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Experts call for stronger infection prevention in healthcare settings

Original: Healthcare should not a place where you pick up another infection. Strong infection prevention measures, including clean

Public health advocates are stressing that hospitals and clinics should not expose patients to new infections. They argue that layered protections — clean air and ventilation, masking, and hygiene measures — keep patients, visitors and healthcare workers safer. The message is that prevention should be embedded in every healthcare setting, not treated as optional, with clean air framed as a core part of patient safety.

Why now: Ongoing concern about healthcare-acquired infections and airborne disease risks has renewed attention on basic prevention measures in medical settings.

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• Healthcare should not a place where you pick up another infection. Strong infection prevention measures, including clean air, masking, and other layered protections, help keep patients, visitors, and healthcare workers safer. Prevention belongs in every setting, healthcare… · whn@forall.social · 10

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