SARS-CoV-2 infections in professional orchestra and choir musicians—a prospective cohort study

• Published in: European journal of epidemiology Vol. 37; no. 10; pp. 1061 - 1070
• Main Authors: Berghöfer, Anne, Rotter, Gabriele, Pankert, Joachim, Icke, Katja, Roll, Stephanie, King, Ryan, Willich, Stefan N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.10.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Cardiology; Choirs; Cohort analysis; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Employee benefits; Epidemiology; Female; Hazard assessment; Health risks; Humans; Hygiene; Infections; Infectious Diseases; Influenza; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Musical performances; Musicians & conductors; Occupational Diseases - epidemiology; Oncology; Orchestras; Pandemics; Professional activities; Prospective Studies; Public Health; Respiratory tract; Respiratory tract diseases; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Statistical models; Viral diseases; Occupational health; Coronavirus SARS; Cohort study; Incidence
• ISSN: 0393-2990; 1573-7284; 1573-7284
• DOI: 10.1007/s10654-022-00917-x

During the COVID-19 pandemic, rehearsal and concert activities of professional orchestras and choirs were severely restricted based on the assumption of particularly high infection risks associated with wind instruments and singing. Therefore, our primary objective was to determine the incidence of...