CDC; new Lancet publication on SARS-CoV-2 in Spain. 

• July 13, 2020 - TAG Q&A: Despite Information, Mask Adversity Continues

• July 10, 2020 - Why Wear Masks; Avoid Bad Hand Sanitizers; Mask Truths

• July 08, 2020 - TAG Q&A: Do State Quarantine Orders Apply to Essential Business Travel?; Updated Risk Matrix 

• July 06, 2020 - ICYMI (Week of June 29- July 3) - Q&A regarding airborne transmission

• July 02, 2020 - Staying safe during 4th of July; Food recall decrease from 2019 - 2020; FDA warns of methanol in hand sanitzer. 

• July 01, 2020 - TAG Q&A - How concerned do I need to be about what employees do during their off-time?

• June 30, 2020 - Studies Show How Understanding COVID-19  “Superspreader Events” May Help in COVID-19 Control​

• June 29, 2020 - TAG Q&A - What Should I be Doing About Employee Travel (Updated Risk Matrix); CDC's list of increased risk individuals; CDC recommends wearing masks

• June 27, 2020 - ICYMI (Week of June 22-26)

• June 26, 2020 - TAG Q&A - Preparing for a COVID-19 health inspection; new CDC Manufacturing Facility Assessment Toolkit; new guidance for Protecting Seafood Processing Workers from COVID-19; updated CDC COVID-19 symptoms. 

• June 25, 2020 - TAG Q&A - With China’s increased testing of food and import restrictions, should we be concerned with COVID-19 transmission through food?; WHO's Mr. Bean's Essential COVID-19 Checklist; WHO's advisory on breastfeeding. 

• June 24, 2020 - TAG Q&A - How is the U.S. doing with COVID-19 compared with other countries?​

• June 23, 2020 - Today’s TAG Q&A – Practical Considerations for Employee Travel​

• June 22, 2020 - FDA list of serological tests no longer distributed; mini-organs to assess coronavirus on the body; 9 million cases; China import suspensions and COVID-19 food testing

• June 20, 2020 - COVID-19 and pets; ICYMI (Week of June 15 - 20) TAG's analysis of states. 

• June 19, 2020 - FDA's new EUA page; World Refugee Day 2020; Antibody testing not ADA permitted, explained

• June 18, 2020 - antibody tests not allowed for employees to re-enter workplace; Recommendations for High-Risk States

• June 17, 2020 - TAG Analysis: State-by-State Risk and Recommendations; FDA revoked EUA for Chembio antibody test 

• June 16, 2020 - You Have a Confirmed COVID-19 Case: What Should You Do? - CDC's new guidance on COVID-19 testing strategies; FDA revokes EUA for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine

• June 15, 2020 - COVID-19 Testing and Risk; CDC Communication Toolkits for Migrants, Refugees, and Other Limited-English-Proficient populations. 

• June 13, 2020 - ICYMI Weekly Recap (June 08-June 13)

• June 12, 2020 -Travel considerations in COVID recovery, part 4: Consideration for Modes of Travel; CDC Social Media Toolkit; WHO "mythbusters" 

• June 11, 2020 - Travel considerations in COVID recovery, part 3:  Maintaining Positive Attendance Policies; double-lung transplant in COVID-19 patient; Children's book to help children cope with COVID-19 "My Hero is You: How Kids can Fight COVID-19". 

• June 10, 2020 - Travel considerations in COVID recovery, part 2: essential v non-essential travel. 

• June 09, 2020 - WHO Moves to Clarify Statements on Asymptomatic Spread​

• June 08, 2020 - Travel considerations in COVID recovery, part 1; FDA changing COVID-19 industry hotline hours. 

• June 06, 2020 - WHO recommends masks; World Food Safety Day message from CEO Dr. Acheson; ICYMI (June 01-05). 

