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Work Attendance with Acute Respiratory Illness Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic, United States, 2018–2022
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12 2023
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(12):2442-2450
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description: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.
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Pubmed ID:37917142
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC10683820
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Volume:29
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