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If one good thing could possibly be gleaned from the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis, it is that the implementation of consistent, high-performance enhanced cleaning and sanitization services have improved hospital hygiene and patient safety.

Pandemic Prevention Improves Hospital Health and Safety
Secondary infections, also known as healthcare-associated infections, have been a blackeye on the U.S. healthcare industry for years, resulting in hundreds of thousands of additional illnesses and tens of thousands of deaths each year.

A recent test of Boeing's advanced sanitization tools by Dr. Charles Gerba of the University of Arizona demonstrated significant progress in fighting COVID-19 and other pathogens.

Boeing's Advanced sanitization Technologies Vs. COVID-19
A recent series of tests conducted by the University of Arizona's professor Dr. Charles Gerba on the efficacy of advanced cleaning tools onboard unoccupied Boeing passenger jets showed encouraging results in the fight against SARS-CoV-2.

The test was conducted against the bacteriophage virus MS2, which is considered more difficult to kill than SARS-CoV-2 using a UV wand that uses 222-nanometer UVC light, which research indicates effectively inactivates pathogens.

Though a year-round issue, norovirus outbreaks are especially challenging during the winter months, coinciding with the annual influenza season and, this year, the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, potentially overwhelming certain institutions if not dealt with professionally.

Preventative disinfection measures significantly improve the health and safety of occupied facilities by eliminating illness-causing pathogens, bacteria, molds, and mildews on high touch surfaces.

Preventing Infections Through High Touchpoint Cleaning Services
High touchpoints, a.k.a., fomites, are spots in every home, classroom, office, and publicly accessible facility that is regularly touched by people and include;

Playground equipment
Picnic tables
ATMs
Kitchen sinks
Office desks
Computer keyboards, and;
Escalator handrails

Knowing what these fomites are and how to attack the germs and bacteria living on them is critical to public health.

Nursing home and long-term care residents have been among the hardest hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, due in large part to their compromised immune systems and various comorbidities.

Protecting Nursing Home and Long-Term Care Residents With Enhanced Cleaning and sanitization Services
Nursing home and long-term residents were hit especially hard throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

This year's influenza season appears to be off to the predicted slow start due, in large part, to the efforts put forth to halt the spread of SARS-CoV-2 throughout the year, but that could all shift rapidly in the other direction, so the population must be well informed regarding the similarities and differences between the two deadly respiratory illnesses.

A recent study has underscored the importance of high-quality hand hygiene practices in the fight against COVID-19 by demonstrating the amount of time SARS-CoV-2 can remain resident on human skin.

Washing Hands and Saving Lives--The Fight Against SARS-CoV-2
Regularly washing your hands with soap and water and applying hand sanitizer is a well-documented method for killing germs and staying healthy.

A recent update to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) page regarding information about how SARS-CoV-2 spreads from person to person underscores the importance of facility cleaning and long-established social distancing guidelines.

Due to issues surrounding lockdowns and paranoia--the direct result of pandemic tension--the vaccination rate has reportedly dropped among adults and children, setting the stage for a potential public health crisis to dwarf the recent COVID-19 outbreak.

Tensions are high among facility occupants--teachers, students, customers, business owners, and employees--faced with the daily struggle of managing COVID lockdown and personal protective equipment requirements while trying to avoid getting sick.

The Role of Cleaning Amidst the Second Pandemic
Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, 2020 has yet another pandemic instore--COVID fatigue.