• June 05, 2020 - FDA explains testing; CDC updates close contact definition

• June 04, 2020 - COVID-19 Asymptomatic Worker Testing and Protection; continue risk mitigation strategies

• June 03, 2020 - Face Shields Do Not Provide the Same Protection as Face Masks; CDC affirms the definition of "close contact"; CDC's new interim guidance for Agriculture Workers and Employers. 

• June 02, 2020 - Global Mask Usage and Efficacy​

• June 01, 2020 - minimizing indoor airborne transmission of COVID-19; COVID-19 Recovery Office Building Ventilation Recommendations

• May 30, 2020 - ICYMI Weekly Recap (May 26-29)

• May 29, 2020 - CDC issues COVID-19 interim guidance for office buildings, and updated CDC symptoms guidance

• May 28, 2020 - Reporting Temporary Closure or Requesting FDA Assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic; GFSI-specific requirements for audit extension (SQF, BRC Global Standards, and FSSC 22000)

• May 27, 2020 - COVID-free / "Clean COVID" labeling?; halting hydroxychloroquine; FDA farm flexibility; FDA temporary labeling policy for minor formulation changes re: COVID-19 

• May 26, 2020 - Agencies Are Conducting Intensive COVID-19 Inspections

• May 23, 2020 - ICYMI Weekly Recap (May 18 - 23)

• May 22, 2020 - FDA Update on Antibody Testing Supports TAG Recommendations 

• May 21, 2020 - Mask Safety While Eating

• May 20, 2020 - CDC's new reopening guidance; FDA and USDA protect our food chain; updated languages to downloadable graphics; Return to Work: Business Recovery COVID-19 Testing

• May 19, 2020 - updated languages for "Preventive Controls Hierarchy" graphic; Airflow Impact on COVID-19: A Complex Situation

• May 18, 2020 - Coronavirus testing basics; Return to Work: "A Day in the Life" graphic; impacts of re-opening won't be known for weeks

• May 16, 2020 - ICYMI Weekly Recap (May 11 - 15)

• May 15, 2020 - Factual Fridays (concerns about Abbott ID Now POC test; disproving fogging; about air purifiers); Reducing Risks of Incoming Goods (long-haul trucks; repurposed trucks; mislabeled meats)

• May 14, 2020 - thermal imaging systems; Should You Test Employees for COVID-19

• May 13, 2020 - FDA released "Best Practices for Re-Opening"; updated Mask graphics; new CDC symptom guidance; Maintaining Good Relations with your Health Departments during COVID

• May 12, 2020 - no association of climate with COVID spread; CDC's video, "How COVID-19 Can Spread in a Community"; Assessing the Risk of Renewed Travel

• May 11, 2020 - Why Wellness Screenings Cover a Variety of Symptoms (why so complicated?)

• May 09, 2020 - ICYMI Weekly Recap (May 04 - 08)

• May 08, 2020 - Factual Fridays (fraudulent COVID-19 medical products, N95 masks); Antibody Tests as a Wellness Screening Tool? 

• May 07, 2020 - the protective resource of face coverings; dealing with phases of COVID-19

• May 06, 2020 - Thorough Wellness Checks Prove Beneficial

• May 05, 2020 - New CDC Data Extends Isolation Recommendations; no cures for COVID

• May 04, 2020 - Why social distancing is still important

• May 02, 2020 - FDA News; ICYMI Weekly Recap (Apr 27 - May 01)

• May 01, 2020 - Factual Friday (flu versus COVID); re-testing positive for COVID after symptom resolution; phasing back your workforce

• April 30, 2020 - The Road to Recovery; new symptoms downloadable resources; maintaining close contact quarantine 

• April 29, 2020 - close contacts and face coverings; Striking the Right Balance in U.S. Meat and Poultry

• April 28, 2020 - CDC new guidance on COVID symptoms; TAG Responds to CDC COVID-19 Symptoms Update

• April 27, 2020 - CDC meat plant interim guidance; no evidence of antibody protection; Antibody Testing Shows No Evidence of Immunity.

