Sent on behalf of Matthew Brody:
TO: Chief Human Resources Officers FROM: Matthew S. Brody, Senior Vice President for Human Resources
Attached is information provided by the NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) providing further information about the state's COVID vaccination distribution plan and specifically, Group 3 in the priority list. Group 3 includes frontline essential workers in higher education. According to the attached guidance, a "frontline essential worker" is someone who must be in-person at their place of work.
At this time we do not have any additional information about Group 3. Questions such as how an employer identifies employees who "must be in-person" at the workplace, if such classifications will require verification for purposes of vaccine eligibility, and whether such classifications apply to full-time versus part-time employees (or those who might need to perform their duties on-site for only a portion of their work duties) may get clarified with future DHHS guidance.
The state is still vaccinating individuals in Group 1 (health care workers) and Group 2 (persons aged 65 or older). Campus employees who fall into either of these groups are eligible for the vaccine now. For those who qualify under Group 3 or later groups, there is no way to predict with certainty when DHHS will move the state into these additional groups. NC DHHS has created a web-based tool ("Find My Grouphttps://findmygroup.nc.gov/") to assist individuals in identifying which group they qualify under. The tool includes an option to enter contact information to receive notification when you are eligible for vaccination. Note that the timing of eligibility does not guarantee an appointment for the vaccine.
More information about COVID vaccines is available on the NC DHHS website at https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/vaccines.
cc: Norma R. Houston Institution Return to On-Site Work Coordinators
KATHY BRYANT Director, Employee Engagement and Development (she/her) UNC System Human Resources 140 Friday Center Drive | Chapel Hill, NC 27517 o: 919.843.5293 | c: 919.616.1871 kwbryant@northcarolina.edumailto:kwbryant@northcarolina.edu
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