Non-workplace SARS-CoV-2 exposure risk is associated with incident COVID-19 among vaccinated healthcare workers in a tertiary-level Military Treatment Facility

Table 2. Correlates of hospitalization in those infected with Omicron j PAIVED year 4 enrolled 4,020 participants who completed demographic forms, 73% of whom were active duty, 9% were retired military, 6% were dependents, and 12% were midshipmen or other military status. The mean age of the participants was 33.6 years (range 18, 100) and 35% of the participants were female. More than half of the participants reported their race/ethnicity as non-Hispanic white (56.5%), and the remainder reported Hispanic (1ILIs had been reported. Most participants reported a single ILI (669 (93%)), while 24 participants reported two ILIs. Nasal swabs are currently being processed. Among those participants who had convalescent ILI visits (310), the median duration of the reported ILIs was seven days, with a median of three days of limited activity, and one day with fever. One individual was hospitalized. Background Methods Acknowledgments Correspondence Non-workplace SARS-CoV-2 exposure risk is associated with incident COVID-19 among vaccinated healthcare workers in a tertiary-level Military Treatment Facility Methods & Results Results (continued) Healthcare workers (HCW) are at high risk for SARS-CoV-2 infections which can threaten provider well-being as well as healthcare capabilities. Understanding the specific risk factors for HCW SARS-CoV- 2 infection can guide infection control and prevention efforts, but these are not well understood. In particular, it is unclear whether HCW typically acquire SARS-CoV-2 infections from non-workplace exposures rather than healthcare settings. We leveraged a cohort of HCW in a U.S. military treatment facility (MTF) to (i) identify how self-reported home and work SARS-CoV-2 exposure risk and precautionary behaviors changed over the course of the pandemic and (ii) whether home rather than workplace exposure risk and precautionary behavior predicted incident infections in vaccinated HCW. Conclusions Self-reported home (non-workplace) SARS-CoV-2 exp
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Healthcare workers (HCW) are at high risk for SARS-CoV-2 infections which can threaten provider well-being as well as healthcare capabilities. Understanding the specific risk factors for HCW SARSCoV- 2 infection can guide infection control and prevention efforts, but these are not well understood. In particular, it is unclear whether HCW typically acquire SARS-CoV-2 infections from nonworkplace exposures rather than healthcare settings. We leveraged a cohort of HCW in a U.S. military treatment facility (MTF) to (i) identify how self-reported home and work SARS-CoV-2 exposure risk and precautionary behaviors changed over the course of the pandemic and (ii) whether home rather than workplace exposure risk and precautionary behavior predicted incident infections in vaccinated HCW.