Camp Staff as Essential Workers & Vaccine Toolkit

As you have likely heard, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently made changes to their website that explicitly list camp staff in Phase 1b of their vaccination prioritization.

Although CDC has recommended that camp workers be deemed as essential workers, each state governor ultimately decides which workers are deemed essential in their state. The language included on the CDC website details the clear intention of CDC to have camp staff included in the vaccination prioritization. The first step is determining in what order essential workers are being vaccinated in your state.

While our understanding is that only day camp staff are named in Phase 1B, with overnight camp staff part of Phase 1C, this is also going to be determined by your state. Please share with us your experience.

This toolkit from the CDC has resources for supporting your employees in getting vaccinated.