How effective are face coverings at protecting other people?
Face coverings are effective at reducing the amount of virus emitted by infected people. In general, face coverings are most effective at controlling transmission from an infected person when particle spread is greatest i.e., with “superspreading activities” such as...
How effective are face coverings at protecting the wearer?
Face coverings are effective at reducing exposure to particles, with well-fitting FFP2/N95 type masks providing the most protection. A well-fitting mask is one that securely covers the nose and mouth. Related Fruitcake cake danish oat cake...
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...
Researchers launch survey looking at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Greater Manchester workplaces.
As part of the PROTECT COVID-19 National Core Study on transmission and the environment, researchers from The University of Manchester, along with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are conducting a study looking on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the...
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,...
Behavioral factors to effective use of face coverings within retail consulting environments
Researchers from Theme 3 of the PROTECT NCS conducted sector specific research to understand and inform prevention of the ‘SARS-CoV2’ (the virus that causes COVID-19). This report presents the scope, methods and findings of sector specific research conducted within...
Virus Watch Study Findings – Report 2
As part of Theme 3 of the PROTECT National Core Study, analyses of data from the Virus Watch cohort aim to understand drivers of occupational COVID-19 risk and inform work-related mitigations. This report contains findings from Virus Watch analyses conducted within...
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