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The CAP and more than 60 medical professional groups, including the American Medical Association, issued a statement in support of a new Occupational, Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) requirement that directs large employers to ensure their workers are fully vaccinated or tested weekly for COVID-19. The Biden Administration already requires Health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccinations by January 4. The CAP has supported vaccine requirements for health care workers and encouraged Americans to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
The physician and health care professional organizations signed on to the statement led by health care policy expert Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD. The OSHA requirements are designed to protect workers’ health and safety. On November 4, OSHA issued a temporary emergency standard that established binding requirements for employers with 100 or more employees to mandate that their workers are either fully vaccinated or tested for COVID at least once per week.
According to the statement signed by the CAP, the workplace is a common setting for COVID-19 transmission. For example, North Carolina estimated that nearly a quarter of its COVID-19 outbreaks are linked to workplace, retail, and food settings. Nationally, more police officers have died from COVID-19 this year than from all other causes combined. While some people can work from home, most Americans do not have this option. All workers should be protected from acquiring COVID-19 while at work, the statement said.