John Halpin

TL;DR: In addition to community transmission, likely patient-to-HCP and HCP-to -HCP transmission were identified in healthcare settings, highlighting the need for comprehensive infection control strategies including administration of influenza vaccine, appropriate management of ill HCP, and adherence to infection control precautions.

TL;DR: As part of the response effort, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) supported the Unified Area Command (UAC)a by leading several initiatives that included the rostering of workers, conducting health hazard evaluations, providing technical guidance and communication/educational materials, and performing health surveillance activities.

TL;DR: A decision process for determining when to conduct biomonitoring during and following disasters was developed and two categories of factors critical to the decision process were identified: information needs, relevance, interpretability, ethics, methodology, and logistics.

TL;DR: The decision process can be segregated into various components, including scientific rationale that should be formally recognized as critical to efficiently and effectively determine whether a research study is warranted.