Occupational risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a nationwide register-based study of the Danish workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020-2021.

Jens Peter Ellekilde Bonde Luise Moelenberg BegtrupJohan Høy JensenEsben Meulengracht FlachsVivi SchlünssenHenrik A KolstadKristina JakobssonChristel NielsenKerstin NilssonLars RylanderAndreas VilhelmssonKajsa Kirstine Ugelvig PetersenSandra Soegaard Toettenborg

Published in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2023)

We observed a modestly increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection among employees in numerous occupations, indicating a large potential for preventive actions. Cautious interpretation of observed risk in specific occupations is needed because of methodological issues inherent in analyses of RT-PCR test results and because of multiple statistical tests.

Keyphrases

respiratory syndrome coronavirus
public health
sars cov
cross sectional
human health
risk assessment