2) MILD CASES ARE **NOT** SPARED FROM LONG COVID. And TWO YEARS LATER—many still sick! People who endured even mild cases of covid-19 are at heightened risk two years later for lung problems, fatigue, diabetes and certain other health problems typical of long covid, according to…
3) correction of typo—And why is CDC considering dropping mask requirements in HOSPITALS amid surging #COVID19 cases and hospitalizations??? C’mon @CDCDirector Cohen— this is embarrassing.
Public Pushes Back On CDC’s Plan To Weaken Infection Control
forbes.com
Public Pushes Back On CDC’s Plan To Weaken Infection Control
forbes.com
@CDCDirector 4) the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee advises the CDC on guidelines for infection control in healthcare settings. HICPAC met in June and initially published slides outlining its draft guidelines, which suggest that N95 masks are no more protective than…
@CDCDirector 5) further, several speakers expressed concern that HICPAC’s draft proposal also fails to include ventilation, UV disinfection and HEPA filtration—all essential for controlling an airborne pathogen—nor enhanced protection from elastomeric masks or powered air-purifying…
@CDCDirector 6) Inconsistent Messaging
Shea O’Neill, a World Health Network volunteer and disabled rights advocate, pointed out that N95 masks are universally recommended for wildfire smoke, which is inconsistent with HICPAC’s contention that surgical masks are equally effective. “It is…
Shea O’Neill, a World Health Network volunteer and disabled rights advocate, pointed out that N95 masks are universally recommended for wildfire smoke, which is inconsistent with HICPAC’s contention that surgical masks are equally effective. “It is…
@CDCDirector 7) Who Benefits When Guidelines Are Being Weakened?
Several speakers observed that requiring only the bare minimum of protections allowed employers to avoid protecting their employees in order to cut costs. Others noted it also protects employers from OSHA fines or liability…
Several speakers observed that requiring only the bare minimum of protections allowed employers to avoid protecting their employees in order to cut costs. Others noted it also protects employers from OSHA fines or liability…
8) Patients Are Avoiding Hospitals Because That Is Where They Get Ill
Several speakers noted that nosocomial (hospital-acquired) Covid-19 is deadlier than in the community because more vulnerable patients are affected. Covid-19 remains the third leading cause of death, so…
Several speakers noted that nosocomial (hospital-acquired) Covid-19 is deadlier than in the community because more vulnerable patients are affected. Covid-19 remains the third leading cause of death, so…
9) Citing a July letter by 900 public health experts to CDC director Mandy Cohen, M.D., Deborah Gold, M.P.H., C.I.H. said they “are seriously concerned about the lack of transparency.” She added, “Despite repeated requests, we have not seen a draft of the proposed guidelines. We…
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