Infection Control Consultant: Dr. Buffy provides new guidance on risk assessment for healthcare staff
Dr. Buffy Lloyd-Krejci (aka Dr. Buffy the Germ Slayer) is currently onsite in Minnesota, assisting several nursing homes in quickly containing and mitigating COVID-19 outbreaks. In this video, she talks about the latest updates regarding staffing in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.
These facilities are currently so short on staff and the CDC has released updated guidance on the proper procedures to follow for managing healthcare workers with infection or exposure to COVID-19.
For a full update, visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-risk-assesment-hcp.html.
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