Burden of COVID-19 on workers in hospital settings: The French situation during the first wave of the pandemic - 21/07/21

Doi : 10.1016/j.idnow.2021.06.308

M. Colomb-Cotinat ^a,⁎ , I. Poujol ^a, S. Monluc ^a, S. Vaux ^a, C. Olivier ^b, S. Le Vu ^a, N. Floret ^c, F. Golliot ^d, A. Berger-Carbonne ^a
the
GERES study group^e,^¹
D. Abiteboul, G. Pellissier, E. Delarocque-Astagneau, E. Rouveix, E. Bouvet.
^a Santé publique France, Direction des maladies infectieuses, Saint-Maurice, France
^b Groupe d’étude sur le risque d’exposition des soignants aux agents infectieux (GERES), Paris, France
^c CPias Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
^d Santé publique France, Direction des régions, Saint-Maurice, France
^e GERES study group, Paris, France

^⁎Corresponding author. 12, rue du Val-d’Osne, 94410 Saint-Maurice, France.12, rue du Val-d’OsneSaint-Maurice94410France

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In this nationwide study, we estimated that more than 1 in 30 hospital workers were infected during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in France. Workers were at higher risk of infection in regions with a cumulative rate of hospitalized COVID-19 patients above the national rate, in primary or secondary hospitals, and in occupations with frequent and prolonged patient contacts. Targeted prevention campaigns should be organized.

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Abstract

We launched a survey in April 2020 to assess the number and proportion of hospital workers infected during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in France, and to assess the attributable mortality. All French hospital settings (HS) were invited to declare new cases and attributable deaths by occupation category each week. Between March 1 and June 28, 2020, participating HS accounted for 69.5% of the total number of HS workers in France, and declared 31,088 infected workers; 16 died from the infection. We estimated that 3.43% (95% CI: 3.42–3.45) of French workers in HS, and 3.97% (95% CI: 3.95–3.99) of healthcare workers were infected during the first wave. Workers in regions with a cumulative rate of hospitalized COVID-19 patients equal or above the national rate, HS other than tertiary hospitals, or occupations with frequent patient contacts were particularly impacted. Targeted prevention campaigns should be elaborated.

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Keywords : COVID-19, Healthcare workers, Hospital settings