COVID-19
06/28/23 By Dana Szymkowiak
The Importance of Post-COVID Hand Sanitizer
As we transition into a post-COVID era, hand sanitizers remain an essential tool in maintaining personal hygiene and preventing the spread of germs. However, it’s crucial to be aware of certain considerations when selecting hand…
Continue Reading 12/09/22 By Dana Szymkowiak
The Winter Tripledemic: What it is and How to Stay Safe
Winter is here, which means cold, frigid temperatures are forcing more people to stay inside. As we socialize indoors, visiting family and friends for the holidays, we’re spending more time together in enclosed spaces which…
Continue Reading 02/17/22 By Dana Szymkowiak
Improve Cleaning Efficiency
According to the Labor Department, more than 4.5 million people voluntarily left their jobs in November 2021. That was up from 4.2 million in October. The “great resignation” brings to light the struggle many employers…
Continue Reading 10/28/21 By Dana Szymkowiak
FDA Withdrawing Temporary Guidances for Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on October 12, 2021, that it intends to withdraw guidances initially issued in March 2020. The guidance outlined temporary policies for manufacturers that were not drug manufacturers…
Continue Reading 10/21/21 By Dana Szymkowiak
Healthcare at the Breaking Point and How You Can Help
As the Delta variant continues to sweep the country, we are experiencing a record number of cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. Hospitals bear the burden of this spike as the infected make…
Continue Reading 10/07/21 By Dana Szymkowiak
Why Choose Safetec Surface Disinfection Products Over Competitors
Choosing the most effective cleaning products for a commercial facility can be confusing, especially when you throw COVID-19 and the upcoming flu season into the mix. As a result, the pressure to keep a building…
Continue Reading 09/23/21 By Dana Szymkowiak
What is the Mu Variant?
We are about halfway through the Greek alphabet for naming coronavirus variants. Only four have raised enough alarm to warrant a WHO “variant of concern” designation- Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta. One of the newest…
Continue Reading 09/09/21 By Dana Szymkowiak
Delta Variant as Infectious as Chickenpox: What to Know Now
According to an internal document from the CDC, the Delta variant surging across the United States is more transmissible than the viruses that cause MERS, SARS, Ebola, the common cold, the seasonal flu, and smallpox, and…
Continue Reading 09/02/21 By Dana Szymkowiak
Influenza Season 2021-2022: Do We Know What to Expect?
Remember the flu? If you’ve put that infection on your mental back burner while dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, you’re not alone. The flu was pretty much out of sight in 2020. Between September 2020…
Continue Reading 08/19/21 By Dana Szymkowiak
Route to Safety: Back to School Supplies, Part 2
The unprecedented reality that struck schools around the country when COVID-19 swept across the U.S. has parents and school officials alike trying to determine what the fall of 2021 will bring. Reopening schools fully is…
Continue Reading 07/29/21 By Dana Szymkowiak
Four things to know about the Delta Variant
For the first time since early 2020, we have hope that COVID-19 will soon fade into the background as we make significant strides toward pre-pandemic normalcy. But experts want us to know that there is…
Continue Reading 03/25/21 By Dana Szymkowiak
Lessons learned in a year of lockdown
It’s been just over a year since COVID-19 started spreading rapidly in the United States. WHO officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Starting in China and spreading to other Asian countries, the…
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