Businesses

Businesses play an important role in reducing the spread of COVID-19 and keeping customers and employees safe. 

People who are not up to date on COVID-19 vaccines and people with underlying health conditions or certain risk factors are at higher risk of having severe illness from COVID-19.  Learn more information about the COVID-19 vaccine. To access your vaccine record with a QR code, click here. 

For customers:

As COVID-19 continues to spread in communities, please be aware of the risk of visiting different public settings. When deciding whether to go out, consider factors such as:

• COVID-19 Community Levels
• How closely and for how long you will be with other people
• The number of different people you will be with
• How well an area is ventilated
• Whether other people will be up to date on COVID-19 vaccines

Your vaccination status, choice/ability to wear a mask and your risk for developing severe illness from COVID-19 are important to think about as well.

For workplaces:

VDH General COVID-19 Recommendations for Businesses  Español 

Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Guidance for Employers to Mitigate the Risk of COVID-19 to Workers

Template Letter - From Community and Institutions of Higher Education Settings - COVID-19 Outbreak

Businesses are encouraged to voluntarily report suspected outbreaks of COVID-19 using the VDH online reporting portal.