COVID-19 Crisis

Updates, news and strategies to help manage the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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More than Half of Employees to Require Vaccines, New Survey Shows
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More than Half of Employers to Require Vaccines, New Survey Shows

Dec. 1, 2021
A new survey from Willis Towers Watson also found that nearly all employers will offer testing (84%), most on a weekly basis (80%).
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Trucking Industry Asks  CDC for Mobile Vaccination Sites at Truck Stops
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Trucking Industry Asks CDC for Mobile Vaccination Sites at Truck Stops

March 3, 2021
"Truck drivers should be allowed to receive a vaccine in a state other than that within which they reside due to their length of time on the road and away from home," said ATA...
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FMCSA Extends Trucker Rules Exemption

Feb. 19, 2021
Limited relief is renewed once again for hauling COVID emergency supplies.
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Robotic Goods-to-Person Systems Will Quadruple Through 2023
Technology & Automation

Robotic Goods-to-Person Systems Will Quadruple Through 2023

Jan. 29, 2021
“Keeping people in place and using a virus-resistant robot to move goods around respects people’s privacy and keeps them safe at the same time.”
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Healthcare Supply Chains Changes Due to COVID-19
Technology & Automation

Healthcare Supply Chain Changes Due to COVID-19

Jan. 26, 2021
The combination of hindsight and data-driven insight will make all the difference in driving the kind of resilient supply chain healthcare so desperately needs.

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Amazon Reveals Nearly 20,000 Workers Could Have Had COVID-19

Oct. 8, 2020
Amazon, which employs more than 1.3 million, expects to test as many as 50,000 employees per day across 650 sites by November.