Work Attendance with Acute Respiratory Illness Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic, United States, 2018-2022

Both SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus can be transmitted by asymptomatic, presymptomatic, or symptomatic infected persons. We assessed effects on work attendance while ill before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States by analyzing data collected prospectively from persons with acute respiratory illnesses enrolled in a multistate study during 2018-2022. Persons with previous hybrid work experience were significantly less likely to work onsite on the day before through the first 3 days of illness than those without that experience, an effect more pronounced during the COVID-19 pandemic than during prepandemic influenza seasons. Persons with influenza or COVID-19 were significantly less likely to work onsite than persons with other acute respiratory illnesses. Among persons with positive COVID-19 test results available by the second or third day of illness, few worked onsite. Hybrid and remote work policies might reduce workplace exposures and help reduce spread of respiratory viruses.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Emerging infectious diseases - 29(2023), 12 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 2442-2450

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ahmed, Faruque [VerfasserIn]
Nowalk, Mary Patricia [VerfasserIn]
Zimmerman, Richard K [VerfasserIn]
Bear, Todd [VerfasserIn]
Grijalva, Carlos G [VerfasserIn]
Talbot, H Keipp [VerfasserIn]
Florea, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Tartof, Sara Y [VerfasserIn]
Gaglani, Manjusha [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Michael [VerfasserIn]
McLean, Huong Q [VerfasserIn]
King, Jennifer P [VerfasserIn]
Martin, Emily T [VerfasserIn]
Monto, Arnold S [VerfasserIn]
Phillips, C Hallie [VerfasserIn]
Wernli, Karen J [VerfasserIn]
Flannery, Brendan [VerfasserIn]
Chung, Jessie R [VerfasserIn]
Uzicanin, Amra [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute respiratory illness
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease
Disease transmission
Influenza
Journal Article
Pandemics
Presenteeism
Respiratory infections
SARS-COV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Teleworking
United States
Viruses
Workplaces

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 27.11.2023

Date Revised 01.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3201/eid2912.231070

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364090235