December 23, 2020
On December 1, 2020 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) made the decision to put health care providers and long-term care residents at the top of the priority list for the impending COVID-19 vaccines, once they are US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved. This group includes personnel who work in...
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References https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/planning-scenarios.htmlhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2271-3_reference.pdfhttps://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.23.20039446v2.full.pdfhttps://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2004973https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.110/2020.04.13.20063784v1.full.pdf+htmlhttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-1274_articlehttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0764_articlehttps://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6919e6.htmhttps://gpnmag.com/article/cold-fogging-future/https://gpnmag.com/article/cold-fogging-future/https://gpnmag.com/article/cold-fogging-future/https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus/can-i-use-fumigation-or-wide-area-spraying-help-control-covid-19https://www.fox5ny.com/news/delta-fogging-planes-with-disinfectant-due-to-coronavirushttps://www.cntraveler.com/story/marriott-hotels-new-cleaning-routine-involves-sanitizing-sprayers-and-uv-lighthttps://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2020/02/10/delaware-companys-disinfectant-equipment-headed-china-fight-coronavirus/4690454002/https://www.maritime-executive.com/features/new-sanitizing-technology-makes-quick-work-of-covid-19-1https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov-2https://www.ecoloxtech.com/pdf/research/ieee2017.pdfhttps://www.ecoloxtech.com/pdf/research/ieee2017.pdfhttps://www.ecoloxtech.com/pdf/research/ieee2017.pdfhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4363024/ Reference links by section: Issues in dentistry https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/planning-scenarios.html Is the virus in the air? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2271-3_reference.pdfhttps://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.23.20039446v2.full.pdf How long the virus can remain in aerosol https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2004973https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.110/2020.04.13.20063784v1.full.pdf+html Can aerosolized virus transmit human infection? https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-1274_articlehttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0764_articlehttps://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6919e6.htm ULV fogging for disinfection https://gpnmag.com/article/cold-fogging-future/https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus/can-i-use-fumigation-or-wide-area-spraying-help-control-covid-19https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/05/12/2006874117https://www.fox5ny.com/news/delta-fogging-planes-with-disinfectant-due-to-coronavirushttps://www.cntraveler.com/story/marriott-hotels-new-cleaning-routine-involves-sanitizing-sprayers-and-uv-lighthttps://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2020/02/10/delaware-companys-disinfectant-equipment-headed-china-fight-coronavirus/4690454002/https://www.maritime-executive.com/features/new-sanitizing-technology-makes-quick-work-of-covid-19-1 Hypochlorous acid as a disinfectant https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov-2https://www.ecoloxtech.com/pdf/research/ieee2017.pdfhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4363024/ Other references https://www.cleanroomtechnology.com/news/article_page/The_science_of_chlorine-based_disinfectant/93824https://www.aqualution.co.uk/2020/02/05/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-aqualution-effective-prevention-and-control/https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/05/27/science.abc6197https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15737151/https://www.optometrytimes.com/blog/hypochlorous-acid-harnessing-natures-germ-killerhttps://infectioncontrol.tips/2017/10/06/hypochlorous-innate-response/#:~:text=Innate%20resistance%20to%20infection%20in,spectrum%20of%20action%20and%20reliability.https://first10em.com/aerosols-droplets-and-airborne-spread/https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/05/12/2006874117
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Hypochlorous Acid: An Ideal Wound Care Agent With Powerful Microbicidal, Antibiofilm, and Wound Healing Potency Authors Serhan Sakarya Necati Gunay Meltem Karakulak Barcin Ozturk Bulent Ertugrul December 2014 Issue: Volume 26 - Issue 12 - December 2014 ISSN: 1044-7946 Index: WOUNDS. 2014;26(12):342-350. Abstract Introduction. Chronic wounds and the infections associated with them are responsible for a considerable escalation in morbidity...
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REFERENCE ARTICLE: Substantivity-of-Hypochlorous-Acid-Based-Disinfectant-Against-Biofilm-Formation-in-the-Dental-Unit-WDownload
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Leon from Maryland writes: The CDC recommends that a treatment room be left empty for 15 minutes after treating a patient for the aerosols to settle onto surfaces and then return to clean the room. In the last CDC update they also said that the air purifiers will reduce the aerosols and the room clean up can be started sooner,...
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Ryan from California writes: I attended the hypochlorous acid webinar last month and had a question about the best concentration to use. In the webinar Dr. Leslie Fang said he recommends at least 200ppm HOCl for disinfecting a dental operatory and for spraying on gowns to kill covid 19. We were just told by our dental supplier that "200ppm is...
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I read an article in the New York Times today that confirmed what I have suspected all along. If you have a healthy immune system, a few viral particles will not make you sick. This begs the question, however, how many viral particles does it take to make you sick? While this can be extrapolated from what was determined for...
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