Claiborne County extends COVID-19 administrative and sick-leave policies through June 30, 2021 The commission unanimously extended COVID-19 administrative leave and 14-day COVID sick-time provisions retroactive to Jan. 1 through June 30, 2021, and restricted eligibility to employees who had not previously used the COVID sick time; employees who refuse vaccination when eligible are ineligible for the COVID sick time going forward.

Claiborne County has made a crucial decision to extend COVID-19 sick leave policies, but there's a catch: refusing the vaccine could leave you ineligible for future benefits.

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Dr. Swartzberg says confusion—and even disinformation—around #COVIDPolicy is growing. But the #vaccine will still likely be available for people 65+ and those with health risks.
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CDC weighing end to universal COVID vaccine recommendations A majority of the agency's COVID-19 vaccine work group now backs narrower "risk-based" recommendations.

The CDC may soon shift COVID vaccine guidance—focusing on high-risk groups instead of everyone. Vote expected in June.

For many with Long Covid, “high risk” wasn’t clear until it was too late.

We’re still watching what comes next.

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We have a lot of academic guidance about big #Covidpolicy, a lot of rule of thumb guidance for individuals, and a lot of gray area. How can we help folks make decisions as they figure out how to navigate quality of life and local policy? So I decided to work on a heuristic. 2/3