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COVID-19 measures at NOVOMATIC HQ: prevention and safety are a priority In recent weeks, NOVOMATIC has implemented a series of measures and voluntary offers for all employees at the headquarters in Gumpoldskirchen, all aimed at giving the COVID-19 virus at the site the least possible chance.
Onsite COVID-19 vaccination campaign at the HQ The first COVID-19 vaccination in the context of the company vaccination campaign of NOVOMATIC AG took place on 27 May 2021 at the headquarters in Gumpoldskirchen. Under the medical supervision of the company doctor Dr Gerhard Schörg, all those willing to be vaccinated as well as their relatives were entitled to receive their primary vaccination dose in the repurposed company canteen. Three doctors as well as paramedics, qualified nurses and numerous administrative helpers ensured that the vaccination campaign ran smoothly. The whole set-up was organised under the professional direction of Dr Schörg together with the NOVOHealth team, the Group Human Resources staff and the colleagues of the Group Marketing & Communications department.
We can be really proud of the fact that we have succeeded in protecting the site from COVID-19 in the best possible way through our combined efforts. Ryszard Presch and Johannes Gratzl, NOVOMATIC Executive Board Members
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In total 438 employees of NOVOMATIC AG and Greentube Internet Entertainment Solutions GmbH as well as family members of staff were vaccinated. For these relatives, the company offered the possibility to register for surplus vaccine doses – an offer that was well received. The vaccine of choice was the Moderna vaccine, due to its excellent tolerability and good immunisation protection. The second vaccination took place on 8 July in the proven organisational format and was again very popular. This time, 440 people were vaccinated at the HQ in 6.5 hours.
COVID-19 prevention measures after the holiday period After the company holidays, further offers were implemented as voluntary prevention offers to
mitigate the COVID-19 virus at the Gumpoldskirchen site, and in particular to prevent holiday returnees from unintentionally introducing infections. On the first two days after the holidays, 16 and 17 August, test stations were set up at the central staff entrances to carry out antigen tests on a voluntary basis, thus ensuring as far as possible that the tested employees did not bring any viral holiday souvenirs back to their workplace. The offer was very well accepted, and created some kind of security not only for the employees and their colleagues but also for the company management. In addition, NOVOMATIC organised the offer for all vaccinated or recovered employees to take a voluntary antibody test directly at the site. Testing was carried out on 26 August and 2 September by the Medical Diagnostic Laboratory Baden and provided important indicators, not only for the individual employees themselves but also about the general vaccination success.
COVID-19 safeguarding measures at the site In the course of the past months, NOVOMATIC has established a series of safeguarding measures and information routines that have proven very successful. Through distancing requirements, hygiene protocols, mandatory masks and home office, the numbers of infection at the site could be kept significantly low at all times. Accordingly, the company continues to rely on the proven strategy of caution and prudence. Therefore, masks are still mandatory in the corridors and employees are encouraged to continue to adhere to distancing regulations and sensible precautionary measures in their own best interest. NOVOMATIC Executive Board Members Ryszard
