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.
- 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 Children aged 5-11’ NEW
- August 12, 2022 MMWR ‘Notes from the Field: School-based and Laboratory-based Reporting of Positive Test Results among School-Aged Children’ NEW
- ‘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 July 20, 2022. CDC is reviewing this page to align with updated guidance.
- 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
- Long Covid or Post COVID Conditions Updated July 11, 2022
- Isolation and Precautions for People with COVID-19 Updated August 11, 2022
- Self-testing info (3 minute video), April 6, 2022
- Similarities and Differences between Flu and COVID-19
- ‘Stay Up to Date with your Vaccines‘ Updated August 23, 2022
- Travel Recommendations by Destination Updated Periodically. (page last reviewed August 29, 2022)
- Understanding how COVID-19 vaccines work Updated July 20, 2022
- Vaccines for people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised Updated July 20, 2022
- Variant and genomic surveillance NEW
- Wastewater Surveillance, by state & county (updated every 2 weeks)
- What You Need to Know about Variants Updated Periodically
- What You Need to Know About Handwashing (2 minute video)
- When & How to Use Soap & Water vs. Hand Sanitizer pdf
- Your Guides to Masks & COVID-19 Community Transmission by State & County Updated Periodically
FDA
- August 31, 2022 ‘FDA Authorizes Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 vaccines for use as booster doses’ NEW
- In Vitro Diagnostics EUAs — Antigen Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2′ Updated Regularly
- FDA’s COVID-19 webpage Updated Regularly
- July 13, 2022 ‘Novavax Fact Sheet for Recipients
- SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutations: Impact on COVID-19 Tests Updated Periodically
- 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 frequently
OSHA INFO
- Coronavirus Disease
- June 30, 2022 ‘OSHA extends National Emphasis Program to protect high-risk workers from coronavirus’ NEW
- 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
- 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
- August 30, 2022 ScienceInsider ‘Omicron booster shots are coming — with lots of questions’ NEW
- August 25, 2022 Reuters ‘Explainer: Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming in the U.S., should you get one?’ NEW
- August 16, 2022 ScienceInsider ‘Blood abnormalities found in people with long Covid’ NEW
- June 2, 2022 Science Immunology ‘Immune memory to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infections: to change the vaccine or not?’ NEW
- May 12, 2022 Science Immunology ‘Recall of preexisting cross-reactive B cell memory after Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infection’ NEW
- February 10, 2022 Science of the Total Environment ‘Relating SARS-CoV-2 shedding rate in wastewater to daily daily positive test data NEW
- 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
- NPR: How is the COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign going in your State? Updated regularly