Weekly Rounds with Infection Control Today: Infection Preventionists and Omicron, Cloth Masks Are Useless, Supreme Court Ruling
Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending January 14.
Here are 5 highlights from ICT®’s wide-ranging coverage of the infection prevention and control world. Everything from interviews with known opinion leaders, to the news that infection preventionists and other health care professionals can use on their jobs.
What Infection Preventionists Must Do in Current Omicron Crisis
Infection prevention and control experts offer their peers advice on how to handle overcrowding at hospitals and what to do about masking.
Cloth Masks Are Useless Against COVID-19 (Redux): Omicron Version
Omicron and an ample supply of N95s and KN95s might lead the CDC to change masking recommendations for the public this week to say that individuals should wear those masks.
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Worker COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Health care workers who work at facilities that care for patients who have Medicare or Medicaid must get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Delta, Omicron Coinfection Could Create a Super-Variant
Delta and Omicron coinfection is one of several concerns voiced by Paul Burton, MD, the chief medical officer at Moderna, to a panel of lawmakers in the United Kingdom.
Viewpoint: Omicron Surges Because Prevention Practices Drifted
As infection preventionists, we need to request that hospitals dust off the practices that were implemented during 2020. We need to reiterate that vaccination does not prevent infections, only severe illness.
“Ongoing Assault”: How HHS Layoffs Have Eviscerated Infection Prevention Support Across the Nation
April 1st 2025Mass layoffs at HHS and CDC have gutted critical infection prevention programs, leaving frontline professionals overwhelmed, under-resourced, and desperate to safeguard public health.
Together We Rise: Why AORN Expo 2025 Is a Must for Every Perioperative Nurse
March 31st 2025From April 5 to 8, 2025, thousands of perioperative nurses will gather in Boston for the 2025 AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo—a transformational experience designed to elevate nursing practice, build lifelong connections, and advance surgical care.
Vet IP Roundtable 2: Infection Control and Biosecurity Challenges in Veterinary Care
March 31st 2025Veterinary IPs highlight critical gaps in cleaning protocols, training, and biosecurity, stressing the urgent need for standardized, animal-specific infection prevention practices across diverse care settings.
