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CDC
September 11, 2026
CDC Consolidates Return-to-Work Guidance for HCP With Respiratory Viruses
CDC consolidated its recommendations for managing healthcare personnel exposed to or infected with COVID-19, influenza, RSV, and other respiratory viruses. Exposed asymptomatic personnel generally do not require work restriction, while symptomatic or infected personnel may return after specified clinical and time-based criteria are met.
SHEA
November 21, 2025
Statement on CDC Autism Website Changes
SHEA joined medical, public health, and patient-advocacy organizations in opposing changes to CDC's vaccine-and-autism webpage. The organizations reaffirmed that available scientific evidence does not support a causal relationship between vaccines and autism and expressed concern about the effect of the changes on public trust.
CMS
July 31, 2026
CMS finalizes a new sepsis readmission payment measure
CMS finalized a new 30-day, all-cause readmission measure following hospitalization for sepsis. Hospitals will begin receiving confidential early-look reports in FY 2028 and FY 2029, and the measure will affect Hospital Readmission Reduction Program payment calculations beginning in FY 2030. This is not a new NHSN HAI measure and does not change SEP-1.
APIC
August 10, 2026
APIC and SHEA Respond to Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines
APIC and SHEA issued a joint statement opposing the executive order titled “Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans.” The organizations stated that the order does not reflect current scientific evidence, bypasses established vaccine-review processes, and could reduce access to vaccination while increasing vaccine hesitancy.
APHL
October 8, 2026
Rabid Baby Goats at Petting Zoo Prompt Public Health Investigation
Four baby goats from a traveling petting zoo in North Carolina tested positive for rabies, prompting a public health investigation involving approximately 300 potentially exposed individuals across multiple counties.
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