• April 25, 2020 - FDA News, ICYMI Weekly Recap (Apr 20 - 24); Maintaining the "Routine"

• April 24, 2020 - Falsehood Fridays; CDC report for meat plants; EEOC update authorizing COVID-19 testing of employees

• April 23, 2020 - communication with employees to build trust; COVID-19 Risk Management: Employee Communication 

• April 22, 2020 - more social distancing, 14-day cleaning/disinfecting supplies; off-site and carpool social distancing. 

• April 21, 2020 - Testing for Hypoxemia as Early Indicator of COVID-19, updated download materials

• April 20, 2020 - TAG's thoughts on antibody testing. 

• April 18, 2020 - New Updated Resources & Summary of Back to Basics

• April 17, 2020 - Back to Basics Pt4

• April 16, 2020 - Back to Basics Pt3, Cleaning & Disinfecting 

• April 15, 2020 - Back to Basics Pt 2, Social Distancing

• April 14, 2020 - Back to Basics: Employee Wellness Checks; TAG's COVID-19 Preventive Control Pyramid

• April 13, 2020 - Continuing COVID-19 Prevention Strategies for Business Survival

• April 11, 2020 - Applying EEOC Rules for Hiring during COVID-19

• April 10, 2020 - How to Make Mask video; Revisiting Important Symptoms, "Wellness Screening" with Secondary Symptoms

• April 09, 2020 - CDC Updated Interim Guidance & Risk-Based Decision Making

• April 08, 2020 - COVID-19 Managing the Basics

• April 07, 2020 - Mask usage; Correct Mask donning, Doffing, Disinfecting, and Disposal

• April 06, 2020 - U.S. FDA news updates; What does the "six-foot rule" really mean? 

• April 04, 2020 - U.S. FDA news updates; Six Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic

• April 03, 2020 - clarifying "close contact"; COVID-19 Employee Incentivization, Safety & Communication. 

• April 02, 2020 - COVID-10 transmission in food; The Impact of Updated CDC Guidance on Your Business

• April 01, 2020 - CDC public health recommendations, TAG Updates its Recommendations for Masks in Food Facilities

• March 31, 2020

• March 30, 2020

• March 28, 2020 - What is "flattening the curve"

• March 27, 2020 - How Mask Use Can Increase Risk

• March 26, 2020 - Chloroquine is unproven, Flattening the Curve, "Social Distancing" in the Food Manufacturing Plant

• March 25, 2020 - change in "close contact" identification timeframe to 48 hours; Preventing COVID-19 Cleaning Fraud.

• March 24, 2020 - Expansion on "Conducting Employee Temperature Checks" and identifying proper thermometers 

• March 23, 2020 - Short-term hires and wellness/temperature screening rules; Managing COVID-19 in Your Food Facility

• March 21, 2020 - CDC data for COVID-19 in US; WHO Health Alert free messaging service; COVID-19 Non-Survivability in Food

• March 20, 2020 - Social distancing poster; Guidance on Social Distancing in Public Food Facilities

• March 19, 2020 - Main Points of FDA Briefing for Foods Stakeholders on COVID-19; State Action on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• March 18, 2020 - In-house cleaning vs third-party cleaning; FDA Briefing for Foods Stakeholders on COVID-19; GFSI COVID-19 Contingencies

• March 17, 2020 - Critical Infrastructure; Restaurant Business Survival Without Dine-In

• March 16, 2020 - SARS-CoV-2 nomenclature (illness vs virus name); Considerations for Setting up Work from Home

• March 14, 2020 - Considerations for "sick leave" policies; COVID-19 Lessons from China

• March 13, 2020 - Considerations for High-Risk Populations; Sick-Leave Policies

• March 12, 2020 - Preparing ahead for Worker Absenteeism and Impacts

• March 11, 2020 (blog) - COVID-19: Applying Lessons Learned from China

• FSMA Fridays Recap - COVID19 Update: How F&B Manufacturers Can Prepare - blog

• February 13, 2020 - blog