Identifying employee, workplace and population characteristics associated with COVID-19 outbreaks in the workplace: a population-based study
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, outbreaks of cases in workplaces have frequently been reported worldwide. Some industries have seen elevated rates of outbreaks, including healthcare settings, where the risk of exposure to patients with COVID-19 is high, and...
Potential contribution of vaccination uptake to occupational differences in risk of SARS-CoV-2: analysis of the ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey
Theme 3 researchers from the PROTECT NCS , with additional funding from the ONS, analysed data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Coronavirus Infection Survey (CIS) to characterise vaccine uptake across occupational groups, and to examine vaccination uptake...
An outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in a public-facing office in England
Workplace outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in public-facing offices have rarely been reported in the literature, despite workers’ proximity to members of the...
The Wear-It Study: Using Wearable Technologies to Characterise Physical Interactions in Workplaces
This Wear-It Study poster was presented at the Infection Prevention 2023 Conference in Liverpool. The study found that remote deployment of wearables in the workplace for the collection of detailed contact data is achievable during a pandemic. Workplaces and workers...
Surface sampling for SARS-CoV-2 RNA in workplace outbreak settings in the UK, 2021–22
As part of the COVID-19 Outbreak investigation to Understand Transmission (COVID-OUT) study, Theme 1 researchers from the PROTECT NCS conducted environmental surface sampling at workplaces reporting cases of COVID-19 within their workforce, to establish areas of...
Public transport: lessons learned by the sector through the COVID‑19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the operations and functionality of the public transport sector in the UK. This paper from Theme 3 researchers on the PROTECT NCS, and published in the BMC Public Health Journal reflects on the experience of this...
Occupational differences in the prevalence and severity of long-COVID: analysis of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey
In this paper from Theme 3 researchers on the PROTECT NCS, and published in the BMJ Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, researchers discuss their study which aimed to establish whether prevalence and severity of long-COVID symptoms vary by industry and...
A deep dive into selected work sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic and the “living with COVID” phase: understanding similarities and differences in practice, perceptions, and preparedness.
When it comes to controlling workplace transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, different workplaces and industrial sectors face different challenges, both in terms of likely transmission routes and which control measures can be practically,...
A COVID-19 Outbreak in a Large Meat-Processing Plant in England: Transmission Risk Factors and Controls
This paper, from Theme 1 researchers from the PROTECT NCS, and published in the International Journal of Environmental and Public Health, describes an investigation, as part of the COVID-OUT (COVID-19 Outbreak Investigation to Understand Transmission) study of an...
Theory-based Trial to Promote Uptake and Sustained Use of Face Coverings During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The spread of viruses through the air can be reduced by people wearing face coverings. The evidence suggests that face covering reduces with the removal of relevant legislation, partly due to habits not being formed.This paper from Theme 3 researchers of the PROTECT...
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