The worker was wearing full protective gear and was following the protocol for treating infected people, said Dan Varga, chief clinical officer at Texas Health Presbyterian.
The CDC will investigate how the lapse occurred while increasing training and safety procedures, Frieden said.
The infected worker, who has asked to remain anonymous, was involved in Duncan’s second visit to the hospital, Varga said. “We’re confident precautions in place will protect our health-care workers,” he said.
Wearing protective gear doesn’t guarantee that an infection won’t occur, said Ashish Jha, professor of health policy at Harvard’s Public School of Health in Boston, in a telephone interview.
“The hard part is during the disrobing, when you take the suit off,” he said. “You’re removing material, getting skin exposed.”
The worker was wearing full protective gear and was following the protocol for treating infected people, said Dan Varga, chief clinical officer at Texas Health Presbyterian.
The CDC will investigate how the lapse occurred while increasing training and safety procedures, Frieden said.
The infected worker, who has asked to remain anonymous, was involved in Duncan’s second visit to the hospital, Varga said. “We’re confident precautions in place will protect our health-care workers,” he said.
Wearing protective gear doesn’t guarantee that an infection won’t occur, said Ashish Jha, professor of health policy at Harvard’s Public School of Health in Boston, in a telephone interview.
“The hard part is during the disrobing, when you take the suit off,” he said. “You’re removing material, getting skin exposed.”
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