SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Mitigation Efforts among Office Workers, Washington, DC, USA

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...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2021-02, Vol.27 (2), p.669-672
Main Authors: Sami, Samira, Vuong, Nga, Miller, Halie, Priestley, Rachael, Payne, Matthew, Licata-Portentoso, Garrett, Drobeniuc, Jan, Petersen, Lyle R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Antibodies
Antibodies, Viral - blood
Control
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - blood
COVID-19 - diagnosis
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 Serological Testing - statistics & numerical data
Disease control
Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control
Disease prevention
Disease transmission
District of Columbia - epidemiology
emergency responders
Epidemics
Evaluation
Female
Health Plan Implementation
Humans
Infection Control - methods
Infection Control - statistics & numerical data
Infections
Male
Management
Middle Aged
Occupational health and safety
Office space
Public health administration
Research Letter
SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 - immunology
SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Mitigation Efforts among Office Workers, Washington, DC, USA
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Serology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Surveillance
United States
Washington
Workplace - statistics & numerical data
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/EID2702.204529