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COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit for Employers of Essential Workers
Essential workers perform duties across critical infrastructure sectors and maintain the services and functions that U.S. residents depend on daily. Essential workers like the propane industry will soon have access to vaccines to help protect
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them against COVID-19. Some propane professionals over the age of 65 already qualify. The CDC has provided a toolkit to help employers educate their essential workers about this important new prevention tool.
This toolkit will help your organization educate employees about COVID-19 vaccines, raise awareness about the benefits of vaccination, address common questions and concerns, and bust vaccine myths.
The toolkit contains a variety of resources that you can use virtually or inperson:
Introductory letter word – You can send this letter to encourage your branches or other offices to review and use the toolkit materials.
Key messages: Use these key messages about the COVID-19 vaccine to educate your employees, giving them facts.
Frequently Asked Questions: Use these to help answer questions about the COVID-19 vaccine in your workplace. It includes two sets of FAQs. FAQs for employers will answer questions like what are the benefits to having employees vaccinated? Can I require my employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine? and similar questions.
There is a separate document targeted with FAQs for employees that you can download as well.
PowerPoint Slide Deck: These basic slides about COVID-19 vaccines are for safety meetings within your company. You can use all or part of the set or also include your own organization’s information.
Facts about COVID–19 vaccines:
This plain-language fact sheet is available in several languages, including Spanish.
Company Newsletter content: This short newsletter-style blurb can be widely distributed to share information on COVID-19 vaccines.
Letter to your employees: Customize this letter about COVID-19 vaccination to send to your staff.
Stickers: Print stickers for employees who have been vaccinated to wear in the workplace. Places like Office Depot sell blank stickers that you can feed through a printer like labels.
Posters for the workplace with CDC logo or add your own logo.
Social media messages: if your company is large and you need to get out info to your employees via social media.
Additional Information document:
Use these to help answer questions for those who may be worried about getting a COVID-19 vaccine.
To download the toolkit, search for “essential workers” at the CDC’s website: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus.
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