In a new commentary, public health experts from several prominent universities suggest that both patients and health care professionals should draw upon lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to mask up in the health care setting. This is important because infection from SARS-CoV-2 is still a threat, especially to the most vulnerable patients, and masks are a proven method for preventing transmission. The commentary is published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
In a new commentary, public health experts from several prominent universities suggest that both patients and health care professionals should draw upon lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to mask up in the health care setting. This is important because infection from SARS-CoV-2 is still a threat, especially to the most vulnerable patients, and masks are a proven method for preventing transmission.
Many health care workers and people in the general community no longer take the same precautions they did at the height of the pandemic and have returned to normal activities despite ongoing circulation of SARS-CoV-2 and other endemic respiratory viruses. Authors from Public Health—Seattle & King County and the University of Washington advocate for updating approaches to masking in health care facilities to prioritize both patient and health care worker safety. They highlight that many patients in health care facilities are at higher risk of mortality and morbidity from COVID-19, and argue that facilities have a responsibility to promote widespread safety measures to limit the spread of hospital-acquired infections.
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