ICC Government Relations staff reach out to governors to put code officials on higher vaccine status

Code Council CEO Dominic Sims recently sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) urging the classification of code officials as frontline essential workers. This action is aimed at aligning CDC COVID-19 vaccine guidelines and priorities with standing guidance from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designating code officials as members of the nation’s Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce. The ICC Government Relations staff recently issued similar letters to state governors to upgrade the priority status of code officials to receive vaccines. Read more here and also here.