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MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston has recently implemented some new flu prevention measures:
Additionally, employees who have flu or ILI are required to miss a minimum of 7 days of work.
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- Children ages 12 and under will not be allowed to enter the institution, unless they are patients in active treatment or with appointments. This includes dining facilities, skybridges and common areas.<o
- The child visitation room also will be closed during this time. Children are at a higher risk for being infected with influenza-like illness due to close contact with others in school or day care settings. They may be asymptomatic and/or continue to shed the virus after symptoms are resolved.<o
- Signs will be posted at entrances for notifying visitors and family members. People showing signs of an influenza-like illness should not be allowed in the institution.<o
- Active screening of individuals will take place at the front desk of all clinics, centers, or upon arrival to inpatient areas. Patients showing influenza-like illness will be given masks. Visitors showing influenza-like illness will not be permitted to stay and will be asked to leave the institution.<o
- Employees coming in contact with potentially infected patients must wear a fit-tested N95 respirator. This is a change from the current policy based on updated guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The N95 respirators continue to be required when participating in procedures that produce aerosols (e.g., bronchoscopy, intubation).<o
Additionally, employees who have flu or ILI are required to miss a minimum of 7 days of work.