Estimates of COVID-19 vaccine uptake in major occupational groups and detailed occupational categories in the United States, April-May 2021.

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• Personal Author:
  Cox-Ganser, Jean M. ; Groth CP ; Guthrie GM ; Henneberger, Paul K.
• Description:
  Background: While other studies have reported estimates of COVID-19 vaccine uptake by broad occupational group, little is known about vaccine uptake by detailed occupational category. Methods: Data on COVID-19 vaccination were provided by US adults ages ≥18 years old who responded to the Facebook/Delphi Group COVID-19 Trends and Impact Survey (Delphi US CTIS) in April-May 2021, reported working for pay in the past 4 weeks, and answered questions about their COVID-19 vaccine status. Percentages of occupational groups reporting having had at least one COVID-19 vaccination were weighted to resemble the US general population and calculated for 23 major occupational groups and 120 detailed occupational categories in 15 major groups. Results: COVID-19 vaccine uptake for all 828,401 working adult respondents was 73.6%. Uptake varied considerably across the 23 major occupational groups, from 45.7% for Construction and Extraction to 87.9% for Education, Training, and Library. Percentage vaccinated was also very low for Installation, Maintenance, and Repair at 52.1% and Farming, Fishing, and Forestry at 53.9%. Among the 120 detailed occupational categories, the highest percentage vaccinated was 93.9% for Postsecondary Teacher and the three lowest values were 39.1% for Any Extraction Worker in Oil, Gas, Mining, or Quarrying; 40.1% for Vehicle or Mobile Equipment Mechanic, Installer, or Repairer; and 42.0% for Any Construction Trades Worker. Conclusion: Low vaccination percentages were seen in many US occupations by the end of May 2021, early in the period of widespread availability of vaccines for adults. These findings could help inform the deployment of occupation-specific vaccine promotion activities during future viral epidemics and pandemics. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: COVID-19; Occupations; Survey; Vaccination; Workers Occupations; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Vaccines; Health Surveys;
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  65
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065308
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2022 Jul; 65(7):525-536
• Contact Point Address:
  Paul K. Henneberger, MPH, ScD, Respiratory Health Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MS H2900, 1000 Frederick Ln, Morgantown, WV 26508, USA
• Email:
  pkh0@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:612b8e79449d4b0017d11be869e1444d7e2c7c5cf101cd51048630d3ebbb355a98399e42ba7d2e102fe3afe64ac2039279b31f2798d069a2d8c529ee538ada8d
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