With health and safety measures in place at the majority of local businesses around the country, EZlocal would like to share and promote steps being taken to deliver services in a safe and healthy manner on ezlocal.com. Businesses with policies in place related to COVID-19 measures can now claim and prominently display their Health & Safety badge on the EZlocal directory.
By Dave Cosper · November 18 2020
zuluz, health, safety, badge
In just five months, the H1N1 Virus, commonly known as the Swine Flu, has affected thousands of people around the world and became a global epidemic. Specifically, the Western Hemisphere has seen the worst of the Swine Flu, with South America leading with the most cases and deaths, and North America following behind. Of the over 3,000 deaths from the epidemic worldwide, almost 700 were in the United States. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration approved a vaccine for the H1N1 virus and will start mass producing and distributing around the world. There are a limited number of supplies available at the beginning of October. 45 million doses of the 195 million ordered by the government are scheduled to arrive October 15. The same side effects that people experience from the normal flu vaccine could be experienced with the H1N1 vaccine. There are also tests to see how many doses the average adult and child need to protect themselves of the epidemic, as well as the effectiveness of the vac...
By Cheryl Sowa · September 24 2009
small business, swine flu, workplace, h1n1
