Quality Infection Prevention Solutions

How are you preparing for monkeypox at your facility?

Monkeypox Update: As of August 2, 25,391 confirmed or probable monkeypox cases have been identified in 83 countries, including 6,326 in the U.S. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3HmORDD

As COVID-19 vaccination wanes, Delta variant and increase vaccination breakthrough and now the Mu variant of interest many wonder what does the near future hold? What will another surge look like?

Viewpoint: Mu Variant Might Escape Immunity from Vaccines, Past Infection After the Delta surge subsides, another surge is expected, possibly from the Mu variant. If Mu completely escapes immunity from vaccines and past infections, we must resort to stringent public health strategies.

"Current guidance for the use of COVID-19 vaccines indicates that these vaccines can be co-administered with other vaccines, including influenza vaccines."

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Issues Recommendations for 2021-22 Influenza Season – Healthcare Hygiene magazine Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Issues Recommendations for 2021-22 Influenza Season Posted By: admin August 26, 2021 The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has issued its recommendations for the 2021-22 influenza season. As Grohskopf, et al. (2021) state, "Routine annua...

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare but serious condition that may develop in children and adolescents who have had COVID-19. Since May 2020, 4,404 cases of MIS-C in young people ages 0–20 have been reported to CDC, and 37 young people have died. CDC is monitoring cases of MIS-C across the United States to better understand the signs of the condition. View the data on CDC’s COVID Data Tracker: https://bit.ly/CDTmis-c.