President Donald Trump’s administration has dismantled a healthcare committee that helped prevent the spread of infections in medical facilities, NBC News reports.

For about 30 years, the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) helped to prevent the spread of infectious disease by producing guidelines for health care facilities on disinfection, hygiene, and other practices.

The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention wrote in a letter last week that of HICPAC’s 540 recommendations over the last three decades, about 90% have been implemented fully.

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