Updated isolation guidance or not, few U.S. adults plan to wear a mask this fall and winter, according to an NFID survey released Wednesday. Fewer than one in five (19%) said they’d mask up in a hospital, pharmacy, or doctor’s office, while nearly half (49%) said they’d only...
Routine cleaning and disinfection procedures (e.g., using cleaners and water to pre-clean surfaces prior to applying an EPA-registered, hospital-grade disinfectant to frequently touched surfaces or objects for appropriate contac...
It begins with mention of a hospital handbook for nurses written in 1877 that provided the first published isolation recommendations in the U.S. It then reviews the CDC isolation guidelines, the Body Substance Isolation system, and the OSHA Blood-borne Pathogens Regulations. It concludes with the...
“Folks often don’t know what virus they have when they first get sick, so this will help them know what to do, regardless,” CDC director Dr. Mandy Cohen said during a media briefing Friday. Over the past couple of years, weekly hospital admissions for COVID have fallen by more than...
Routine cleaning and disinfection procedures (e.g., using cleaners and water to pre-clean surfaces prior to applying an EPA-registered, hospital-grade disinfectant to frequently touched surfaces or objects for appropriate contact times as indicated on the product’s label) are appropriate for 2019-...
The seven-day average of hospital admissions has also increased by 19% over the same period, to 3,000 per day. While the U.S. has yet to hit the COVID peaks of the Omicron surge earlier this year, new COVID strains are increasing risk levels in the country. According to the CDC...
Routine cleaning and disinfection procedures (e.g., using cleaners and water to pre-clean surfaces prior to applying an EPA-registered, hospital-grade disinfectant to frequently touched surfaces or objects for appropriate contact times as indicated on the product’s label) are appropriate for 2019-...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has shortened the isolation periods for health care workers infected with COVID-19, due to hospital staffing shortages driven by the surge in new cases and hospitalizations. ...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky reported Friday that there have been a record number of pediatric hospitalizations due to COVID-19 and announced new isolation guidelines for students, staff and teachers to pres
CDC's Hospital Preparedness Checklist for Suspected or Confirmed nCoV Patients This checklist highlights key areas for hospital staff—especially hospital emergency management officers, infection control practitioners, and clinical practitioners—to review in preparation for a person with nCoV arriving at a ...