Weekly Rounds with Infection Control Today: Boosters Messaging Muddle, School Ventilation, Smallpox Scare
Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending November 19.
Here are 5 highlights from 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.
Confused Messaging About Boosters Might Cause 5th Wave of COVID
There is growing evidence that fully vaccinated should be defined as having 3 doses of an mRNA vaccine.
Ventilation: What Schools Can Learn from Hospitals
As part of infection prevention against COVID-19, schools spent millions of federal dollars trying to upgrade ventilation systems. That money has been ill-spent, warn some experts.
Approval of COVID-19 Boosters for All Adults Inches Closer to Reality
The CDC is expected to approve the move today. But some experts question: Does it go far enough? Shouldn’t everybody get a booster?
ATP Disinfection Can Be Improved for Real-World Application
One of many presentations at the ISSA Show North America 2021 this week seeks to light an entrepreneurial fire under an old concept.
Smallpox Scare Offers Lessons About COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake
If smallpox reemerges, it could be devastating with its 30% fatality rate and an ability to spread comparable to the Delta variant of COVID-19.
Endoscopes and Lumened Instruments: New Studies Highlight Persistent Contamination Risks
May 7th 2025Two new studies reveal troubling contamination in both new endoscopes and cleaned lumened surgical instruments, challenging the reliability of current reprocessing practices and manufacturer guidelines.
Happy Hand Hygiene Day! Rethinking Glove Use for Safer, Cleaner, and More Ethical Health Care
May 5th 2025Despite their protective role, gloves are often misused in health care settings—undermining hand hygiene, risking patient safety, and worsening environmental impact. Alexandra Peters, PhD, points out that this misuse deserves urgent attention, especially today, World Hand Hygiene Day.
