Sedgwick releases vaccine tracking tool
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Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. released on Wednesday a cloud-based vaccination tracking program to help employers monitor the COVID-19 vaccination status of their workers.
The tool uses a questionnaire to collect employee data on a voluntary basis and records who has been vaccinated, whether a second dose is needed and reported side effects, according to the third-party administrator.
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