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Remembering the COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain issues, investigators study the efficacy of reusing N95 FFRs. 


N95 Respirators Prove Effectively Disinfected With Ultraviolet Radiation 

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending April 8.


Weekly Rounds: Contaminated Endoscopes and In-Use Buckets Threaten Patient Safety and More

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending March 25. 

Weekly Rounds: C diff Rates Reduced Nearly 75% With Hydrogen Peroxide Disinfection System

Tara Millson is the director of infection prevention at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. She has extensive clinical experience in nursing and infection prevention in acute care and hemodialysis settings, as well as experience in public health surveillance at the CDC in Atlanta, Georgia. She is active with several professional organizations, serving as vice chair for the Practice Guidance Committee of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and serving on the Guidelines Committee of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. She was certified in infection control in 2016, earned a doctorate in nursing practice and infection prevention from Loyola University Chicago in 2018, and was named a fellow of APIC in 2020.

The hemodialysis setting presents a challenge for environmental cleaning and disinfection because of the demand for rapid turnover of stations.

Infection Prevention and Control Are Crucial in Dialysis Settings

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

Other nations, such as Sweden and Australia, outperformed the US metrics. 

How Does the US Response to COVID-19 Compare With the Rest of the World?

The FDA approved the Moderna vaccine as a 2-dose primary series for persons 18 years of age and older earlier this year.

EUA Submitted for Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Amendment for Fourth Dose

Summary: Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending March 18. 


Weekly Rounds: Preventing HAIs with Updated Sterilization and Quality Control Processing

Ratings, ownership, and prior infection control citations of facilities were not consistent outcome indicators. 

Number of Staff, Not Ownership, Is Predictor of Nursing Home COVID-19 Outcomes

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

Multiple studies and reports show that masks in schools are effective, safe, and necessary because COVID-19 is not going away. 


Evidence Shows Students Need to Wear Masks in Schools Despite Disinformation

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