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There are many reasons we seek in-person connections, including family and life events, holiday parties, celebrations, social gatherings, work or volunteer group meetings, political organizing, and protests. Masking and other precautions are crucial to practicing community care by reducing the risk of COVID, influenza, RSV, and other aerosol-transmitted infectious diseases. These multilayered precautions are needed year-round, and we wanted to get this brief update to you in advance of the late fall and winter holidays.

Over 900 occupational safety, aerosols science, public health, and medical experts have written to new CDC Director Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH, informing her that CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) must correct their review on COVID infection control measures to reflect the science of aerosol transmission through inhalation and their decision-making process

There is a dangerous new government policy being proposed which could harm healthcare workers and patients across the country. Instead of strengthening infection control policies in healthcare settings to protect workers and patients from infectious diseases such as COVID-19, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and future pandemic pathogens, the CDC is planning future guidance which

COVID Tests COVID tests should be free and accessible for all! Here are some things you should know about testing. There are several types of COVID tests but the two most available are PCR and Rapid Antigen Tests. PCR Tests PCR tests detect viral RNA and are primarily processed in a lab. They are good

When the CDC announced it was conducting an internal review in 2022, we launched a People’s Review of the CDC. We surveyed nearly 500 public health experts and community leaders and reviewed over 200 journal articles, government reports, news articles and white papers. We found that the CDC prioritized individual choice and short-term business interest

Recently, members of the PCDC helped institute COVID protections at protests and demonstrations around the country. Through their experience and hard work, they created flyers for others who might want to implement COVID precautions at their own demonstrations. Whether its a protest, strike, demonstration, or rally we can all practice better COVID safety protections to