Impact of mRNA vaccines in curtailing SARS-CoV-2 infection and disability leave utilisation among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional analysis from a tertiary healthcare system in the Greater Houston metropolitan area

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 11; no. 10; p. e054332
• Main Authors: Vahidy, Farhaan S, Pan, Alan P, Hagan, Kobina, Bako, Abdulaziz T, Sostman, Henry Dirk, Schwartz, Roberta L, Phillips, Robert, Boom, Marc L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London British Medical Journal Publishing Group 12.10.2021; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Series: Original research
• Subjects: Asymptomatic; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccines; Cross-sectional studies; Disease transmission; Employees; epidemiology; FDA approval; health policy; Health surveillance; Immunization; infection control; Infections; Infectious Diseases; Medical personnel; Metropolitan areas; mRNA vaccines; Mutation; Pandemics; Patients; Public health; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Trends; Workforce; United States > US; Texas

ObjectivesWe provide an account of real-world effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare workers (HCWs) at a tertiary healthcare system and report trends in SARS-CoV-2 infections and subsequent utilisation of COVID-19-specific short-term disability leave (STDL).DesignCross-sectional study.S...