How the CDC Could Further Weaken Infection Control w/ Jane Thomason (08/17/23)

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🗓️ 17 August 2023

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Bea speaks with Jane Thomason of National Nurses United (NNU) about troubling new guidance changes the CDC is considering that would further weaken infection control in healthcare settings, and NNU's campaign to stop it. You can help out NNU's campaign at the links below, including giving public comment at the CDC's meeting on August 22nd. Transcript: https://www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/infection-control-cdc-nnu Sign on to NNU's letter here: nnu.org/cdc Sign up to give public testimony on August 22nd here: https://forms.gle/5eqMQ15uNsPQeM2j7 Read NNU's letter to Mandy Cohen here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/sites/default/files/nnu/documents/0723_HICPAC_experts_letter_background_combined_FINAL.pdf Find our book Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod

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0:00.0	What Hickpack and CDC are doing right now, they are wanting to adopt that same flexible
0:08.0	approach with the crisis and contingency standards that they took in COVID for all of infection control.
0:14.0	This guidance will impact so many people and they're keeping the draft behind closed doors. The Welcome to the Death Panel.
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1:51.0	So today I am joined by a fantastic guest who is here to talk about why the CDC is trying to weaken infection control guidance in healthcare settings and the organizing that is
1:55.4	happening against it.
1:57.4	My guest today is Jane Thomason.
1:59.4	Jane is the lead industrial hygienist for National Nurses United, known as NNU, which has been leading a fight to resist this and who needs your help, urging the CDC to fully recognize aerosol transmission and help keep everyone who uses health care facilities from workers to patients safe from respiratory infections. Jane, welcome to
2:19.2	the deaf panel and thank you so much for coming on the show. Hi, thank you so much for having me.
2:23.4	So just to start us off, can you start us at the beginning here? Some people may have seen this
2:28.2	campaign mentioned or that there's an upcoming meeting or that there's proposed changes to
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