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Promote the flu vaccine
Prevention is the best medicine so encourage your employees to get their CDC-recommended
seasonal flu vaccine
in in in the the fall Provide information on
on
on
where
the vaccine
can be accessed to to make it easy for employees to to find a a a a a a a a vaccine
location nearby If
you’ve got the capacity consider
partnering with a a a a a a a a a a a local pharmacy to host a a a a a a a a a a a flu vaccine
clinic at your workplace Review sick leave policies
Workers may be reluctant to use sick leave for a a a a a variety of of reasons but one of of of the goals of of of sick leave is to protect healthy employees from flu-carrying workers If
employees have a a a a fever they should plan to stay home for at at least 24 hours to to to prevent spreading the the the flu flu Remember however that fever isn’t always a a a a a a a a a a a a a a symptom of of the the the flu flu and people who have it it it it are are most contagious within the the first three days of of contracting it it it it If
workers are are still hesitant to to to leave or or or or if if you really need to to to get that workload covered consider
offering employees the option to to to work work work from home if if possible