The letter, dated February 15, contradicts Walensky’s assertion. “It is now well documented that health care workers in non-COVID-19 patient care and support positions are also at high risk of infection and should be wearing respirators,” the letter states. “Similarly, for non-health...
Redfield addressed the White House's designation of teachers as essential workers, which some speculated could keep teachers in the classrooms after exposure to COVID-19. He said the move wasn't necessary. "I think they didn't need to be formally recognized as critical infrastruct...
Hours after the panel made its recommendations, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky approved the panel's recommendations but added one more critical category to the mix: Americans who are vulnerable to COVID-19 because of their occupations. This includes teachers, health care workers and grocery sto...
The number of teenage girls who visited the emergency room for eating disorders doubled during the COVID-19 crisis, according to recent data from U.S. health officials — one of many examples shared in recent days of the pandemic’s harmful impact on mental health. Stay-at-...
The revised guidance is a significant departure from prior CDC guidance which provided that, to ensure continuity of operations of essential functions, asymptomatic critical infrastructure workers could generally be permitted to continue work following potential exposure to COVID-19, s...
A study conducted by researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides the first assessment of reported COVID-19 exposures over time among U.S. healthcare personnel (HCP) during the global pandemic. Findings from the stu
As we learn to live with COVID-19, we are embracing a hybrid approach that allows people to engage in the ways that suit them. For example, Cisco's LifeConnections Health Centers remained open, offering primary medical care, physical therapy, acupuncture, chiropractic, vision care, dental ...
A panel of advisers to the CDC had unanimously backed COVID-19 vaccine boosters earlier on Thursday. Still, health officials and public health experts said the booster rollout could be confusing. The panel struggled with trying to make the language of its recomme...