Thread by @DearPandemic

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Q: Is daily employee #temperature screening (requiring employees to demonstrate that they do not have fever) sufficient to prevent the spread of #COVID19 at work?

A: Sadly, no. Not even close.

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The @CDCgov and affiliated state and local agencies have set forth general guidelines:
CDC: cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…
OSHA: osha.gov/Publications/O…
SHRM: shrm.org/resourcesandto…
Thee all suggest taking daily temperature checks (among other screening activities).

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The benefit of daily temperature checks: They keep sick people home, regardless of whether they are fighting #Covid_19 or a different illness. This has obvious benefits to other employees and their close contacts.

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The drawbacks: Given the high prevalence of asymptomatic #COVID carriers, lack of fever doesn't necessarily mean an employee hasn't been infected. Perhaps the biggest drawback is a potential false sense of security that fever screening might convey in a workplace.

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Also critically important: CDC guidelines strongly suggest * pairing temp screenings with sick leave and other "supportive policies and practices." *
Otherwise, ill employees might take fever reduction medicine in order to preserve their economic livelihood.

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For more on the topic, see this helpful @NPR article: npr.org/sections/goats…