ATLANTA (AP) – Federal officials are going on the road with new guidelines to promote head-to-toe protection for health workers treating Ebola patients.
Officials on Monday night released the advice, which health workers had pushed hard for after two Dallas nurses became infected while caring for the first person diagnosed with the virus in the United States.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials will be demonstrating the recommended techniques Tuesday at a massive training at New York City’s Javits Center, with an expected attendance of thousands.
The president of a group representing 3 million registered nurses said she’s glad to finally see better federal advice. Health care workers said the CDC’s old guidance was confusing and inadequate, and left them fearfully unprepared for how to deal with an Ebola patient.
“Today’s guidance moves us forward,” said Pamela Cipriano, president of the American Nurses Association, in a statement Monday night.