How Will the New CDC Guidelines Affect My Cleaning Needs? While disinfection may appear to be less necessary, consistent cleaning remains critical. The risk of transmission for COVID-19 through surfaces remains a possibility if someone touches an infected area and touches their nose...
It’s especially important to keep our hands clean during the COVID-19 outbreak, Zhang said. We need to wash our hands before meals, after using the bathroom, coming home, touching our pets, and being in contact with contaminated environments. If running water happens to be unavailable, we ...
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has released guidelines on how homes, businesses, schools and other public spaces should proceed when reopening. The first agenda that the CDC provided with guidelines is thecleaning and disinfection of every spacewhere individuals like customers, students, teache...
According to Medical Economics, as of today just under 20 percent of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated. We still have a long way to go. I am proud to be part of an industry that has been so proactive about COVID-19. Keep up the good work! Earth Day Activities Planned?
· Food and drink precautions, plus updated water-disinfection techniques · Expanded content on safe international travel for specific groups including: LGBTQ+ individuals, highly allergic travelers, travelers with substance use issues, and medical tourists · Specialized recommendations for non-leisure ...
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“Recommendations are based on CDC’s current knowledge of COVID-19,” the CDC guidance states. “Each [community] should decide the most appropriate indicators to reference when deciding to open, close, or reopen schools.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is...
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"CDC’s guidance and ACHA’s guidelines are aligned," ACHA said in a statement. "Both provide considerations to decrease the risk of transmission of COVID-19 and do not advise IHEs when to reopen. Those decisions are left to the IHE in collaboration with local, state, and territorial offic...
Face masks arenotmeant to provide 100% prevention of, or protection from, the transmission of COVID-19. It is important to maintain effective preventative measures, like proper social distancing, hand washing, and disinfection efforts. Face coverings are recommended as anadditionalprecaution to slow...