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Flu Season Forecast: What’s Ahead And How To Prepare
Experts are predicting an unusually severe flu season. To help employers stay informed and prepared, this post explains the evidence behind the current forecast and offers tips that companies can use to keep their employees safe.
Special Activity - Wellable Help Center
For example, Special Activities can be used to award Wellable Points to participants that attend onsite events, such as fitness classes, seminars, or health fairs; clinical events, such as flu shots or annual physicals; and social events, such as a participant sharing a photo of a healthy activity or taking a walk with a colleague.
Last Flu Season Deadliest In Decades - Wellable
Flu-related deaths in the U.S. increased from a low of 12,000 deaths in the 2011-2012 season to a shocking 80,000 deaths in the 2017-2018 season. Hospitalizations related to the flu reached an all-time high of approximately 900,000 last year alone. Can employers do anything to help?
High U.S. Employment Rate Means More Flu Cases | Wellable
In a study published last year in Economics & Human Biology, Erik Nesson describes how the flu virus spreads more easily when workplaces are more crowded. For every single percentage point increase in the employment rate, there is a 16% increase in flu-related medical visits.
Clinical Event Verification - Wellable
Wellable’s Verification Form enables users to securely self-report the completion of annual physicals, flu shots, dental and vision exams, or any other clinical events. Employees are only required to populate basic information about their visit, with no …
“Twindemic” Fears Highlight Importance Of Flu Shots
Although the description could easily be mistaken for COVID-19, it is referring to the seasonal flu. The scenario of a severe flu season is a real possibility that has public health officials fearing a “twindemic.”
Available Personalization Tokens – Wellable Help Center
This Personalization Token will display as “Not Submitted” if the Clinician Verification Form for flu shot verification has not been uploaded or “Completed” if the Clinician Verification Form has been uploaded.
Survey: Only 52% Of American Adults Plan To Get Flu Shot
A recent poll from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) reveals that only 52% of American adults plan to get the 2019-20 flu vaccine—even though 60% of survey respondents said that receiving the vaccine is the best way to prevent flu-related complications.
Companies Respond To Omicron With ‘Wait-And-See’ Approach
Experts are predicting an unusually severe flu season. To help employers stay informed and prepared, this post explains the evidence behind the current forecast and offers tips that companies can use to keep their employees safe.
Product Updates - Wellable
In addition to having employees verify annual physicals and flu shots for Wellable Points and/or rewards, your program can now incorporate the verification of two dental visits and a vision exam each year. To verify the completion of these activities, employees will upload signed forms in their Wellable account, and the event will be automatic ...