​​​​​​​​​​​​​COVID-19 Information for Businesses

We are committed to providing you with the latest information and guidelines to ensure your workplace is as safe and healthy as possible.

By staying informed and taking a few extra precautions, you can develop a safe and productive environment.

On this page, you will find Pennsylvania-specific tips for your business as well as a recommendation to use Pennsylvania's Respiratory Virus Dashboard as a regular resource for understanding how common viruses  are impacting your workforce. (flu, COVID-19, and RSV)

Practical recommendations to lower the risk of you and your employees getting sick from common respiratory viral illnesses, including COVID-19, flu, and RSV.​

• ​ Immunizations for Respiratory Viruses
• Hygiene and Respiratory Virus Prevention
• Taking Steps for Cleaner Air for Respiratory Virus Prevention
• Preventing Spread of Respiratory Viruses When You're Sick
• Masks and Respiratory Virus Prevention
• Physical Distancing and Respiratory Viruses
  
• Testing and Respiratory Viruses​​

COVID-19 Variants Are Expected

Viral outbreaks can come in waves. Viruses constantly change through mutation and sometimes these mutations result in a new variant of the virus. Some changes and mutations allow the virus to spread more easily or make it resistant to treatments or vaccines. As the virus spreads, it may change and become harder to stop.​

PA DOH Guidance, Fact Sheets and Resources

• Flu Season and COVID-19 Fact Sheet
• What To Do If You Are Sick with COVID-19 ​
• ​ Expired vs Extended Test Kits
• Expired vs Extended Test Kits – Spanish
• Long COVID
• Lyme COVID Long Term Effects
• Vectorborn COVID Symptom Fact Sheet​
  
• ​ COVID Workplace Health Initiative Focused on Agricultural Workers​ 
  
• ​ COVID Workplace Health Initiative Focused on Agricultural Workers - Spanish​​​​ 
  
• COVID Workplace Team Support for Farms - Haitian Creole
  

Additional Resources

• Respiratory Infections in the Workplace | NIOSH | CDC
• Coronavirus and COVID-19 | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov)
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) | US EPA
  

Printable Posters

• DON'T DELAY: TEST SOON AND TREAT EARLY (cdc.gov)
• How Protein Subunit Vaccines Work (cdc.gov)
• Symptoms of COVID-19 (cdc.gov)
• Respiratory Virus Guidance Snapshot (cdc.gov)
• Handwashing posters in English and Spanish​
  
  

Request a Free Public Health Consultation  

If you are looking for support from the experts, the Bureau of Epidemiology's Workplace Team is a free resource developed to support the PA businesses.

Workplace team members are available to:

• Collaborate with workers, employers, and health & safety managers to respond to and prevent outbreaks of common infectious diseases.
• Monitor COVID-19 levels amongst counties with increased case-counts in order to serve businesses that may be at higher risk of developing COVID-19 outbreaks.
• Provides the latest health and safety guidance from CDC and PA DOH to help curb and mitigate the spread of disease amongst businesses.

Your Resource for Free COVID-19 Disease Guidance and Risk Management Materials

• Workplace Team Flyer
  

Reach out with questions to: RA-DHworkplace_epi@pa.gov.

Questions? Call 1-877-PA-HEALTH (1-877-724-3258)