Healthcare workers are 7 times as likely to have severe covid 19 infection as those with other types of non essential jobs finds research focusing on the first uk wide lockdown and published online in the journal occupational environmental medicine. Next covid 19 vaccinations should go to older adults front line essential workers.
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While many workers have been teleworking and others have lost their jobs some have been deemed essential by states continuing to show up to work during the shutdowns.
Essential healthcare workers covid 19. Healthcare workers are 7 times as likely to have severe covid 19 infection as those with other types of non essential jobs finds research focusing on the first uk wide lockdown and published. As states begin to decide how and when to re open parts of their economies workers. Black people also more commonly work in jobs that expose them to sars cov 2 the virus that causes covid 19.
Lucas jackson reuters essential workers such as this grocery store employee are likely to be prioritized for covid 19 vaccines but states will have to set their priorities. Health care workers social and education workers and other essential workers had an increased risk for severe covid 19 relative to nonessential workers rrs 7 43 1 84 and 1 60 respectively. Adults over 75 frontline essential workers should be in second covid 19 vaccine priority group says cdc advisory panel by helen branswell helenbranswell december 20 2020.
Using more detailed groupings the highest risk within the broader groups was seen for medical support staff social care workers and transport workers rrs 8 70 2 46 and 2 20 respectively. In response to the covid 19 pandemic states have temporarily suspended parts of their economies to slow the spread of the disease. These workers are essential.
As the covid 19 pandemic progresses staffing shortages will likely occur due to hcp exposures illness or need to care for family members at home. Other unions representing millions of workers in essential fields such as meatpacking transit and warehousing are making similar urgent pitches about the hazards they have faced on the job for months often with little or no hazard pay. They re fundamental to our response to covid.
Alexa frankenberg the union s executive director said because these workers have regular exposure to covid 19 they should be given priority access to the vaccine. Cdc panel in addition the committee voted on who will be prioritized in phase 1c. Healthcare facilities must be prepared for potential staffing shortages and have plans and processes in place to mitigate them including considerations for permitting hcp to return to work without meeting all return to work criteria above.
