COVID-19 pandemic: CDC develops guidance for airline, airport and transit workers June 22, 2020 No Comments Atlanta — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published a series of fact sheets for airport, airline and transit employers to help protect their workers from exposure to ...
Further, reasons for delaying vaccine administration are the same as those for the general population, such as recent exposure to COVID-19, in addition to cancer-specific factors. It is recommended that caregivers and those in close contact with patients, such as household family members...
Revisions made on August 24, however, suggest that only certain groups needed to be tested after exposure. It said that people who have been within six feet of someone with COVID-19 for at least 15 minutes but do not have symptoms "do not necessarily need a test." The agency advises te...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a new, “stronger” Guidance on identifying and preventing coronavirus exposure risks in the workplace. Although this is labeled a “Guidance” and OSHA says that it is advisory, employers are cautioned that they can be at risk...
Obstet. 2020;149:273–286) The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) recently issued guidelines for the management of all pregnant patients during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, including patients with COVID-19 infection and patients with exposure to the ...
Reasons for Revisions Several developments necessitated UNAIDS/WHO to revise their guidance from 2007 and 2012. First, the availability of oral preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and the anticipated development of other highly effective HIV prevention tools raise the standards for prevention, which has ren...
The HSE has recently published guidance on reporting COVID-19 incidents under RIDDOR. In summary, an incident must only be reported in the following circumstances: 1. Reports of Dangerous Occurrences an unintended incident at work has led to someone’s possible or actual exposure to coronavir...
Visibility continues to be low due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which is profoundly impacting consumers’ lives in terms of changes in for example disposable income, purchasing choices and consumer behavior. These may bring challenges as well as opportunities for Fiskars Group. The majority of the ...
“This guidance applies to all pharmacy staff to minimize their risk of exposure to the virus and reduce the risk for customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a vital part of the healthcare system, pharmacies play an important role in providing medicines, therapeutics, vaccines, and critical...
CMS also has recommendations for screening employees for COVID-19 infection and exposure. Read our more in-depth exploration of employment issues here. In large part, these recommendations mirror those for visitors: employees displaying signs or symptoms of respiratory...