Comparison of different estimators of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic activity on geographical and temporal levels.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies began investigating occupational exposures as a source of contamination to SARS-CoV-2, yet few considered the variation in SARS-Cov2 pandemic activity for these exposures. Several indicators were built to assess SARS-Cov2 activity though they usually serve a specific purpose and have limitations. The aim was to compare qualitatively different estimators of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic activity and to create an estimator of pandemic activity level based on daily hospital admissions for job-exposure matrices (JEM) usage.

Methods

From publicly available French databases, we retrieved all data from March 19, 2020 (first day available) to March 25, 2021 (day of data collection) on four different estimators: percentage of intensive care bed occupied, reproductive num

SUBMITTER: Valter R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9582782 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature