Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

UK makes omicron contingency plans for hospitals, schools

The U.K. government has been making contingency plans in case hospitals, schools and other workplaces are hit by major staff shortages amid the country's record-breaking spike in coronavirus infections.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Millions of U.S. workers at risk of COVID-19 infections on the job

A University of Washington researcher calculates that 14.4 million workers face exposure to infection once a week and 26.7 million at least once a month in the workplace, pointing to an important population needing protection ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Lessons to be learned from a COVID-19 outbreak in an aged-care facility

The COVID-19 outbreak in the Dorothy Henderson Lodge nursing home in Sydney showed that optimal infection prevention and control practice cannot be assumed, even among trained healthcare workers, in an outbreak setting, according ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Millions of US workers at risk of infections on the job

A University of Washington researcher calculates that 14.4 million workers face exposure to infection once a week and 26.7 million at least once a month in the workplace, pointing to an important population needing protection ...

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