COVID-19 Safety
NMC COVID-19 Safety Information
NMC Employees:
If you tested positive for COVID19, please notify NMC HR immediately – include the following information: date when you had first symptoms, date when you were tested, date when you last were at work, close contacts if any. If you have been in close contact with someone with COVID19, please forward these guidelines depending on your vaccination status.
- NMC Covid Safety Policies and Procedures
- In New Mexico, close contact is defined as having close interaction with a person who is positive for COVID-19 for a cumulative of 15 minutes or longer, at 6 feet or less, with or without a mask. Please follow New Mexico’s definition. A face cloth covering is not considered PPE and will not be considered for exemption of close contact status.
- 3 key steps to take while waiting for your COVID-19 test result
- COVID19 Reporting regulations for Employers
- You’ve tested positive, now what?
COVID-19 Safety Info:
CDC
- August 19, 2022 MMWR ‘Safety Monitoring of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Doses among
- ‘Counterfeit Respirators/Misrepresentation of National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)-Approval’ Updated Periodically
- COVID Data Tracker Weekly Review Updated Weekly
- COVID-19 Community Levels Updated Periodically
- Free N95 Respirator Manufacturers
- Frequently Asked Questions (or FAQs) about COVID-19 Vaccinations Updated Periodically
- Fungal Diseases and COVID-19
- How to Knot and Tuck your Mask to Improve Fit (1 minute video)
- How to properly Put on and Take off a Disposable Respirator
- How to talk to your close contacts if you test positive to COVID-19
- Isolation and Exposure Calculator (Precautions for People with COVID-19) NEW
- Long Covid or Post COVID Conditions Updated Periodically
- Isolation and Precautions for People with COVID-19 Updated August 11, 2022
- October 21, 2022 MMWR ‘Effectiveness of Monovalent mRNA vaccines against COVID-10 associated hospitalizations’
- October 12, 2022 ‘CDC Expands Updated Vaccines for Children ages 5 through 11’
- Prepare a COVID-19 Plan NEW
- Self-testing info (3 minute video), April 6, 2022
- Similarities and Differences between Flu and COVID-19 Updated September 28, 2022
- ‘Stay Up to Date with your Vaccines‘ Updated Periodically
- Travel Recommendations by Destination Updated Periodically. (as all countries are not necessarily updated on the same date)
- Understanding how COVID-19 vaccines work Updated September 16, 2022
- Vaccines for people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised Updated Periodically
- Wastewater Surveillance, by state & county (updated every 2 weeks)
- What You Need to Know About Handwashing (2 minute video)
- When & How to Use Soap & Water vs. Hand Sanitizer pdf
- Use and Care of Masks & COVID-19 Community Transmission by State and County Updated Periodically
FDA
- August 31, 2022 ‘FDA Authorizes Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 vaccines for use as booster doses’
- In Vitro Diagnostics EUAs — Antigen Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2′ Updated Regularly
- FDA’s COVID-19 webpage Updated Regularly
- SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutations: Impact on COVID-19 Tests Updated Periodically
- COVID-19 Bivalent Vaccine Booster
- Vaccine Facts: The Path for a COVID-19 Vaccine from Research to Emergency Use Authorization
- Vapors from alcohol-based hand sanitizers can have side effects: Apply hand sanitizer in a well-ventilated area
- What is an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)? ~2 minute video
NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
- COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard/Doses Delivered Per County Updated Regularly
- COVID-19 Vaccines/Coronavirus Updates
- COVID-19 Newsroom Updated periodically
OSHA INFO
- Coronavirus Disease
- June 30, 2022 ‘OSHA extends National Emphasis Program to protect high-risk workers from coronavirus’
- OSHA Alert addresses the recommended ventilation in the workplace for those located at LARP or Central during this time
- OSHA’s COVID-19 FAQs
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
- Assessing your risk of getting COVID-19 (Quiz)
- Coronavirus Disease advise for the public: videos
- COVID-19 Series, “Science in 5” (minutes) New Episodes Added Periodically
- COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership Updated Regularly
- Global Research on Coronavirus Disease
- Laboratory biosafety guidance related to COVID-19 Interim Guidance
- Recommended Fabric Mask Materials and Composition Video
- Three factors help you make safer decisions during COVID-19′ (1 minute video)
- WHO Publications
ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Engineers) INFO ON VENTILATION
OTHER INFO
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ‘We’re in this Together. Disinformation Stops with You.’
- Department of Health and Human Services, Test to Treat
- EPA Guide to Air Cleaners
- EPA’s List of Disinfectants for use Against COVID-19 Updated Periodically
- EPA: ‘Six steps for safe & effective disinfectant use’
- McGill University, COVID-19 Vaccine Development & Approvals worldwide Updated Regularly
- November 1, 2022 Science Immunology ‘Durable spike-specific T-cell responses after different COVID-19 vaccination regimens are not further enhanced by booster vaccination’
- October 13 2022 Science ‘How SARS-CoV-2 battles our immune system’
- US Health & Human Services ‘Free at-home test kits’ NEW
- January 3, 2023 ScienceInsider ‘China is flying blind as pandemic rages’ NEW
- November 22, 2022 US Health & Human Services ‘HHS Announces New $350 Million Initiative to Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations’ NEW
- December 20, 2022 ScienceInsider ‘We made a mistake. Omicron origin retracted. NEW
- November 15, 2022 Science Immunology ‘Exposure to BA.4/5 S protein drives neutralization of Omicron BA.1, BA.2, BA.2.12.1, and BA.4/5 in vaccine-experienced humans and mice’ NEW
- November 18, 2022 Science News ‘Competition between respiratory viruses may hold off a tripledemic this winter’ NEW