NAFCU supports CDC designation of CU employees as ‘essential’

NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger Monday sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in support of designating credit union employees as “essential” workers under its coronavirus vaccination distribution plan.

With this designation, credit union employees would be eligible to receive the vaccine following healthcare workers, long-term care facilities, and older Americans.

“From the start of the pandemic, many credit unions took steps to help minimize person-to-person interaction, such as limiting staff travel, encouraging staff to telework as much as reasonably possible, and reminding members of online and mobile banking resources as well as drive through windows if available,” Berger wrote. “The health and safety of credit union staff and members remains the industry’s top priority as the COVID-19 pandemic endures.

“We appreciate the designation of workers in the finance industry as ‘essential’ under Phase 1C and want to ensure that all credit union employees are able to receive a vaccine as soon as possible so they may continue to protect the health and financial well-being of their members and communities.”

 

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