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The CDC/HICPAC plan to loosen infection control in healthcare settings is back.

HICPAC meets tomorrow 11/2/23 to finalize the problematic updates (the vote was delayed from August) but is accepting written comment until Mon, Nov 6.

CDC is poised to weaken infection control in health care workers and patients in order to give corporations that own health care facilities the “flexibility” to prioritize costs over care. People are going into hospitals/clinics and coming out infected with Covid and other infections, leading to death, disability, long term complications and/or newly acquired illnesses. Estimates of health care acquired infections run as high as 1 in 6 children in the ICU, 1 in 10 babies in ICU, 1 in 5 overall in ICU, and 1 in 25 in general population.

The whole thing has lacked transparency and the committee contains industry members with conflicts of interest while lacking a single voting member with expertise in aerosol science.

You can submit a comment to hicpac@cdc.gov to urge the CDC's HICPAC members to involve aerosol experts, increase transparency, to recognize aerosol transmission of SARS-2, and to require airborne precautions that include respirators, ventilation, filtration, and isolation in healthcare settings. You must include your name, address, organization if applicable, & topic being addressed.

The PeoplesCDC is holding an online protest tomorrow 11/2 https://peoplescdc.substack.com/p/the-peoples-cdc-hosts-peoples-meeting

The WHN has filed a complaint charging the committe with misconduct https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2023/11/01/a-storm-is-gathering-around-a-cdc-committee/?sh=1ebc6bdc60b2

National Nurses United has more information, talking points, and a sign-on letter https://act.nnu.org/letter/tell-the-cdc-release-the-draft/

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