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The HSPA 2022 presentation focused on sharing new and future sterilization standards updates.

AAMI Sterilization Standards Updates With Amanda Benedict and Damien Berg

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Masking during airline travel was halted yesterday by a federal judge, while other places, like Philadelphia, have re-implemented masking mandates.


Need a Mask or Not? Regulations Confuse Travelers 

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The letter comes after a year of reprocessing validation testing and a voluntary medical device recall. 


The FDA Issues Urgent Warning About Karl Storz Endoscopes Reprocessing Methods

The FDA authorized a second booster for both Pfizer and Moderna vaccination recipients 4 months after first booster shot. 

Second Booster Shot Authorized by FDA for Patients 50 and Over

The dose is half the antigen amount for adults but with similar amount of titers. 

Moderna's Vaccine for Children 6 Months to 6 Years Meets Primary Endpoint in Phase 2/3

Pfizer CEO, Albert Bourla, said in nationally televised interview that it is necessary to fend off waning protection.

Pfizer CEO: Third Dose Is Good, But Fourth Is Needed For COVID-19

The mandate was set to expire on March 18, 2022 and will cover the spring break season.

TSA’s Mask Mandate Extended for Public Transportation until April 18, 2022

A letter has been sent to more than 4500 veterans stating that reusable instruments used in medical procedures may not have been sterilized properly at a Georgia hospital. 


Improper Sterilization at Veterans Affairs Hospital Could Have Exposed Thousands to HIV, Hepatitis 

KEVIN KAVANAGH, MD, is the founder of the patient advocacy group Health Watch USA

The virus may have found yet another stable host in the white-tailed deer population. 

Mutated SARS-CoV-2 Detected in White-Tailed Deer in Ontario

Face covering determinations will now be made based off hospitalizations, rather than case counts, among other metrics.

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