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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – which erred on the side of caution and consternation for infection preventionists during the flu pandemic – now concedes surgical masks are sufficient to protect health care workers against H1N1 influenza A. Draft guidelines for seasonal influenza downgrade the controversial recommendation to wear N95 respirators.

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