COVID-19 Exposure Among First Responders in Arizona
| Autor: | Kara Kalkbrenner, Mikayla Towns, Christine S M Lau, Steve Beuerlein, Jennifer Mayer, Pablo Prichard, Vershalee Shukla |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Adolescent Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) MEDLINE 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine COVID-19 Testing Internal medicine Occupational Exposure medicine Humans Young adult business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Arizona Emergency Responders COVID-19 Middle Aged 030210 environmental & occupational health Work life Occupational Diseases Female business Attitude to Health |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1536-5948 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: There is currently over 80,000 cases of COVID-19 in Arizona, and the number is rapidly increasing, leading the country in the rate of new daily cases Exposure among first responders remains unknown METHODS: Rates of SARS-CoV-2 IgG among first responders in Arizona were determined, and attitudes / views about the impact of COVID-19 on their work life was analyzed RESULTS: Of 3,326 first responders, 50 (1 50%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 IgG Most first responders thought antibody testing would help ease their anxieties (62 5%) and be beneficial to their work-life (60 6%) CONCLUSION: The rate of COVID-19 exposure among first responders in Arizona is low - 1 50% COVID-19 is a concern among many of the first responders, and antibody testing was beneficial in easing their anxieties about going to work and performing work-related duties |
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