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Jun 14, 2023 · Viewed through the lens of these concerns, masking in health care facilities continues to make sense.
Healthcare facilities may consider implementing source control masking policies for visitors based on the same local circumstances as for HCP as listed above, such as community transmission of respiratory viruses, emergent variants, and the number of ill staff.
May 10, 2023 · May 10, 2023 - 02:45 PM. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week recommended health care facilities use a risk-based assessment, stakeholder input and local metrics to determine how and when to require universal masking to prevent COVID-19 transmission.
Jul 27, 2023 · When infection rates were high, masking made sense in medium- and high-risk situations, such as crowded or poorly-ventilated indoor venues. As the pandemic has wound down, masks are seldom seen, even under these circumstances. Healthcare facilities are one of the last places left with COVID-era mask requirements still in place in most settings.
Dec 19, 2023 · Free access. Letters. 19 December 2023. Universal Masking in Health Care Settings FREE. Authors: Lara Z. Jirmanus, MD, MPH, Eiryn Griest Schwartzmann, CHES, J.D. Davids, Margaret Morganroth Gullette, PhD, and Colin Killick, MPP Author, Article, & Disclosure Information. Publication: Annals of Internal Medicine. Volume 176, Number 12.
Jan 29, 2024 · Does wearing a mask still matter—and do the new mandates mean that other restrictions are on the horizon? Here's what experts say. Masks still make sense in these settings
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Throughout the pandemic, widespread use of universal masking in health care settings was justifiable for reducing the risk for transmission among HCP, patients, and visitors and preserving the health care workforce to maintain operations during surges.
