{"id":3276,"date":"2023-04-03T15:48:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T14:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/covid19-national-project\/?p=3276"},"modified":"2026-03-02T12:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T12:01:07","slug":"differential-risk-of-sars-cov-2-infection-by-occupation-evidence-from-the-virus-watch-prospective-cohort-study-in-england-and-wales-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/covid19-national-project\/2023\/04\/03\/differential-risk-of-sars-cov-2-infection-by-occupation-evidence-from-the-virus-watch-prospective-cohort-study-in-england-and-wales-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Differential Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Occupation: Evidence from the Virus Watch prospective cohort study in England and Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=&#8221;322&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#1d1d1d&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243;][et_pb_row_inner locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; title=&#8221;on&#8221; meta=&#8221;on&#8221; author=&#8221;on&#8221; date=&#8221;on&#8221; categories=&#8221;on&#8221; comments=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_placement=&#8221;above&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_background=&#8221;off&#8221; locked=&#8221;on&#8221; parent_locked=&#8221;off&#8221; \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; parent_locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This\u00a0 paper by\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/covid19-national-project\/research-themes\/sector-specific-studies\/\">PROTECT theme 3<\/a> <\/span>researchers and the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ucl-virus-watch.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virus Watch<\/a> <\/span>community cohort study, investigates how occupational differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection risk has changed over time, and includes updated data from the Omicron wave in England and Wales.<\/p>\n<p>Most pronounced occupational differences in infection risk were apparent early in the pandemic, but elevated infection risk was apparently in teachers in all pandemic waves compared to office-based professional occupations. 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