The Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on Work Absence: A Cross-sectional Analysis of Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Workers.

• Tác giả: Nicholas Bullock, Dominic Etli, Raina Howard, Ken Locke, Alex Malone, Antonina Wiewior
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Thông tin xuất bản: United States : Journal of occupational and environmental medicine , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 736540

Tóm tắt

 OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to compare SARS-CoV-2 infection and work absence rates between vaccinated and unvaccinated employees during a 2-year pandemic period. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study with 2107 participants. Primary outcomes were as follows: total days missed
  and main exposure: vaccination status. Analyses included t tests to compare absence days and analysis of variance to evaluate confounders. Mixed-effects logistic regression assessed infection risk, incorporating community prevalence as a fixed effect and work location as a random effect. RESULTS: Vaccinated employees missed slightly fewer days (0.16 days), though not statistically significant ( P = 0.574). Symptom severity and job status were linked to higher absenteeism. Vaccination had a small but significant protective effect ( P = 0.045). Remote work correlated moderately with reduced absenteeism. CONCLUSIONS: Vaccination lowered infection risk but not absenteeism due to uniform quarantine policies. Remote work reduced absenteeism and should be integrated into future interventions to support vulnerable workers.