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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:white">Updated CDC guidelines recommend implementing face coverings for all employees and visitors
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><br>
Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">CONTACT: </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><a href="mailto:lewisc16@michigan.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1F89C1">Camara
Lewis</span></a><a href="mailto:olsend1@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#1F89C1"><br>
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<span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">MIOSHA Encourages Employers to Follow Updated CDC Guidance to Contain the Spread of COVID-19<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Updated CDC guidelines recommend implementing face coverings for all employees and visitors and adopting the CDC-recommended testing strategy</span></i></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">LANSING, Mich.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">—MIOSHA is strongly encouraging Michigan employers to follow recently
updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines due to the Delta variant of COVID-19. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">According to the CDC, the Delta variant is much more contagious, may infect those that have been vaccinated and may also allow vaccinated individuals to spread the virus. Prior to Delta,
the probability for vaccinated individuals to spread the virus was considered low. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">“As transmission rates accelerate rapidly in many Michigan counties, Michigan employers should monitor the spread of COVID-19 in their local communities and follow the CDC’s guiding
principles for both fully vaccinated and unvaccinated people to ensure we are all doing our part to keep workplaces safe for employees and customers,” said COVID-19 Workplace Safety Director Sean Egan. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Since dialing back workplace rules for non-healthcare settings in June to align with Federal OSHA, MIOSHA has encouraged employers to adopt policies that follow CDC guidelines. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">“MIOSHA remains committed to protecting the safety and health of Michigan workers during this pandemic,” said MIOSHA Director Bart Pickelman. “As more Michigan communities move toward
substantial or high levels of community transmission due to the Delta variant, MIOSHA is urging employers across the state to follow the CDC’s updated guidelines to protect employees and contain the spread of COVID-19.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">For areas with substantial or high community transmission, the CDC recommends implementing face coverings for all employees and visitors indoors (including fully vaccinated individuals),
and adopting the CDC recommended testing strategy for vaccinated employees that have been exposed to a COVID-19-positive person. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Vaccines are safe and effective and remain the key to ending this pandemic. Likewise, face coverings reduce potential transmission from those infected by containing the large respiratory
droplets and aerosols expelled when we breathe, cough, sneeze or talk. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA4MTIuNDQ0NTY4MDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5jZGMuZ292L2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLzIwMTktbmNvdi92YWNjaW5lcy9mdWxseS12YWNjaW5hdGVkLWd1aWRhbmNlLmh0bWw_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.tBXmG1ft8zlYFQ3dv0uCZXDdk5ZDlKYSutjh70Aqe4g/s/1436667673/br/110793212066-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1F89C1">CDC
guidance</span></a> for fully vaccinated individuals includes: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Most indoor activities pose low risk to fully vaccinated people, especially in areas with low or moderate transmission.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Infections happen in only a small proportion of people who are fully vaccinated, even with the Delta variant.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fully vaccinated people who become infected with the Delta variant can transmit it to others.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">To reduce their risk of becoming infected with the Delta variant and potentially spreading it to others, the CDC recommends that fully vaccinated people: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wear a mask in public indoor settings if they are in an area of <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA4MTIuNDQ0NTY4MDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2NvdmlkLmNkYy5nb3YvY292aWQtZGF0YS10cmFja2VyLz91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkjY291bnR5LXZpZXcifQ.lWQA79hz2YaKYTzwzYdJytqXVt9sN_Qkfcer6QVidp4/s/1436667673/br/110793212066-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1F89C1">substantial
or high transmission</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#323232;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Consider choosing to mask regardless of the level of transmission, particularly if they or someone in their household is immunocompromised or at <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA4MTIuNDQ0NTY4MDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5jZGMuZ292L2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLzIwMTktbmNvdi9uZWVkLWV4dHJhLXByZWNhdXRpb25zL3Blb3BsZS13aXRoLW1lZGljYWwtY29uZGl0aW9ucy5odG1sP3V0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSJ9.QPhlqWSJTBPSEDly6t6YUw5gB_ljGB4-h0p60FZ4x-I/s/1436667673/br/110793212066-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1F89C1">increased
risk for severe disease</span></a>, or if someone in their household is unvaccinated.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Get tested if experiencing <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA4MTIuNDQ0NTY4MDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5jZGMuZ292L2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLzIwMTktbmNvdi9zeW1wdG9tcy10ZXN0aW5nL3N5bXB0b21zLmh0bWw_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.BkKbZgStiWQLJOJhONAx5KVeANNKVWcrKhSF9IYSH4Q/s/1436667673/br/110793212066-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1F89C1">COVID-19
symptoms</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#323232;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Isolate if they have tested positive for COVID-19 in the prior 10 days or are experiencing <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDQsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA4MTIuNDQ0NTY4MDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5jZGMuZ292L2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLzIwMTktbmNvdi9zeW1wdG9tcy10ZXN0aW5nL3N5bXB0b21zLmh0bWw_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.hBmSstQt5qBgt0lCP9I-f77GTDS4GvbBDH-EaQlnXvk/s/1436667673/br/110793212066-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1F89C1">COVID-19
symptoms</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Continue to follow any applicable federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">For those who are not vaccinated, the CDC recommends getting vaccinated and continuing to mask until they are fully vaccinated. <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDUsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA4MTIuNDQ0NTY4MDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5jZGMuZ292L2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLzIwMTktbmNvdi92YXJpYW50cy92YXJpYW50Lmh0bWw_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.rm_zlFYkpnC7_NsYI4xdH64V78pneJpVoEQ77OJw7jw/s/1436667673/br/110793212066-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1F89C1">Per
the CDC’s latest update</span></a>, “With the Delta variant, this is more urgent than ever.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">For more information, please review the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA4MTIuNDQ0NTY4MDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5jZGMuZ292L2Nvcm9uYXZpcnVzLzIwMTktbmNvdi92YWNjaW5lcy9mdWxseS12YWNjaW5hdGVkLWd1aWRhbmNlLmh0bWw_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.m8oBNAi0uHt-uPPRGzoB5FczzoqubWNjv3zAXct2uxY/s/1436667673/br/110793212066-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1F89C1">CDC guidance</span></a> for
vaccinated individuals, and review the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA4MTIuNDQ0NTY4MDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2NvdmlkLmNkYy5nb3YvY292aWQtZGF0YS10cmFja2VyLz91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkjY291bnR5LXZpZXcifQ.JXfqI49g1rhD1IuWFal8Md9gWlhU07UboQGqMSupTBQ/s/1436667673/br/110793212066-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1F89C1">CDC
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