Occupational differences in the prevalence and severity of long-COVID: analysis of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey.

Theocharis KromydasEvangelia Demou Rhiannon Edge Matthew Gittins Vittal Srinivasa Katikireddi Neil Pearce Martie J A van Tongeren Jack Wilkinson Sarah Rhodes

Published in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2023)

The risk and prevalence of long-COVID differs across industries and occupations. Generally, it appears that likelihood of developing long-COVID symptoms follows likelihood of SARS-CoV-2 infection, except for professional occupations. These findings highlight sectors and occupations where further research is needed to understand the occupational factors resulting in long-COVID.

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