The balancing act of disclosing outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 in workplaces

Workplace safety has been an important focus of the COVID-19 pandemic response worldwide. Essential workers, particularly those who cannot work from home and those who are precariously employed, are at increased risk for acquiring SARS-CoV-2. Workplaces have been associated frequently with outbreaks...

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Published in:Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) 2021-05, Vol.193 (22), p.E806-E807
Main Authors: Tran, Maxwell, Zhong, Adrina, Loh, Lawrence
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advocacy
Canada
Control
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Decision making
Disclosure of information
Disease transmission
Epidemics
Essential workers
Ethics
Health aspects
Health services
Infections
Infectious diseases
Methods
Names
Occupational health and safety
Pandemics
Privacy
Public health
Risk factors
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Surveillance
Work environment
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Summary:Workplace safety has been an important focus of the COVID-19 pandemic response worldwide. Essential workers, particularly those who cannot work from home and those who are precariously employed, are at increased risk for acquiring SARS-CoV-2. Workplaces have been associated frequently with outbreaks of COVID-19 and household transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Here, Tran et al discuss the ethical and public health considerations related to the public identification of workplaces in outbreak.
ISSN:0820-3946
1488-2329
DOI:10.1503/cmaj.210174