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OSHA Unveils New Pandemic Flu Guidance for Healthcare Workers

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has unveiled new safety and health guidance that will help healthcare workers and their employers prepare for a possible influenza pandemic. Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers (available at www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA_pandemic_health.pdf) was released today by the agency.

Source: http://www.pandemicflu.gov
 

Each year, millions of people contract influenza and flu-like infections in the United States, resulting in over 100,000 hospitalizations and approximately 20,000 deaths.