Weekly Rounds: Forgotten Patients, APIC's Advice, Hot Topics in IPC, and More

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Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending December 15, 2022.

Here are 5 highlights from Infection Control Today®'s (ICT®’s) wide-ranging coverage of the infection prevention and control world. Everything from interviews with known opinion leaders, to the news that infection preventionists and other health care professionals can use on their jobs.

Forgotten Patients: The Immunocompromised Are Being Left Behind

Immunocompromised individuals are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19. But do the current treatments protect them? If not, then what needs to be done?

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APIC Gives Advice to Protect Against the Trifecta of Infectious Diseases

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology released a statement on how to protect against COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.

read this article to read about APIC's advice about the trifecta of infectious diseases

Hot Topics in Infection Prevention and Control: Week of Dec 15, 2022

Saskia v. Popescu covers the news about COVID-19 cases, Ebola, and cholera in the week before Christmas, 2022.

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COVID-19: How to Reduce Spread Without Vaccines and Monoclonal Treatments

With many of the new COVID-19 vaccines not as effective against the new variants, reducing their spread without pharmaceuticals is even more critical.

read this article about how to reduce COVID-19 spread without vaccines

Sweden’s Pandemic Experiment: A Book Review

Kevin Kavanagh, MD, reviews a book examining the results of Sweden's controversial decisions made during the early COVID-19 pandemic.

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