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OSHA: Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings Federal Register

Jan 15, 2025 - Notice of final rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) terminating its rulemaking on occupational exposure to COVID-19 in healthcare setting. This rule explains that OSHA has concluded that the most effective and efficient use of agency resources to protect healthcare workers from occupational exposure to COVID-19, as well as a host of other infectious diseases, is to focus its resources on the completion of an Infectious Diseases rulemaking for healthcare rather than a disease-specific standard. The termination of the rulemaking is effective January 15, 2025.

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The People Moving into Rural Virginia since the Pandemic Make a Lot More Money than Those Who Moved in Before

Jan 9, 2025 - Describes population shifts in Virginia before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Notes trends by region, trends related to wealth and remote workers, and anticipated impacts on local economies.

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