In absence of a vaccine, compliance with infection prevention & control (IPC) measures remains the most effective intervention to control the COVID-19 outbreak. Our Weekly Epidemiology Report NCDCWER focuses on our recently launched course on IPC.

A CDC strategy for releasing COVID-19 patients from isolation that relies on symptom checking instead of testing may result in patients returning to their communities too soon, according to a letter from researchers in the Journal of Infection. The CDC’s ...

The recent relaxation of masking guidelines for healthcare professionals by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seems a bit premature to one professional organization. In fact, infection preventionists should disregard the CDC’s updated ...

A Feb. 16 study in the Lancet medical journal found that, for people who had COVID-19 immunity resulting from infection, protection from severe disease and death remained high for at least 10 months. However, people could be reinfected, particularly with ...

Emerging research suggests the virus that causes COVID-19 can persist in the bodies of deceased patients, potentially posing an infection risk for healthcare workers, The New York Times reported Dec. 15. “In some countries, people who have died of COVID ...

For at least 10 months after a Covid-19 infection, your immune system can provide good protection against symptomatic illness the next time around, a new study found, and the risk of severe illness is even lower. The researchers, from the Institute for ...