The COVID-19 Job Exposure Matrix (JEM), has been developed to categorise occupations according to workplace factors believed to be associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus that causes COVID-19. This paper, published by Theme 3 researchers of the the PROTECT...
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Exploring the relationship between job characteristics and infection.
Two cohort studies from the United Kingdom were used to explore relationships between domains of a COVID-19 job exposure matrix (JEM) and SARS-CoV-2 infection. This paper, from Theme 3 researchers on the PROTECT NCS, and published in the Scandinavian Journal of Work,...
Occupation, Worker Vulnerability, and COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake: Analysis of the Virus Watch prospective cohort study
Occupational disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake can impact the effectiveness of vaccination programmes and introduce particular risk for vulnerable workers and those with high workplace exposure. This paper by PROTECT theme 3 researchers and the Virus...
Relative contribution of essential and non-essential activities to SARS-CoV-2 transmission following the lifting of public health restrictions in England and Wales
The COVID-19 pandemic led to levels of hospitalisation and mortality that are unprecedented in recent history, and in March 2020 the UK Government imposed a range of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) with the aim of minimising transmission of severe acute...
Between-Occupation Differences in Work-Related COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies over Time: Analysis of the Virus Watch Cohort in England and Wales
COVID-19 pandemic mitigations have had a profound impact on workplaces, however, multisectoral comparison of how work-related mitigations were applied across different phases of the pandemic are limited. This paper by PROTECT theme 3 researchers and the Virus...
Transmission and Control of COVID-19 in the Food Production Sector: A Rapid Narrative Review of the Literature
This review, by PROTECT Theme 3 researchers and published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, aimed to provide an overview of the literature assessing the extent of COVID-19 transmission in the food processing sector along with...
Differences in COVID-19 vaccination coverage by occupation in England: a national linked data study
This paper, produced by researchers from Theme 3 of the PROTECT study, uses nationwide population-level data for England to calculate the proportion of people in different occupational groups who had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine by 31 August 2021. The...
Identifying targets for interventions to support public use of face coverings
Interventions to promote the wearing of face coverings if required in the future can only be developed if we know why people do or do not wear them. In this paper, published in the British Journal of Heath Psychology, researchers from Theme 3 of PROTECT assess public...
OP61 Areas of Covid-19 prevalence: drivers of prevalence and mitigating strategies
UK local authorities that experience high sustained levels of COVID-19 prevalence are termed areas of enduring prevalence (AEP) according to SAGE (2021). A study was carried out as part of Theme 3 of the PROTECT National Core Study on Transmission and Environment, to...
COVID-19 outbreak rates and infection attack rates associated with the workplace: a descriptive epidemiological study
This paper, produced by researchers from Theme 1 of the PROTECT study, investigates the relative frequency and size of COVID-19 outbreaks in different workplaces and industrial sectors in England. Using UK Health Security Agency data from 18 May to 12 October 2020,...
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