Controversies in Hospital Infection Prevention

19/12/2020

Jorge Salinas discusses the initial deployment of COVID-19 vaccine for healthcare workers.

A blog about hospital infection prevention.

06/09/2020

New and important commentary by Richard Wenzel.

This fall, the nation looks certain to face enormous health challenges needing clear guidance. Yet the United States has no national plan for action.

28/07/2020

Superb commentary by Dr. Richard Wenzel

The more the CDC shies away from daily updates to the public, the more such shrinking timidity erodes confidence in public health authorities.

27/07/2020

Experts say there’s a “collective responsibility” to wearing a mask in public.

20/07/2020

Excellent OpEd on Tony Fauci by my colleague Richard Wenzel.

National polls confirm the sustained public confidence in Dr. Anthony Fauci, spokesperson for explaining the arc of COVID-19 and conveying recommendations for control.

18/07/2020

My interview regarding hospital infection prevention issues during the COVID-19 pandemic with KevinMD.

07/07/2020

Face coverings: the root of the controversy https://haicontroversies.blogspot.com/2020/07/lets-just-get-every-face-covered.html

05/07/2020

Face shields on top of masks may be another avenue in fighting the global COVID-19 pandemic.

05/07/2020

A blog about hospital infection prevention.

18/06/2020

COVID-19: Thoughts on Transmission. https://haicontroversies.blogspot.com/2020/06/covid-19-can-have-airborne-transmission.html

07/06/2020

Behind masks, eye shields, and powered air-purifying respirators: the faces of the health-care workers on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19.

06/06/2020

A blog about hospital infection prevention.

06/06/2020

04/06/2020

Experts are hopeful.

25/05/2020

The physician Asaf Bitton discusses the risks of socializing indoors, the problem of public bathrooms, and why doctors have changed the way they think about masks.

24/05/2020

The clear plastic guards may be easier to wear, disinfect and reuse than cloth or surgical face coverings, although they don’t entirely replace the need for masks.

22/05/2020

You can choose between a mask and a face shield, but you can’t choose nothing.