HICPAC was charged with updating guidelines and policy statements on infectious disease prevention in United States hospitals, according to the CDC. Infection prevention and control professionals ...

A federal committee that helped set national rules for infection control in hospitals has been shut down, raising concerns from health experts. The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory ...

Four committee members said the CDC delivered the news about Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory ... was nearing the completion of new guidelines for airborne pathogens before the ...

THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A federal committee that helped set national rules for infection control in hospitals has been shut down, raising concerns from health experts.

Four members said they were informed of the termination Friday, but it had already taken effect in late March, according to a CDC letter.

Some members now say they fear that its guidelines will be frozen ... any public access to the process for drafting CDC guidance on infection control for health care settings.