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Jonas Månsson1, Sara Cajander, Mats Lidén
1From the Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Örebro University Hospital, Region Örebro County, Sweden (J.M.); Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (S.C.); Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (M.L.); Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (H.L.); and Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Business, Science and Engineering, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (H.W.).
Objective:
The aim of the study was to study infection, hospitalization, and admission to intensive care unit for COVID-19 in different occupations and pandemic waves in a Swedish county.
Methods:
Individual registry data of infection and hospitalization were merged with occupational data in this cross-sectional study. Infected, hospital-, and intensive care unit-admission were analyzed by occupational groups.
Results:
22,095 cases of COVID-19 from 21 February 2020 to 31 August 2022 were identified. Healthcare workers and others working in close physical proximity showed a higher rate of confirmed COVID-19 infections in all waves and higher risk for hospital admission early in the pandemic. Exposure to diseases and physical proximity played a decisive role.
Conclusions:
Workers in close-contact occupations experienced a higher rate of confirmed infections throughout the pandemic and higher hospitalization rates in the first pandemic wave, suggesting a need for more effective initial safety measures in a future pandemic.
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