Some people who get a COVID-19 vaccine will experience side effects, particularly after a second dose. The side effects of the vaccine appear to be minor and temporary, including injection site pain, fatigue, and occasional fever, headache, or aching muscles and joints. These side effects fade within 1-2 days; no long-term effects have been detected thus far.

Because mRNA is easy to make in the laboratory, manufacturers saved years in development, accelerating the creation of the vaccine.

Phase 1A

Just as we are asking the public to do, help stop the spread of the virus by following public health recommendations. Stay home if you are ill, alert your health care provider if you have virus symptoms before visiting a clinic or hospital. Practice social distancing guidelines

Call ahead: If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and may have had contact with a person with COVID-19, or recently traveled to countries with apparent community spread, call your health care provider or local public health department first before seeking medical care so that appropriate precautions can be taken.

In addition to demanding that employers provide adequate measures to minimize the risk of infection to our members, we have introduced a recommended emergency legislative package in Sacramento that would do the following:

• Require a minimum of fourteen days sick leave and increase unemployment and state disability benefits during the State of Emergency.
• Grocery workers are allowed to flexibility in their scheduling for those that have children at home. UFCW is coordinating with unionized employers to compel the state to create a fund to subsidize childcare for workers who are designated as essential employees.
• Mandate that grocery retail, drug retail, and food delivery employees are allowed time to wash their hands (every 30 minutes)  and that employers provide, at their expense, all necessary sanitary cleaners, including, but not limited to, hand sanitizer, disinfecting cleaning products, and protective gear (gloves, etc.) and appropriate training on their proper use.  Mandate sufficient staffing to ensure sanitary bathrooms are stocked with necessary soap, towels, toilet seat covers and toilet paper, and are made available to employees and public entering such work sites.
• Provide access to coronavirus testing at no expense to grocery, drug store and food delivery workers.
• Permit workers to alter their schedules to address childcare and family needs arising from pandemic without retaliation and with good faith effort to maintain hours. Offer full-time hours to current employees before hiring new employees.