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• Hospital Infection Control Measures Are Often Outdated, Researchers Warn

  November 15, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  A new analysis of hospital infection control procedures finds that they are outdated and based on disproven assumptions of how viruses spread.

• FDA Calls For Transition Away From Decontaminated Disposable Respirators As Supply Rebounds

  April 12, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA is urging hospitals to transition away from reusing disposable respirators, as supplies rebound with the approval of new models of N95 and other face masks.

• FDA Warns Against Using Incorrect Sterilization Procedures For Certain N95 Masks

  May 28, 2020

  Russell Maas

  The FDA is warning hospitals to use the correct type of decontamination systems for N95 masks to avoid reducing their effectiveness.