Updated Decontamination and Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators – Minor revisions to wording for clarity. Such edits include word changes to: individual facilities using their discretion when determining what decontamination methods to use; Emergency Use Authorization statements; bleach decontamination, and ethylene oxide. To learn more, please read: Decontamination and Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators.
Updated COVID-19 Outpatient Dialysis Facility Preparedness Assessment Tool (Checklist) – All U.S. outpatient dialysis facilities should be prepared for the possible arrival of patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This updated checklist is not a list of mandatory requirements; rather, it highlights important areas CDC recommends outpatient dialysis facilities review in preparation for potential arrivals of COVID-19 patients.
Updated Considerations for Pharmacies during the COVID-19 Pandemic – This updated guidance applies to all pharmacy staff to minimize their risk of exposure to the virus and reduce the risk for customers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Key Updates:
- Everyone entering the pharmacy should wear a cloth face covering, regardless of symptoms. Cloth face coverings should not be placed on young children under age 2, anyone who has trouble breathing, or is unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance.
- Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians should always wear a facemask while they are in the pharmacy for source control.
- Postpone and reschedule delivery of some routine clinical preventive services, such as adult immunizations, which require face to face encounters.
- Special considerations for clinics that are co-located in pharmacies.
To learn more, please read: Guidance for Pharmacies.
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