COVID-19 Outbreaks Linked to Workplaces, 23 US Jurisdictions, August–October 2021-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

COVID-19 Outbreaks Linked to Workplaces, 23 US Jurisdictions, August–October 2021

Published:2022-12-08 Issue:2 Volume:138 Page:333-340
ISSN:0033-3549
Container-title:Public Health Reports
language:en
Short-container-title:Public Health Rep

Author:

Luckhaupt Sara E.¹^ORCID,Horter Libby¹²,Groenewold Matthew R.¹,de Perio Marie A.¹,Robbins Cheryl L.¹^ORCID,Sweeney Marie Haring¹,Thomas Isabel¹³^ORCID,Valencia Diana¹^ORCID,Ingram Amanda⁴,Heinzerling Amy⁵,Nguyen Alyssa⁵,Townsend Emily B.⁶,Weber Rachel C.⁶,Reichbind Diana⁷,Dishman Hope⁸,Kerins Janna L.⁹,Lendacki Frances R.⁹,Austin Connie¹⁰,Dixon Liana¹¹,Spillman Brooke¹¹,Simonson Sean¹²,Tonzel Julius¹²,Krueger Anna¹³,Duwell Monique¹⁴,Bachaus Brian¹⁴,Rust Britney¹⁵,Barrett Colleen¹⁶,Morrison Brooke¹⁷,Owers Bonner Katharine A.¹⁸^ORCID,Karlsson Nicole D.¹⁸,Angelon-Gaetz Kim¹⁹^ORCID,McClure Elizabeth S.¹⁹,Kline Kelly E.²⁰,Dangar Dhara²⁰,Reed Chasey²¹,Karpowicz Jacqueline²¹,Anderson Shoana M.²²,Cantor Sophia²³,Chaudhary Ifrah²³,Ellis Esther M.²⁴,Taylor Marissa L.²⁵,Sedon Allison²⁶,Kocharian Anna²⁷,Morris Collin²⁷,Samson Marsha E.²⁸,Mangla Anil T.²⁸

Affiliation:

1. COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA

2. Goldbelt C6, LLC, Chesapeake, VA, USA

3. ORISE Fellowship, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN, USA

4. Alabama Department of Public Health, Montgomery, AL, USA

5. California Department of Public Health, Sacramento, CA, USA

6. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, CO, USA

7. Connecticut Department of Public Health, Hartford, CT, USA

8. Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA

9. Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL, USA

10. Illinois Department of Public Health, Springfield, IL, USA

11. Kentucky Department for Public Health, Frankfort, KY, USA

12. Louisiana Department of Health, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

13. Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Augusta, ME, USA

14. Maryland Department of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA

15. Mississippi Department of Health, Jackson, MS, USA

16. Carson City Health and Human Services, Carson City, NV, USA

17. Churchill County Department of Health, Fallon, NV, USA

18. New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Concord, NH, USA

19. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, NC, USA

20. Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, PA, USA

21. Rhode Island Department of Health, Providence, RI, USA

22. Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, TN, USA

23. Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX, USA

24. US Virgin Islands Department of Health, Christiansted, VI, USA

25. CDC Foundation, US Virgin Islands, Christiansted, VI, USA

26. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, VA, USA

27. Wisconsin Department of Health, Madison, WI, USA

28. District of Columbia Department of Health, Washington, DC, USA

Abstract

Objectives: Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, several outbreaks were linked with facilities employing essential workers, such as long-term care facilities and meat and poultry processing facilities. However, timely national data on which workplace settings were experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks were unavailable through routine surveillance systems. We estimated the number of US workplace outbreaks of COVID-19 and identified the types of workplace settings in which they occurred during August–October 2021. Methods: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collected data from health departments on workplace COVID-19 outbreaks from August through October 2021: the number of workplace outbreaks, by workplace setting, and the total number of cases among workers linked to these outbreaks. Health departments also reported the number of workplaces they assisted for outbreak response, COVID-19 testing, vaccine distribution, or consultation on mitigation strategies. Results: Twenty-three health departments reported a total of 12 660 workplace COVID-19 outbreaks. Among the 12 470 workplace types that were documented, 35.9% (n = 4474) of outbreaks occurred in health care settings, 33.4% (n = 4170) in educational settings, and 30.7% (n = 3826) in other work settings, including non–food manufacturing, correctional facilities, social services, retail trade, and food and beverage stores. Eleven health departments that reported 3859 workplace outbreaks provided information about workplace assistance: 3090 (80.1%) instances of assistance involved consultation on COVID-19 mitigation strategies, 1912 (49.5%) involved outbreak response, 436 (11.3%) involved COVID-19 testing, and 185 (4.8%) involved COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Conclusions: These findings underscore the continued impact of COVID-19 among workers, the potential for work-related transmission, and the need to apply layered prevention strategies recommended by public health officials.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00333549221138294

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