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The OSHA deadline for submitting comments is April 22, 2022. OSHA will hold a virtual hearing on finalizing the rule on April 27, 2022.

Facilities previously warned or cited may be have a surprise return visit.

APIC describes IPs as key players in pandemics, as well as the longstanding wall between vulnerable patients and healthcare infections.

The pandemic has exposed major inequities and systemic racism in the level of healthcare provided for people of color.

Although respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a known threat in pediatrics, it has not been widely reported that RSV kills some 14,000 adults age 65 and over annually.

Although the health department set a sundown date and it issued a policy — not a regulation — opponents were wary of the move setting a precedent and increasing the level of presenteeism among workers.

Three in four health workers in Africa remain completely unvaccinated. Beyond the ethical issues, lack of global vaccination sets the stage for future mutations.

Scientists say it's too early, but increasing reports of very high transmission of mild cases have given rise to speculative hopes that SARS-CoV-2 virus has evolved to a less severe form in Omicron, which could supplant the reigning Delta variant globally.

Among the resources suggested to NIOSH was a VA compendium of strategies and assessment tools to address the growing mental health crisis in healthcare.

“Health care workers have a special ethical and professional responsibility to protect and prioritize the health and well-being of those they are caring for."