[CED/CD/EAT] Question from admin

Wed Jan 19 13:11:03 MST 2022

Dear Ed,

  1.  The WRRC is not struggling.  There are some disruptions due to program cancellations/postponements, but we all remain busy and productive.
  2.  I am not aware of positive COVID results.  We moved back to mostly remote work as of the return from the holiday break.  I am teaching my class at the WRRC and some are working in the office, but the building is not “open” to the extent it was before the holiday break.  People are getting tested as they think they might have been or have been exposed – or if they have some symptoms, As we know, not everything is COVID, though I am routinely hearing from professional contacts that they are recovering from COVID.  Just about all water meetings have gone back to virtual.  Some never stopped being virtual.
  3.  We have had very little reported sick time other than for routine doctor’s appointments, etc.  I hope it stays that way!
Sharon

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Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 12:17 PM
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Subject: Re: [CED/CD/EAT] Question from admin

Hi Ed

For Yuma County

  1.  We are not struggling too much on delivering on our mission. We have made some adjustments but are still able to provide programming.
  2.  I think we have had around 4 people test positive but most of those were over the holiday closure and they were all back to work following the closure. Since they were over the break and did not miss work, I would say it had no impact on “business”. That is roughly 25% of the people in the office. I don’t know if you would consider that “a lot” but it had little to no impact on operations.
  3.  I have a couple of people out right now who don’t feel well but have not tested positive yet. I would consider this as quarantining as I have asked them not to come into the office until they feel OK and/or test negative. I would not call this a “lot”.
Russ

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Subject: [CED/CD/EAT] Question from admin

Dear Directors and ADs:

I was sent an email with some questions about COVID’s impact on Extension programs, and I thought I would do a quick canvas to see if any of you had some input.

The questions are:

  1.  Are you struggling to deliver on missions one way or another because of clinical COVID illness so severe - meaning that people literally can’t work?
  2.  Are you hearing of a lot of CES employees with SARS COV2 positive tests (i.e., SARS COV2 infection) who are required to take isolation/quarantine periods? Please include your definition of “a lot”.
  3.  Are you hearing of a lot of CES employees with SARS COV2 negative tests who are required to take isolation/quarantine periods because of familial exposure? Please include your definition of “a lot.”

I will need to answer by the end of the day. My take is that there are a few instances but not what I would call a lot.

Let me know if you have any input on this.

Ed

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