Category Archives: COVID-19 Updates

The Department of Health and Human Services on PREP

By Denise Bell | Published March 16, 2020

The Department of Health and Human Services issued a declaration on March 16 under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (“PREP”) Act to provide immunity to liability for activities related to medical countermeasures against COVID-19. The declaration is effective retroactively to February 4, 2020. The notice will be published in the Federal Register March 17. […]

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H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Passed by the House 363-40 (3/14/2020)

By Denise Bell | Published March 14, 2020

Article courtesy of the National Association of Manufacturers Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion and Paid Sick Leave: • Creates a new “Public Health Emergency Leave” program under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Private employers, including manufacturers, under 500 employees are required to cover workers for a wide range of circumstances related to COVID-19 […]

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Travel Considerations

By Denise Bell | Published March 12, 2020

Limit travel to only essential travel and have a clear definition of what constitutes “essential travel.” Monitor and share travel advisories and warning with employees. Click here for international travel news. Click here for CDC’s live Travel Health Alert Notice. Suspend travel to affected areas Develop a policy to address employees who refuse to work with co-workers […]

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Maintaining a Safe Workplace

By Denise Bell | Published March 12, 2020

Identify possible work-related exposure and health risks to your employees. Train and educate employees about COVID-19. Here are some tools: Utah State Task Force Slide Deck Governor’s Recommendations Poster of Coronavirus symptoms for the work place Poster on “What you need to know and how to protect yourself from the Coronavirus” for the workplace Educational videos from the […]

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BIO’s COVID Resources

By admin | Published March 12, 2020

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BioUtah Statement & Recommendations to Members on COVID-19

By Kelvyn Cullimore | Published March 12, 2020

The advent and progression of the Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic requires a proper and measured response from every company and every employee. The impact of the spread of this virus is being reflected in the stock market, reductions in travel, supply chain management, sporting events, education and mass gatherings of every kind. While the effects […]

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Co-Diagnostics, Inc. Invited to Speak on Coronavirus at Molecular Med Tri-Con in San Francisco

By Denise Bell | Published March 3, 2020

March 03, 2020 06:30 AM Eastern Standard Time SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CODX), a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented platform for the development of diagnostic tests and that recently reported it had received a CE marking for its COVID-19 coronavirus assay, announced today that it has been requested to speak at […]

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