Global and national estimates of the number of healthcare workers at high risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection

McCarthy, C. V. and Flasche, S. and Waites, W. and Williams, J., CMMID COVID-19 Working Group (2021) Global and national estimates of the number of healthcare workers at high risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Journal of Hospital Infection, 111. pp. 205-207. ISSN 1532-2939 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2021.02.012)

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Abstract

In order to promote equitable and efficient allocation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, the World Health Organization (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (WHO-SAGE-I) has published a 'Roadmap for Prioritizing Uses of COVID-19 Vaccines in the Context of Limited Supply', outlining which groups should be prioritized under various supply scenarios [1]. Healthcare workers (HCWs) at high or very high risk of acquiring and transmitting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) are included in Stage I when supply is very limited.