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To ensure compliance with an applicable nationwide preliminary injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government willVaccines are the key to ending the pandemic. For more information, visit Vaccines.gov. take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. 

  • Consistent with CDC guidance, for most Federal workplaces, DHS Components should pause requiring, requesting, or collecting vaccination status information from employees, contractor employees, and visitors.
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has set recommendations related to COVID-19 Community Levels, which measure the impact of COVID-19 illness on health and healthcare systems. Task Force guidance relies on CDC COVID-19 Community Levels county-level data to determine the appropriate prevention strategies to utilize at a given time, including with respect to requiring mask-wearing, encouraging consideration of physical distancing, avoiding crowding, and implementing screening testing for high-risk settings. For answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) on compliance with the applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, see this guidance.

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Find resources to keep you and your family safe from COVID-19. These resources include:

Protect Your Bubble

A “bubble” is an unofficial term used to describe individuals outside your immediate household with whom you feel comfortable spending time with during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Being a part of a “bubble” can potentially limit the risk of COVID-19 transmission because “bubble” participants are upfront about following guidelines and adhering to those prevention measures over time.

View the Protect Your Bubble myth and fact flyer.

Visit CDC’s COVID-19 vaccines website to view additional resources.

Everyday preventive measures that reduce the spread of germs also help reduce the risk of respiratory infections like COVID-19:

  • Avoid close contact with people suffering from respiratory infections.
  • Wash your hands frequently, especially after direct contact with ill people or their belongings.
  • Avoid direct contact and handling of farm or wild animals.
  • If you have symptoms of respiratory infection, stay home and practice cough etiquette. Cover your coughs and sneezes with disposable tissues, or cough and sneeze into your elbow. Practicing hand hygiene, consistently and correctly wearing a high-quality mask when necessary, improving ventilation, and keeping your distance, when possible, from anyone who is sick.
  • Avoid unnecessary travel to known affected areas, if possible.

If you have specific questions regarding your personal health conditions and the vaccine, we ask that you speak with your personal healthcare provider for more guidance.

Last Updated: 01/31/2023
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