Hospitalized shift workers up to 3 times more likely to be COVID-19 positive

People who work shifts appear to be significantly more likely to end up in hospital with COVID-19 than people who have regular work patterns, suggests research published online in the journal Thorax. Researchers found that shift working could be just as important a risk factor as already known high risk features such as ethnicity and […]

Letter from leading researchers urges terminology update, shift in COVID-19 guidance

Scientists affiliated with leading research institutions across the U.S. state in a letter published Monday in the journal Science that researchers across disciplines must converge to deliver clear public health guidance about how SARS-CoV-2 is spread in the air. The researchers write in the open letter that the scientific community must clarify the terminology used […]