Infection Control

U.S. health officials continue to keep a close eye on the spread of Candida auris, a deadly, drug-resistant fungus the CDC has identified in 18 states and Washington D.C., between May 2020 and April 2021. 

A Michigan man tested positive for Candida auris this spring, marking the state's first confirmed case of the deadly, drug-resistant fungus since the CDC started tracking it in 2016, the Detroit Free Press reported July 29. 

The CDC has released new testing recommendations for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19, advising vaccinated Americans to be tested if they are exposed to COVID-19, even if they don't have symptoms. 

President Joe Biden announced July 29 that all federal workers are to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo regular testing, reports The Washington Post.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has nominated Manisha Juthani, MD, an infectious disease physician at New Haven-based Yale Medicine, to be commissioner of the state's public health department.

The CDC released new guidance July 27 recommending fully vaccinated Americans resume wearing masks indoors in certain regions of the U.S. 

The Department of Veterans Affairs is mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for 115,000 of its front-line healthcare workers, the first federal agency to do so, officials announced July 26, as reported by The New York Times.

Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health has notified about 100 patients of a potential exposure to hepatitis A, hepatitis B or HIV due to improper medication practices, NBC affiliate WCYB reported July 23.

The CDC released updated guidelines on treating sexually transmitted infections July 22.

The CDC will "probably" recommend children under age 12 who aren't yet eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine to wear masks in school this fall, President Joe Biden said during a July 21 CNN town hall.