In Detroit, bus driver Jason Hargrove`s Facebook video of a passenger coughing went viral. Eleven days later, Hargrove became the first Detroit driver to die of COVID-19. Since then, at least 20 others have tested positive, said Glenn Tolbert, president of Local 26 of the Amalgamated Transit Union, which represents Detroit drivers. He said all but two of his 500 members are not white, like most of their drivers. This is especially true as the coronavirus pandemic has hit the city`s Metropolitan Transit Authority staff hard. Nearly 100 of the workers who run the city`s buses and subways have died from the virus. Essential, but varies by state; However, most schools in the United States have been closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Overall, the researchers said their findings could help determine where policies are most needed to protect key workers and prioritize Covid-19 vaccination efforts. “Vaccine distribution that prioritizes basic necessities will be important to reduce excessive mortality [Covid-19],” they wrote (Wilson, The Hill, 2/2; Chen and. al., medRxiv, 1/21). Experts have known since the beginning of the pandemic that key workers are at greater risk of contracting COVID-19.
However, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco found that certain professions, even outside of the healthcare industry, also have a higher risk of death. Based on 2019 U.S. data, the Office for National Statistics estimated which occupational factors increase the risk of contracting COVID-19. These include: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended avoiding close contact with others as the most effective way to protect themselves from the coronavirus, but for some workers, this is impossible. Some jobs require face-to-face contact, which puts these workers at risk of exposure. In general, healthcare workers are most at risk – they have face-to-face contact every working day and often expose themselves to people with the coronavirus – but it`s not just those who work in healthcare who are at high risk. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has stated that maintaining physical distancing is the most important contribution to preventing occupational epidemics, especially when people share the same confined space over a long period of time. Many industries were closed during the lockdown as they were identified as environments at high risk of COVID-19 transmission. These included companies in the hospitality and beauty sectors. Many workers were not exposed to any occupational hazards during this period because they were unable to work.
However, these employees may now be at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 due to the reopening of public services and the easing of restrictions. A scientific study suggests that low-skilled workers (e.g. B, those working in transportation, food production and retail) are at increased risk of being exposed to asymptomatic colleagues or continuing to report to the service despite contracting the virus. CLEVELAND, Ohio – Chefs, farm workers and construction workers are among the most dangerous jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study. The data suggest that frontline and essential workers are at a higher risk of contracting the novel coronavirus and dying from Covid-19 than others, but which occupations among these workers are most at risk? An academic study of more than 810,000 people showed that PSA can reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19 if it is widespread and of sufficient quality. However, the reuse of PPE will significantly reduce its protection due to self-contamination or degradation of materials. This indicates that clear protocols are needed for access to PPE and disinfection prior to reuse. NBC News spoke with economists, epidemiologists, occupational health care workers and workers from across the country to understand which jobs pose the greatest risks. In England, 74% of COVID-19-related deaths among male primary school workers (those who work in routine tasks such as security, cleaning and construction) were those living in deprived neighbourhoods. The mortality rate was three times higher than the average for people living in the most disadvantaged quartile. From nursing home workers and farm workers to bus drivers and meat packers, jobs considered “essential” during the coronavirus pandemic are disproportionately occupied by women, immigrants and people of color, according to a report by the Center for Economic and Policy Research, a Washington think tank, D.C. .
