{"id":10917,"date":"2025-09-29T15:54:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/?page_id=10917"},"modified":"2025-10-10T14:56:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T18:56:34","slug":"healthcare-provider","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/respiratory-diseases-in-virginia\/healthcare-provider\/","title":{"rendered":"Preventing Transmission of Respiratory Viruses in Healthcare Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-10917\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-10917-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-10917-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-10917-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/admin-ajax-300x300.png\" class=\"image wp-image-10920  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/admin-ajax-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/admin-ajax-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/admin-ajax.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-10917-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-10917-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Information on this page is for healthcare settings including:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Acute care hospitals<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Long-term care facilities (such as nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Outpatient clinics<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Pharmacies<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Physician offices<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Urgent care centers<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These recommendations might also be applicable to other settings where healthcare is delivered, such as school\/work health clinics and home healthcare.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-10917-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-10917-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-10917-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3>There are many actions that healthcare facilities can take to help protect staff, patients, and communities from contagious respiratory diseases such as influenza (flu), COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV):<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Encourage and administer\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/respiratory-viruses\/hcp\/clinical-overview\/index.html\">immunizations<\/a>\u202ffor flu, COVID-19, and RSV as indicated.\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Use resources from immunization experts to aid conversations about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.immunize.org\/ask-experts\/topic\/influenza\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">flu vaccines<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.immunize.org\/ask-experts\/topic\/covid-19\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">COVID-19 vaccines<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.immunize.org\/ask-experts\/topic\/rsv\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">RSV immunizations<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Enroll as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/immunization\/vvfc\/\">Vaccine for Children (VCF) provider<\/a> to help reduce barriers to vaccines.<\/li>\n<li>Implement strategies to improve vaccination rates<span data-contrast=\"none\"> in healthcare personnel.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Learn more about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/immunization\/hcpersonnel\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">healthcare personnel and vaccinations<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> in Virginia.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Promote good\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/haiar\/resp-hygiene\/\">respiratory hygiene<\/a>\u202fpractices to patients, visitors, and healthcare workers.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Provide instructions when scheduling appointments and post visual alerts at the entrances to healthcare facilities reminding patients with symptoms of a respiratory infection to notify when registering for care, wear a mask while in the facility, and clean hands often.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Provide educational resources to patients and use communication toolkits for signage and hand-outs.\n<ul>\n<li>Use resources from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/toolkits\/respiratory-diseases-toolkit\/\">VDH Respiratory Communication Toolkit<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Provide disease-specific <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/epidemiology\/epidemiology-fact-sheets\/\">fact sheets<\/a> to patients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Provide adequate and accessible supplies <span data-contrast=\"none\">in staff, patient and visitor areas, such as:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tissues<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Face masks<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Trash cans<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Alcohol-based hand sanitizer<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Manage ill healthcare personnel and patients appropriately.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/clinicians\/disease-reporting-and-control-regulations\/\">Report diseases and conditions<\/a>\u00a0as required by Virginia law.<\/li>\n<li>Implement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/infection-control\/hcp\/viral-respiratory-prevention\/index.html\">transmission-based precautions<\/a> for patients with confirmed or suspected respiratory viruses.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure\u202fstaff use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/haiar\/ppe\/\">appropriate personal protection equipment (PPE)\u202f<\/a>when working with patients with confirmed or suspected respiratory illness.<\/li>\n<li>Healthcare workers and other staff should\u202fstay home when sick\u202funtil return criteria have been met.\n<ul>\n<li>VDH provides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/HCP-Return-to-Work-and-Management-Recommendations-for-COVID-19-and-Influenza.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recommendations for the management of healthcare personnel exposed to or infected with COVID-19 or seasonal influenza<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Administer\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/hcp\/clinical-guidance\/testing-guidance-for-outpatient.html\">antiviral treatment and chemoprophylaxis<\/a>\u202ffor flu and COVID-19, when appropriate.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/covid\/hcp\/clinical-care\/outpatient-treatment.html#cdc_cg_special_populations_prevention_recom-pre-exposure-prophylaxis\">Pre-exposure prophylaxis<\/a> (prevention) medication is available for some people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised for additional protection against COVID-19.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Use local metrics to inform additional layers of prevention strategies, including broader use of source control.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Data sources that can be used to identify higher levels of community respiratory virus transmission include:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/respiratory-diseases-in-virginia\/data\/emergency-visits-for-respiratory-illness\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">VDH Emergency Visits for Respiratory Illness<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nhsn\/psc\/hospital-respiratory-dashboard.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">NHSN Hospital Respiratory Data Dashboard<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/respiratory-viruses\/data\/index.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">CDC Respiratory Illnesses Data Channel<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/resp-net\/dashboard\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">CDC RESP-NET Interactive Dashboard<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Additional prevention strategies that can be implemented include:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/respiratory-viruses\/prevention\/physical-distancing.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Physical distancing<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fin waiting areas.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Broader use of source control by requesting patients and staff <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/respiratory-viruses\/prevention\/masks.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">wear a mask<\/span><\/a>.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/respiratory-viruses\/prevention\/air-quality.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Improving indoor air quality<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> where possible.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/clinicians\/\">Stay up to date<\/a> with important topics for the clinical community in Virginia.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sign up for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/clinicians\/clinician-letters\/newsletters\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">VDH Healthcare Professionals Newsletter<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Participate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/influenza-flu-in-virginia\/influenza-surveillance\/influenza-sentinel-surveillance\/\">Virginia Influenza Sentinel Surveillance Program.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-10917-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Resources<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">General Respiratory<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/immunization\/vvfc\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Virginia Vaccines for Children (VVFC) Program<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/infection-control\/hcp\/viral-respiratory-prevention\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">CDC Preventing Transmission of Viral Respiratory Pathogens in Healthcare Settings<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/long-term-care-facilities\/hcp\/respiratory-virus-toolkit\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">CDC Viral Respiratory Pathogens Toolkit for Nursing Homes<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Communication Resources<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/toolkits\/respiratory-diseases-toolkit\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">VDH Respiratory Diseases Communication Materials\u202f<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/toolkits\/handwashing-toolkit\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">VDH Handwashing Toolkit<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/respiratory-viruses\/tools-resources\/index.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">CDC Resources to Prepare for Flu, COVID-19, and RSV<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/haiar\/covid-19\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">VDH COVID-19 HAI\/AR Resource Hub<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2023\/11\/Quick-Guide_COVID19_FINAL.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">VDH COVID-19 Infection Prevention Quick Guide for Nursing Homes<\/span><\/a> <span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.aap.org\/AAP\/PDF\/COVID%20Vaccine%20Dosing_Quick%20Reference.pdf?_gl=1*1o4b4kp*_ga*MTYxMDg1ODM4NS4xNzU4MDI2MDYy*_ga_FD9D3XZVQQ*czE3NjAwMDM2MTEkbzExJGcxJHQxNzYwMDAzNjQ5JGoyMiRsMCRoMA..*_gcl_au*NDIxNzM0OTE1LjE3NTgwMjYwNjIuNTEzMjk4ODExLjE3NTk2MDU5NzMuMTc1OTYwNTk3Mg..*_ga_GMZCQS1K47*czE3NjAwMDM2NTAkbzgkZzAkdDE3NjAwMDM2NTAkajYwJGwwJGgw\">AAP COVID-19 Vaccine Dosing Quick Guide Reference<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/covid\/hcp\/index.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">CDC COVID-19 for Healthcare Professionals<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/long-covid\/hcp\/clinical-overview\/index.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">CDC Clinical Overview of Long COVID<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Flu<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a 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