학술논문
Work Attendance with Acute Respiratory Illness Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic, United States, 2018–2022
Document Type
article
Author
Faruque Ahmed; Mary Patricia Nowalk; Richard K. Zimmerman; Todd Bear; Carlos G. Grijalva; H. Keipp Talbot; Ana Florea; Sara Y. Tartof; Manjusha Gaglani; Michael Smith; Huong Q. McLean; Jennifer P. King; Emily T. Martin; Arnold S. Monto; C. Hallie Phillips; Karen J. Wernli; Brendan Flannery; Jessie R. Chung; Amra Uzicanin
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 29, Iss 12, Pp 2442-2450 (2023)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1080-6040
1080-6059
1080-6059
Abstract
Both SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus can be transmitted by asymptomatic, presymptomatic, or symptomatic infected persons. We assessed effects on work attendance while ill before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States by analyzing data collected prospectively from persons with acute respiratory illnesses enrolled in a multistate study during 2018–2022. Persons with previous hybrid work experience were significantly less likely to work onsite on the day before through the first 3 days of illness than those without that experience, an effect more pronounced during the COVID-19 pandemic than during prepandemic influenza seasons. Persons with influenza or COVID-19 were significantly less likely to work onsite than persons with other acute respiratory illnesses. Among persons with positive COVID-19 test results available by the second or third day of illness, few worked onsite. Hybrid and remote work policies might reduce workplace exposures and help reduce spread of respiratory viruses.