Testing and Masking Policies and Hospital-Onset Respiratory Viral Infections
Stopping universal masking and SARS-CoV-2 testing at 10 US hospitals was associated with a substantial increase in hospital-onset COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.
A Plea to Maskless Healthcare Workers from Vulnerable Patients
“A Plea to Maskless Healthcare Workers from Vulnerable Patients If you see a mask - wear a mask. Better yet - wear a mask all the time and show us you understand that we're still IN a pandemic. We are depending on you to keep us safe - please don't betray that.”
A Plea to Maskless Healthcare Workers from Vulnerable Patients If you see a mask - wear a mask. Better yet - wear a mask all the time and show us you understand that we're still IN a pandemic. We are depending on you to keep us safe - please don't betray that.
Protecting HCWs and patients: An impossible fix, or an essential one?
“We have dedicated our lives to saving lives. And yet we are trapped in a system where infecting each other and our patients has apparently become acceptable. With no end to COVID waves on the horizon (we’re in a substantial one right now), what is the endgame our health-care leaders are hoping for?”