CDC’s Review of Airborne Transmission Guidelines Sparks Concern Among Health Workers
Healthcare professionals are voicing their worries that profit may be prioritized over protection as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revises its guidelines on airborne transmission.
In the initial months of 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic took hold, hospitals in major cities like New York were swamped with patients. Medical practitioners were instructed to work without the protective N95 masks. This directive was given despite the increasing number of Covid-19 cases and continuous loss of patients' lives.
As the pandemic progressed, many front-line workers fell ill due to the lack of proper personal protective equipment (PPE). In the first year alone, over 3,600 healthcare workers lost their lives to Covid-19. The absence of effective protection led to the transmi...