Burden of COVID-19 on workers in hospital settings: The French situation during the first wave of the pandemic.
Infect Dis Now
; 51(6): 560-563, 2021 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
We launched a survey in April 2020 to assess the number and proportion of hospital workers infected during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in France, and to assess the attributable mortality. All French hospital settings (HS) were invited to declare new cases and attributable deaths by occupation category each week. Between March 1 and June 28, 2020, participating HS accounted for 69.5% of the total number of HS workers in France, and declared 31,088 infected workers; 16 died from the infection. We estimated that 3.43% (95% CI 3.42-3.45) of French workers in HS, and 3.97% (95% CI 3.95-3.99) of healthcare workers were infected during the first wave. Workers in regions with a cumulative rate of hospitalized COVID-19 patients equal or above the national rate, HS other than tertiary hospitals, or occupations with frequent patient contacts were particularly impacted. Targeted prevention campaigns should be elaborated.
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Recursos Humanos em Hospital
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Pandemias
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COVID-19
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Hospitais
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2021
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