The Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) and much of the construction industry will be participating in COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness Week in Construction during the week of April 19-23, 2021. MCAA encourages participation, as the purpose of the safety week is to support the CDC’s campaign to raise awareness about the safety, effectiveness, and benefits of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC is providing an Essential Workers COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit to help affected employers educate their workers about COVID-19 vaccines. The toolkit includes the following:

• A customizable letter you can send to your employees with information about vaccine awareness educational offerings;
• Content for company newsletters and social media sources;
• A PowerPoint presentation on COVID-19 vaccines; and
• Key messages for all affected workers.

MCAA encourages taking advantage of these materials. Setting aside a few minutes during the safety week to bring workers up to speed on the vaccines could be very beneficial to companies. A few options to consider for delivering the information to workers include the following:

• A COVID-19 vaccine awareness safety meeting;
• A short duration vaccine awareness safety talk each day throughout the week;
• A COVID-19 vaccine awareness safety Lunch & Learn; and/or
• Worker access to the Wednesday, April 21, 2021 vaccine awareness webinar, which will be presented by the CDC and NIOSH from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST by way of NIOSH Zoom.

MCAA will provide webinar registration information as soon as it becomes available.