Characteristics of Health Care Personnel with COVID-19 — United States, February 12–April 9, 2020

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Burrer, Sherry L. ; de Perio, Marie A. ; Hughes, Michelle M. ; Kuhar, David T. ; Luckhaupt, Sara E. ; McDaniel, Clinton J. ; Porter, Rachael M. ; Silk, Benjamin ; Stuckey, Matthew J. ; Walters, Mayora
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? Limited information is available about COVID-19 infections among U.S. health care personnel (HCP). What is added by this report? Of 9,282 U.S. COVID-19 cases reported among HCP, median age was 42 years, and 73% were female, reflecting these distributions among the HCP workforce. HCP patients reported contact with COVID-19 patients in health care, household, and community settings. Most HCP patients were not hospitalized; however, severe outcomes, including death, were reported among all age groups. What are the implications for public health practice? It is critical to ensure the health and safety of HCP, both at work and in the community. Improving surveillance through routine reporting of occupation and industry not only benefits HCP, but all workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Communicable Diseases Community Health Services Coronavirus COVID-19 Full Report Hazardous Substances Health Personnel Mortality Occupational Health Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral Public Health Safety Viral Diseases Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Viral diseases; Viral infections; Infection control; Infection prevention; Infectious diseases; Health care personnel; Medical personnel; Disease incidence; Disease transmission; Disease control; Patient handling; Age groups; Mortality data; Public health; Surveillance; Recording systems; Hazard communication; Community health; Work environment
• Source:
  MMWR 2020 Apr; 69(15):477-481
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  32298247
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7755055
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering ; EPRO - Emergency Preparedness and Response Office ; OD - Office of the Director ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Bowen, Virginia B. ; Bryant, Bobbi ; Carmichael, Andrea ; Chow, Nancy ; Delgado, Lyana ; Dewey-Mattia, Daniel ; Emerson, Brian ; Forsberg, Kaitlin ; Fullerton, Katie ; Gierke, Ryan ; Laffoon, Benjamin ; Lerick, Matt ; Marsh, Zachary ; McNamara, Lucy ; Negrón, María E. ; Ritchey, Matthew D. ; Roguski, Katherine ; Schwensohn, Colin ; Skoff, Tami ; Toda, Mitsuru ; Ussery, Emily N. ; Vasser, Michael ; Wen, John ; Whitham, Hilary ; Winglee, Kathryn ; Zambrano, Laura
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  15
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059262
• Contact Point Address:
  Matthew J. Stuckey, the CDC COVID-19 Response Team, Atlanta, GA
• Email:
  eocevent294@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a2ae56ba00e6d20cbdca3d3b3f8c9494a937f066cae23ce22d176fde28bffef0f816c92cc47b93e4352a9e4f295a5dd1077c724112c1a2c3bd797e3147411b09
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/100095/cdc_100095_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 124.23 KB ]