by admin | Aug 12, 2020 | Infection prevention
Originally Published by The Washington Post Many countries around the world are pushing ahead with plans for full-time, full-capacity, in-person classes, after having largely avoided coronavirus outbreaks linked to schools during more tentative reopenings in the...
by admin | Aug 6, 2020 | Infection prevention
Originally Published by Infection Control Today There’s been a sharp increase in sanitizers that claim to use ethanol, but instead have methanol—or wood alcohol—in them, according to the FDA. Hand sanitizers, almost right up there with masks as a must-have item during...
by admin | Jul 19, 2020 | Infection prevention
Originally Published by Infection Control Today One news item: Hospitals will now be reporting COVID-19 information to the National Guard instead of to the CDC through the TeleTrack system within the Department of Health and Human Services. There’s so much going on...
by admin | Jul 1, 2020 | Day care centers, Infection prevention
Kangaroos Kids Childcare Center – Branchburg, NJ Sterile Space was brought in to clean and disinfect every toy, every chair every surface area throughout the childcare center in preparation for the return of students. The treatment will last on all treated surfaces...
by admin | Jun 2, 2020 | Infection prevention
Originally Published by Forbes COVID-19 has spread rapidly around the globe, upending lives, communities and life as we know it in the process. As of this writing, COVID-19 has infected more than 5 million people globally in 187 countries. More than 1.5 million people...
by admin | Jun 1, 2020 | Infection prevention
Originally Published by Infection Control Today Linda Spaulding, RN, BC, CIC, CHEC, CHOP: I was recently asked whether I think coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) will change regulations within long-term care facilities (LTCFs)LTCFs). I decided I wanted to look at it...
