Experts who advise the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on its hospital infection control guidelines have voted to recommend that health care providers wear masks during routine care ...

Three thousand and thirty participants were randomly assigned to wear masks, and 2,994 were assigned to the control group in the study, which took place in Denmark between April and May.

But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it "does not recommend that people who are well wear a facemask to protect themselves from respiratory diseases, including COVID-19." ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated its guidelines advising Americans to avoid such face masks, as they aren’t as effective in preventing the spread of COVID-19.

HICPAC supports surgical masks for airborne pathogens, sick workers returning after 3 days. ... HICPAC, which advises the CDC and HHS on infection control practices, ...

The agency last revised the guidelines, "Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings," in 2007, and now the group that advises the CDC on infection ...

The claim: Face masks cause staph infections. Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the use of face masks in public in April, misinformation about the consequences of ...

Wearing a mask doesn't eliminate airborne droplet transmission of viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 or completely shield the wearer from droplets expelled by others, according to a new study published on ...

Concern is mounting among healthcare workers over draft CDC infection control guidance that puts surgical masks on par with N95 masks. Nurses and other clinicians are urging the advisory committee ...

In January, the agency sought clarification from the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee on whether N95 masks should be required in healthcare settings and under what ...

C-POLAR Innovations hosted the highly anticipated Vancouver Summit, where the focus was on strengthening infection control and resilience through public and private partnerships.. Held at the ...

Experts who advise the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on its hospital infection control guidelines have voted to recommend that health care providers wear masks during routine care ...