What new CDC vaccine guidance means for your business

INC. THIS MORNING What new CDC vaccine guidance means for your business Good morning, If you were keen on getting your employees vaccinated before, the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raises the stakes. On Monday, the CDC announced long-awaited changes to its guidelines for people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, allowing them to gather indoors with other vaccinated individuals. The guidelines also note that vaccinated people can be indoors with unvaccinated people from a single household, provided those individuals are at low risk for contracting a severe case of Covid-19. Vaccinated people can also refrain from quarantining and testing following a known exposure if asymptomatic, says the CDC. For businesses, the guidelines give employers a stronger reason to ensure their workforces get vaccinated, as it may mean a quicker return to a degree of normalcy. That could prompt more employers to mandate vaccinations, says Jill Chapman, senior performance consultant for Insperity, a provider of human resources and business performance solutions. Chapman adds that you do need to consider vaccine availability and hesitancy: If even a single employee doesn’t want to be vaccinated, you’ll need to make accommodations. The change has other broad implications for the workforce, too--and presents a new series of questions for employers looking to return to the office soon. Read our story to [learn what it means for your business, and how to move forward](. HERE'S WHAT ELSE I'M READING TODAY: The nation’s two largest Paycheck Protection Program lenders are cutting off applications early. [Here’s why](. --Inc. Many marketing teams spent the pandemic focused on improving their websites. Now, [they're ready to burst out of the gate](. --Inc. Jack Dorsey is auctioning off his first-ever tweet as a [non-fungible token]( (NFT). It could fetch as much as $2.5 million. --The Verge Related: Bitcoin could have a serious [climate and sustainability problem](. --The New York Times [Tim Cook]( has a word of advice for Jeff Bezos’s successor at Amazon. --Inc. ONE MORE THING: [This entrepreneur]( has been sick with Covid twice. He says the painful experience has made him a better leader. --Inc. --Cameron Albert-Deitch Reporter, Inc. How are we doing? Send me ideas and feedback at [calbertdeitch@inc.com](mailto:calbertdeitch@inc.com?subject=), and [sign up for daily text messages]( from me. Become an [Inc. Unlimited subscriber](. [Click here]( to forward to a friend. This email was sent by: Mansueto Ventures 7 World Trade Center, 29th Floor New York, NY, 10007, [Unsubscribe]( • [Update Profile]( • [View in Browser]( • [Privacy Policy](