(Oct. 16, 2026) – On Sept. 11, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released updated Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel Guidelines . The 2026 CDC instructions offer guidance for managing viral respiratory exposures and infections among health care personnel, including specific work restriction protocols, source control measures and monitoring requirements. An explanation of the guidelines and further federal and state resources were shared in an Oct. 2 Updated CDC HCP Viral Respiratory Infection Guidelines KS-HAN from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
In July of this year, the CDC also issued Reminder: Infection Control Actions to Take During Respiratory Virus Season providing guidance for health care facilities to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses. Share and use these resources to support your infection prevention efforts..
--Larry Van Der Wege