'We cannot allow pandemic fatigue to lead to decisions that extend the life of the pandemic or put policies on the backs of workers.' FlyingWithSara
Sunday, the CDC's amended guidance for healthcare workers—who as of last week are advised to stay home for seven days instead of 10 if they are asymptomatic and test negative—alarmed the nation's largest nurses' union, which said the guidelines were changed in the interest of hospitals'"business operations, revenues, and profits."
"If any business pressures a worker to return to work before they feel better we will make clear it is an unsafe work environment, which will cause a much greater disruption than any 'staffing shortages,'" Nelson said in a statement."We cannot allow pandemic fatigue to lead to decisions that extend the life of the pandemic or put policies on the backs of workers."
Dr. Aaaron Glatt, a spokesperson for the Infectious Diseases Society of America, pointed out that the shortened isolation timeframe will make it more likely that people return to normal activities when they are still infectious. who otherwise would not have, Harvard Medical School professor Dr. Ashish Jha said the CDC should include more precautions to help prevent transmission as people come out of isolation.
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