#MaskMandates Have Kept One Cancer Center Free From #COVID19. Others Have Lifted Masking Requirements Despite Patient Concerns - Cancer Therapy Advisor https://www.cancertherapyadvisor.com/home/cancer-topics/general-oncology/mask-mandates-have-kept-one-cancer-center-free-from-covid-19-others-have-lifted-masking-requirements-despite-patient-concerns/ “City of Hope in Duarte, California, has maintained #masking requirements, and this has prevented #HospitalAcquired #COVID19 there entirely

“Our policies enabled us to achieve zero #nosocomial infections, zero #outbreaks,” Dr Trisal said. “In a #cancer hospital, that is critically important.

“Similarly, in the UK, a study found that the use of #RespiratorMasks during the #Delta wave was associated with a 33% reduction in the likelihood of getting a #HospitalAcquired #Covid infection and a 21% reduction during the Alpha wave. Given this, hospitals should provide free N95s for patients and staff to use.”

#Victoria #COVID: More than 600 people die after catching virus in hospital https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/a-death-sentence-more-than-600-people-die-after-catching-covid-in-hospital-20230621-p5di7x.html “Health Department data obtained under freedom of information laws reveals 5614 people were suspected to have caught COVID while in the state’s public hospitals between 2020 and April this year.

More than one in 10 of these patients were confirmed or suspected to have died as a result of their #HospitalAcquired infection.”