Policy Updates

At the request of the manufacturer, NIOSH has voluntarily rescinded approval of 12 respirator models issued to AOK Tooling Limited. As of October 30, 2023, any respirator with the following NIOSH approval numbers may no longer be used, manufactured, assembled, sold, or distributed: 84A-6269             84A-6757             84A-7788             84A-8060 84A-8075             84A-8077             84A-8091             84A-8130 84A-8131             84A-8137             84A-8148             84A-8454 … Continued

Suzhou Sanical Protective Product Manufacturing posted a safety notice on its website to make users aware that their N95 respirators are not approved for use by children. The notice was issued after the manufacturer became aware of inaccurate advertising for some products. See the user safety notice.

APIC provided recommendations to CMS on the need for infection preventionists in nursing homes in response to a proposed rule on minimum long-term care (LTC) staffing requirements. We are also asking APIC members to weigh in with CMS on the proposed rule. You can click here to view and send a pre-written comment letter directly … Continued

A workgroup of CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) has been reviewing and updating the 2007 Isolation Precautions guideline. The first draft of the new first section will be presented to HICPAC for a review and vote at a public meeting later this week, November 2-3. If HICPAC votes to approve the draft, … Continued

World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) is a global campaign that is celebrated annually to improve awareness and understanding of AMR and encourage best practices among the public, One Health stakeholders and policymakers, who all play a critical role in reducing the further emergence and spread of AMR. Read more about WAAW 2023 activities.

September 29, 2023 — In an effort to prepare for the coming respiratory virus season, CDC and CMS are working to raise awareness of the new prevention tools available to protect babies and older adults from illness and complications related to Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Click here to learn more.

The September 2023 Refresh of the Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) data is now available on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog (PDC). The data are based on quality assessment data submitted by LTCHs to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from Quarter 1, 2022 through Quarter 4, 2022, and for … Continued

September 18–22, 2023 is Fungal Disease Awareness Week (FDAW). Each year, CDC and partners dedicate FDAW to activities and outreach that encourage everyone to Think Fungus. Fungal infections can cause serious illness but often go undiagnosed as it is hard to tell a fungal disease apart from some other non-fungal diseases. There is increasing evidence that … Continued

NIOSH has updated and reformatted its Certified Equipment List. This tool can be used to find NIOSH Approved® respirators and allows for quick searches for identifying respirators of current interest. NIOSH encourages users to update their bookmarks to point to the new Certified Equipment List page.