2022 Oral Rabies Vaccine Efforts Underway in Eastern United States
Beginning in early August, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has been conducting its ...
Tag: Infection Prevention + Control
Type of UV Light Most Effective at Killing Coronavirus is Also Safest to Use Around People
Scientists have long known that ultraviolet light can kill pathogens on surfaces and in air and water. UV robots are ...
Long Term Care Outbreak Strike Teams, Increased Laboratory Capacity Part of $2.1 Billion CDC Effort to Enhance Infection Control
The U.S. federal government, through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is investing $2.1 billion in American Rescue ...
Feinstein Introduces Senate Bill Requiring U.S. Air Travelers to Prove Covid-19 Status
The U.S. Air Travel Public Safety Act would require all passengers on domestic airline flights to either be fully vaccinated, have ...
Naval Research Lab Evaluates Ultraviolet Sources Against SARS-CoV-2
The Navy is investigating commercial ultraviolet (UV) technologies for viral disinfection to combat COVID-19 for their personnel both on land ...
Originally Built for Bioterrorism Agents, This Decontamination System Now Clears SARS-CoV-2 from Military Aircraft
During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has quickly and safely transported COVID-19-infected warfighters and civilians ...
Virginia Tech Awarded USDA Grant to Study Survival of SARS-CoV-2 on Food Supply Chain Surfaces
From the delivery of an Amazon package to ordering takeout food, people touch a multitude of surfaces every day, leaving ...
Mayo Clinic Research Uses Web Search Analytics to Predict COVID Hotspots
Web-based analytics have demonstrated their value in predicting the spread of infectious disease, and a new study from Mayo Clinic ...
SARS-CoV-2 Isn’t Spread Very Well By the Small Droplets That Linger Longest
Aerosol microdroplets, the tiny particles that linger in the air longest after we talk, cough, or sneeze, do not appear ...
Inside the Lab: How Do Coronavirus Researchers Avoid Catching COVID-19?
Around the world, virologists in labs are constantly handling samples of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as part of ...
Smithfield Outbreak: CDC Director Gives Contradictory Testimony on White House Interference
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Employment and Workforce Safety Subcommittee, is calling for a Senate ...
Detecting SARS-CoV-2 in the Environment
Researchers collaborating from 7 institutions have outlined an approach to characterize and develop an effective environmental monitoring methodology for SARS ...
UC Davis Study Compares Particles Emitted By Different Face Coverings While Talking, Coughing
Laboratory tests of surgical and N95 masks by researchers at the University of California, Davis, show that they do cut ...
What a Smoky Bar Can Teach Us About the ‘6-foot Rule’ During the COVID-19 Pandemic
When people envision social distancing, they typically think about the “6-foot rule.” It’s true that staying 6 feet from other ...
Guide for Primary Care COVID-19 Remote Consultation
Nanyang Technical University Singapore scientist & peers collaborate to develop new guide for physicians adapting to increased need for remote ...
Disease Containment Policies Much Harder to Implement in Dense Communities That Lack Running Water
In high-income countries, massive debt-financed fiscal packages will help households and businesses “keep the lights on,” and to keep the ...
Preventing COVID-19 From Overtaking Nursing Homes Requires Spending Money and Improving Infection Control
At least 11 people have died from COVID-19 in New Orleans nursing homes in the past week, just after the ...
U.S. to Ramp Up Mask Production, But China Is Bottleneck for Raw Materials
Vice President Mike Pence told Fox News on Feb. 29 the government had contracted 3M Co to produce an extra ...
We Must Protect the Frontline Warriors Against COVID-19 by Ensuring Health Care Workers Have Necessary PPE
We are no more prepared to deal with the rapid increases in coronavirus patients needing hospitalization in the United States ...
How Candida albicans Exploits Lack of Oxygen to Cause Disease
Researchers from Umeå University have shown how adaption of microbial fungi to low oxygen environments influences their recognition by immune ...
