{"id":30354,"date":"2021-03-22T10:12:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T15:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=30354"},"modified":"2021-03-22T10:13:22","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T15:13:22","slug":"usps-says-employees-should-schedule-a-covid-19-vaccination-at-the-first-available-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2021\/03\/22\/usps-says-employees-should-schedule-a-covid-19-vaccination-at-the-first-available-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS says employees should schedule a COVID-19 vaccination at the first available opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/2021\/03\/22\/covid-19-vaccines-2\/\">USPS News Link<\/a> &#8211; 3\/22\/21 &#8211; The Postal Service is reminding employees to not delay pursing access to COVID-19 vaccines if they want to be vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>The organization\u2019s goal is for everyone to be able to get a COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible, if they choose to do so. The supply of vaccines in the United States is limited, but more vaccines are expected to become available soon.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), postal employees should be considered during the Phase 1B rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. States and many local jurisdictions have their own plans for deciding which groups of people will be vaccinated first.<\/p>\n<p>The Postal Service urges employees to review the information on their state and local public health websites, sign up for alerts and schedule a COVID-19 vaccination at the first available opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>The CDC\u2019s website allows users to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fphp%2Fhd-search%2Findex.html&amp;data=04%7C01%7CShawn.D.Selby%40usps.gov%7C651b2664d2694a16479b08d8ed3376ba%7Cf9aa5788eb334a498ad076101910cac3%7C0%7C0%7C637520152571036635%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=6gLWf8urM4luCfJxCO4P%2Bc7PUsEEFWkcSczulXbXuL4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>search for local, state and tribal health departments<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Postal Service will continue to provide updates as more information regarding access to COVID-19 vaccinations for employees becomes available.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30010\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/COVID495-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/COVID495-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/COVID495-123x70.jpg 123w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/COVID495.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USPS News Link &#8211; 3\/22\/21 &#8211; The Postal Service is reminding employees to not delay pursing access to COVID-19 vaccines if they want to be vaccinated. The organization\u2019s goal is for everyone to be able to get a COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible, if they choose to do so. 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