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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2021 Feb;27(2):669-672.
doi: 10.3201/eid2702.204529.
SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Mitigation Efforts among Office Workers, Washington, DC, USA
Samira Sami, Nga Vuong, Halie Miller, Rachael Priestley, Matthew Payne, Garrett Licata-Portentoso, Jan Drobeniuc, Lyle R Petersen
Abstract
Despite mitigation efforts, 2 coronavirus disease outbreaks were identified among office workers in Washington, DC. Moderate adherence to workplace mitigation efforts was reported in a serologic survey; activities outside of the workplace were associated with infection. Adherence to safety measures are critical for returning to work during the pandemic.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; DC; SARS-CoV-2; United States; Washington; coronavirus disease; emergency responders; respiratory infections; seroepidemiologic studies; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; worker safety; zoonoses.
. 2021 Feb;27(2):669-672.
doi: 10.3201/eid2702.204529.
SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Mitigation Efforts among Office Workers, Washington, DC, USA
Samira Sami, Nga Vuong, Halie Miller, Rachael Priestley, Matthew Payne, Garrett Licata-Portentoso, Jan Drobeniuc, Lyle R Petersen
- PMID: 33496649
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2702.204529
Abstract
Despite mitigation efforts, 2 coronavirus disease outbreaks were identified among office workers in Washington, DC. Moderate adherence to workplace mitigation efforts was reported in a serologic survey; activities outside of the workplace were associated with infection. Adherence to safety measures are critical for returning to work during the pandemic.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; DC; SARS-CoV-2; United States; Washington; coronavirus disease; emergency responders; respiratory infections; seroepidemiologic studies; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; worker safety; zoonoses.