Self-Reported COVID-19 Infections and Social Mixing Behavior at Oncology Meetings.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The COVID-19 pandemic largely suspended in-person scientific meetings because of risk of disease spread. In the era of vaccination and social distancing practices, meetings have begun returning to in-person formats. We surveyed attendees and potential attendees of 2 oncology meetings in the United States to identify rates of mixing behavior and the subsequent rate of self-reported COVID-19 infection.

Methods and materials

We collected via survey reported social mixing behavior and COVID-19 positivity (within 21 days of meeting conclusion) of actual and potential in-person attendees of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium held September 24 to 25, 2021, and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting held Octobe

SUBMITTER: Talcott WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9119957 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature