Friday, December 29, 2023

How did the CDC handle exemption requests?

 

How did the CDC handle exemption requests?

  • The number of CDC employees in total?

As of October 29, 2022: 12,335 employees.

  • Did the CDC mandate COVID-19 vaccines on its employees?

The CDC was in compliance with Executive Order 14043 which required all federal employees to receive their COVID-19 primary series. CDC Policy, in accordance with guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, required that all federal employees must have received their primary series by November 22, 2021, except in limited circumstances where an employee is legally entitled to a reasonable accommodation, and complete vaccine verification by no later than November 8, 2021.

  • The total number of CDC employees who requested COVID-19 vaccine exemption and accommodation?

293

  • How many of them are religious exemption and accommodation requests?

197

  • How many of them are medical exemption and accommodation requests?

78 — NOTE: 18 were requests for both medical and religious exemptions and accommodations.

  • The total number of COVID-19 exemption and accommodation requests approved and the requester accommodated permanently in the job or position they held at the time of making the request?

None of the requests were processed due to court injunction; therefore no jobs were impacted

  • The total number of CDC employees who are unvaccinated for COVID-19 with or without an exemption including new hires?

As of 10/29/2022, 469 CDC employees were unvaccinated for COVID-19. As of January 24, 2022, CDC no longer requires this information to be submitted by CDC employees

  • Does the CDC still require COVID-19 vaccines for newly hired employees?

No, as of January 24, 2022, CDC does not require COVID-19 vaccines for newly hired employees.


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