Weekly Summary: Healthcare Quality and Worker Safety Information – April 29, 2026
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Healthcare Quality ResourcesPertussis Resources for Healthcare Professionals – Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a very contagious respiratory illness that can lead to severe illness and even death. CDC's Project Firstline and the American Medical Association recently hosted a webinar on preventing and responding to pertussis in healthcare settings. The session covered early identification of suspected cases, transmission risks in healthcare environments, and infection prevention actions that help reduce spread. The webinar recording is now available: https://bit.ly/PertussisUpdate. Project Firstline also developed a pertussis micro-learn to support quick, practical application of these concepts in healthcare settings. This short training reinforces key actions, including recognizing symptoms, understanding transmission risks, and applying infection prevention and control measures. Save the date for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions Initiative: A Decade of Action Against Drug-Resistant Infections – On Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 11 a.m. EDT, CDC will host the eleventh installment of its AMR Exchange webinar series, CDC’s Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions Initiative: A Decade of Action Against Drug-Resistant Infections, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of CDC’s Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions Initiative. Join us to learn how CDC and partners have enhanced healthcare quality and safety by preventing healthcare-associated and community infections; built a national infrastructure for antimicrobial resistance detection and rapid response in health care and in communities; improved the appropriate use of antibiotics and antifungals across human healthcare settings; and developed innovative solutions to solve our most pressing antimicrobial resistance-related challenges. Registration details coming soon. Reminder, due this week! McKnight Heroes Prize Nominations Now Open – Together, the Evelyn and Thomas McKnight Family Fund for Patient Safety and the CDC Foundation created The McKnight Prize for Healthcare Outbreak Heroes to encourage and reward those who serve and protect patients from harm related to healthcare outbreaks. Nominations for this year’s prize are now being accepted through Friday, May 1, 2026: McKnight Heroes Prize Online Application Candidates for the McKnight Heroes Prize can be from a variety of professions including, but not limited to, nurses, physicians, public health professionals, administrators, and patient advocates. The prize criteria focus on a candidate’s contributions to enhancing the response to a healthcare outbreak. For additional information about prize criteria, visit: Evelyn and Thomas McKnight Family Fund for Patient Safety. |
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PublicationsMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Nursing Home Residents and Health Care Personnel — United States, 2024–25 Influenza Season – Nursing home residents and healthcare personnel (HCP) are at increased risk for exposure to influenza, and residents are at increased risk for severe illness. During the 2024–25 influenza season, vaccination coverage was 61% among nursing home residents and 42% among HCP working in nursing homes, with coverage varying by employment type. Increasing vaccination coverage, along with implementing preventive interventions such as influenza testing, antiviral treatment, infection prevention and control measures, and antiviral chemoprophylaxis, can help protect nursing home residents and HCP from influenza illness and its complications. Routine annual seasonal influenza vaccination is recommended for eligible persons, including HCP and those at increased risk for severe influenza. |
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