Outbreaks of COVID-19 among healthcare personnel in a U. S. veterans administration health care system site, June and August 2023
These outbreaks, despite high vaccination rates among the employees, reveal gaps in infection control, underscoring the need for stricter masking, improved ventilation, and rigorous surveillance testing. Rapid response to outbreaks and reinforcing education on symptom-based work exclusions are critical to preventing transmission among health care workers (HCWs) and their patients.
Authors
- Phyllis C. Tien
- Ignacio A. Santana
- M. Ansay
- Sandeep Guntur
- Paul D. Blanc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9043-175X)
- Max Blumberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9909-1819)
- Noreen Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8883-1914)
Institutions
- Climate Central (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- San Francisco VA Health Care System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12995-025-00474-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs