What can you do if the place where you work isn't taking sufficient COVID-19 precautions?
My friend works at a high school and the town hasn't done its best taking best precautions for COVID 19. With all the kids returning back to the campus, what are some ways she could take extra precautions on her end to prevent herself from contracting the coronavirus?
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It's a real shame that districts aren't taking the need for precautions seriously, but we have to do what we can to protect ourselves first. If they are in a potential situation of exposure, the first thing would be to get vaccinated. That will provide the best protection from serious consequences. The vaccines do not provide prevention from infection but do provide 100% protection from serious symptoms and hospitalization from COVID-19..So even if they were to become infected, it would have much less impact. The vaccine fully protects, but doesn't fully prevent, so be aware of that.
And for the workplace, have wipes and sanitizers readily accessible to clean hands and all the surfaces around the work area before using - just like we've done at grocery stores and shopping. I don't think it's unreasonable for them to ask what precautions the rest of the staff would be making - so I'd speak to supervisors to inquire and express concern about safety and see if there's any movement on making allowances for personal protection. If it's in a classroom, I'd move desks apart as much as possible.
And I'd wear a mask - while they are better at stopping a person from spreading their infection, they are still providing protection for the wearer. I know the mask would be hard in a classroom, and indoors, but that's the new ruling from the CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/k-12-guidance.html
But no matter what, I'd look to get vaccinated as soon as possible if not already.