This is your reminder to ensure you and your team members are staying home if you’re not feeling well and talking with your Manager (or whomever you report to) before returning after a potential transmissible respiratory or GI infection. Oregon and neighboring states are seeing a drastic surge in respiratory viruses (colds, flu, COVID & RSV) and our local/state health authorities are recommending that people take precautions to avoid spreading infections. Our best defense is staying home when sick. Wearing a mask indoors and physically distancing are also great options for keeping yourself healthy. 

If you’ve had cold/flu/RSV/COVID symptoms or GI symptoms that can’t be attributed to the week-old burrito you had for breakfast, you’ll need to stay home until: 

• You’ve been fever free for at least 24 hours (if you had a fever)
  
  AND
  
  

• Your symptoms have resolved
  
  

AND

• You’ve been cleared by your Manager to return to work

It’s recommended that you wear a mask when you’re indoors for 5 days following your return. 

Here’s a quick refresher on what kind of transmissible infection symptoms we’re talking about: 

One or more of the following at any severity: 

• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath 
• Fatigue
• Muscle/body aches
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion/runny nose
• Nausea/vomiting
• Diarrhea

More information and resources about infection prevention can be found here: https://team.skihood.com/infection-prevention-resources/

Thank you for your help in keeping our team and our families healthy!