Emerging Infectious Diseases (Mar 2023)

Risk Factors for Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant among Previously Infected Frontline Workers

  • Katherine D. Ellingson,
  • James Hollister,
  • Cynthia J. Porter,
  • Sana M. Khan,
  • Leora R. Feldstein,
  • Allison L. Naleway,
  • Manjusha Gaglani,
  • Alberto J. Caban-Martinez,
  • Harmony L. Tyner,
  • Ashley A. Lowe,
  • Lauren E.W. Olsho,
  • Jennifer Meece,
  • Sarang K. Yoon,
  • Josephine Mak,
  • Jennifer L. Kuntz,
  • Natasha Schaefer Solle,
  • Karley Respet,
  • Zoe Baccam,
  • Meredith G. Wesley,
  • Matthew S. Thiese,
  • Young M. Yoo,
  • Marilyn J. Odean,
  • Flavia N. Miiro,
  • Steve L. Pickett,
  • Andrew L. Phillips,
  • Lauren Grant,
  • James K. Romine,
  • Meghan K. Herring,
  • Kurt T. Hegmann,
  • Julie Mayo Lamberte,
  • Brian Sokol,
  • Krystal S. Jovel,
  • Mark G. Thompson,
  • Patrick Rivers,
  • Tamara Pilishvili,
  • Karen Lutrick,
  • Jefferey L. Burgess,
  • Claire M. Midgley,
  • Ashley L. Fowlkes

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2903.221314
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 3
pp. 599 – 604

Abstract

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In a cohort of essential workers in the United States previously infected with SARS-CoV-2, risk factors for reinfection included being unvaccinated, infrequent mask use, time since first infection, and being non-Hispanic Black. Protecting workers from reinfection requires a multipronged approach including up-to-date vaccination, mask use as recommended, and reduction in underlying health disparities.

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