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Recent changes to CDC Respiratory Virus Guidance do not affect healthcare guidance. Please continue to use the guidance on this page in Long-Term Care facilities and in your role as a healthcare professional.
Recent changes to CDC Respiratory Virus Guidance do not affect healthcare guidance. Please continue to use the guidance on this page in Long-Term Care facilities and in your role as a healthcare professional.
Report all suspect cases to the Vermont Department of Health Infectious Disease Epidemiology by calling 802-863-7240 (24/7).
Give the patient a surgical mask
Notify facility infection control personnel
Use standard precautions, contact precautions, airborne precautions and use eye protection when entering the room
Evaluate the patient in a private room with the door closed, ideally in an airborne infection isolation room
Submit PPE request if you anticipate depletion of any COVID-19 specific resource stocks within the next 7 days.
COVID-19 PPE Resource Request Form
Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity, calls and webinars
Health care workers with general COVID-19 questions can call: (800) CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)
Reporting Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), call: (707) 488-7100