{"id":2450,"date":"2021-11-19T18:16:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T18:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/covid19-national-project\/?page_id=2450"},"modified":"2022-10-06T11:23:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T10:23:48","slug":"virus-watch-community-cohort","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/covid19-national-project\/research-themes\/sector-specific-studies\/virus-watch-community-cohort\/","title":{"rendered":"Virus Watch Community Cohort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_menu][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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Crucially, this will include untangling the role of occupation in relation to other social and demographic factors.\u00a0It will also improve our understanding of the most important work-related factors that contribute to differences in occupational risks for COVID-19, and thereby inform effective control measures.<\/p>\n<p>The research questions the project aims to address include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How does COVID-19 risk vary across occupations, beyond variation accounted for by other socio-demographic factors and non-work-related activities?<\/li>\n<li>What characteristics of workplace contact best explain occupational differences in risk?<\/li>\n<li>How are workplace control measures promoted, perceived, and adhered to, and how does this vary by sector?<\/li>\n<li>Which occupational sectors are of concern due to a combination of low vaccine uptake, high exposure risk and high proportions of workers with chronic illness?<\/li>\n<li>What is the relative contribution of workplace exposure to national transmission of the COVID-19 virus and how has this varied throughout the pandemic?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Participants in the Virus Watch study report all respiratory illnesses, positive COVID-19 tests, vaccinations, and, in a subset of over 20,000 individuals, antibody blood tests for prior COVID-19 infection. This data is also linked to the national immunisation register and national COVID-19 laboratory data. The combined data is being used to investigate how occupation is related to COVID-19 virus infection risk.<\/p>\n<p>Participants also complete detailed monthly surveys to allow more detailed assessment of social contact and relevant behaviours. The team will use data from diaries about contact at work and in other locations to understand how work-related contact and exposure has changed across the pandemic. They are also developing monthly surveys to investigate control measures at work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you would like more information about the Virus Watch study or are interested in participating, please visit:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/ucl-virus-watch.net\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Virus Watch<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2453\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/covid19-national-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2021\/11\/slogan-virus-watch.png\" alt=\"Virus Watch logo\" width=\"350\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/covid19-national-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2021\/11\/slogan-virus-watch.png 350w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/covid19-national-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2021\/11\/slogan-virus-watch-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/covid19-national-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2021\/11\/slogan-virus-watch-150x48.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/covid19-national-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2021\/11\/slogan-virus-watch-250x80.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Project team<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Professor Andrew Hayward, University College London<\/li>\n<li>Professor Robert Aldridge, University College London<\/li>\n<li>Ms Sarah Beale; University College London<\/li>\n<li>Professor Dame Anne Johnson, University College London<\/li>\n<li>Ms Ellen Fragaszy, University College London and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Professor Martie van Tongeren, The University of Manchester<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Spacing only&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.11.1&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#1d1d1d&#8221; global_module=&#8221;1519&#8243;][et_pb_row parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_2=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_3=&#8221;off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; module_id=&#8221;footer-row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.89&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Address Title&#8221; 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