Voluntary Workplace Vaccination Model Policy

Purpose

Ms.Frenkel, L.L.C. is committed to the health and safety of our employees.

COVID-19 vaccines are an important tool when it comes to protecting the health of our employees, customers, and community. With the emergence of new and highly contagious COVID-19 variants, it’s more important than ever that our employees protect themselves and each other by getting fully vaccinated and staying up to date with their vaccines.

Ms.Frenkel, L.L.C. has adopted this voluntary vaccination policy to outline options employees can take to keep themselves and those that we interact with safe.

Scope

All employees of Ms.Frenkel, L.L.C. are encouraged to express their free will in deciding to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Employees may choose not to get vaccinated for. Ms.Frenkel, L.L.C. those employees to talk with their health care provider about how they can protect themselves and others from COVID.

Employees may also choose not to get vaccinated for other reasons, including religious ones. Ms.Frenkel, L.L.C. encourages those employees to talk with their spiritual and/or secular advisor about their concerns.

Procedures Overview

Getting vaccinated.

All employees who are would like to get vaccinated are encouraged to express their free will.

Everyone 6 months or older can get either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine.

People 12 and older can also choose to get the Novavax vaccine.

The number of doses the government recommends to stay up to date with your COVID vaccine depends on your age and which vaccine you get.

Updated COVID vaccines are available now if you’re 18 or older and:

  • You haven’t yet gotten a COVID vaccine.

  • You’re vaccinated and your last dose was before September 2022.

People 65 and older can now get a second updated COVID vaccine beginning 4 months after their first.

People with a weakened immune system can get a second updated COVID vaccine beginning 2 months after their first.

If you recently had COVID, you can wait 3 months from when you got sick to get your updated COVID vaccine.

For vaccinated people 18 and older who haven’t gotten a booster or who can’t or won’t get an updated COVID vaccine, such as for health reasons: You can choose to get a Novavax booster 6 months after completing any of the primary vaccination series (Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Novavax, or Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen) to help keep up your protection against COVID. However, unlike the updated vaccines, Novavax’s booster doesn’t target the Omicron variant.

You have three ways to find vaccines near you:

  • Go to vaccines.gov

  • Text your ZIP code to 438829

  • Call 1-800-232-0233

Contact

Please direct any questions regarding this policy to Ms.Frenkel, L.L.C.