{"id":948,"date":"2021-07-19T12:47:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T16:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesspartners2convince.org\/?p=948"},"modified":"2021-09-02T11:27:28","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T15:27:28","slug":"bp2c-joins-haa-other-business-groups-to-reduce-barriers-for-working-parents-who-want-to-vaccinate-their-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesspartners2convince.org\/bp2c-joins-haa-other-business-groups-to-reduce-barriers-for-working-parents-who-want-to-vaccinate-their-children\/","title":{"rendered":"BP2C Joins HAA, Other Business Groups to Reduce Barriers for Working Parents Who Want to Vaccinate their Children"},"content":{"rendered":"
Led by the Health Action Alliance (HAA), Business Partners to CONVINCE (BP2C) joined more than two dozen leading business groups and public health organizations to call on employers to reduce barriers for working parents who want to vaccinate their children against COVID-19.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

BP2C is proud to be part of this initiative. Below is the press release by HAA, released on July 19<\/a>, announcing the coordinated campaign to help stop the spread of COVID-19, support the safer reopening of schools and reduce worker absenteeism.<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON, DC<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Health Action Alliance (HAA) today kicked off a new, coordinated effort by employers, business groups and public health organizations to help working parents vaccinate eligible children against COVID-19 and catch up on other routine immunizations that may have been delayed during the pandemic. The effort is being championed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Business Roundtable, Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management), the American Staffing Association and more than two dozen other national business groups and public health organizations.
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\nAccording to the AAP, more than 4 million children have tested positive for COVID-19 in the U.S. since the start of the pandemic, and COVID-19 has caused serious illness, complications and even death in some children and teens. Yet, as of today,\u00a0less than 30 percent<\/a>\u00a0of the 23 million children ages 12 and older who are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines are fully vaccinated. Federal health officials warn that vaccinating eligible children and adolescents has become even more urgent as a new school year approaches and the highly transmissible Delta variant drives a surge in new infections across the country. For the week ending July 8, children represented\u00a0nearly a quarter<\/a>\u00a0of all new reported COVID-19 cases.
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\nDuring a National Business Town Hall on Childhood Vaccinations held today, top business and public health leaders joined Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director\u00a0Dr. Rochelle Walensky<\/strong>, AAP President\u00a0Dr. Lee Savio Beers<\/strong>, White House Senior Policy Advisor for COVID-19 Equity\u00a0Dr. Cameron Webb<\/strong>, Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose CEO\u00a0Daryl Brewster<\/strong>\u00a0and Boston Consulting Group Managing Director & Partner\u00a0Amanda Brimmer<\/strong> to call on employers to remove barriers for working parents who want to vaccinate their children. They\u2019re encouraging employers to:<\/div>\n