The vulnerability of healthcare and laboratory to potential infection by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)virus has thus far been analyzed through the lens of the acute phase of the pan-d...The vulnerability of healthcare and laboratory to potential infection by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)virus has thus far been analyzed through the lens of the acute phase of the pan-demic,including remote-based work,as well as emergency settings that are different from routine healthcare operations.However,as lockdowns ease and activities return to an identifiable pre-pandemic routine,the safety considerations also require to shift accordingly.As laboratory workers are likely to continue being exposed to unidentified SARS-CoV-2 positive samples through routine blood collection and processing opera-tions,coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)might have to be re-considered as an occupational disease within this context.Additionally,as per many such occupational diseases,a surveillance system is implemented for the medium-and long-term.This manuscript presents the views on the possible surveillance scenarios for labora-tory staff,viewed from an immunological and biosafety perspective.展开更多
文摘The vulnerability of healthcare and laboratory to potential infection by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)virus has thus far been analyzed through the lens of the acute phase of the pan-demic,including remote-based work,as well as emergency settings that are different from routine healthcare operations.However,as lockdowns ease and activities return to an identifiable pre-pandemic routine,the safety considerations also require to shift accordingly.As laboratory workers are likely to continue being exposed to unidentified SARS-CoV-2 positive samples through routine blood collection and processing opera-tions,coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)might have to be re-considered as an occupational disease within this context.Additionally,as per many such occupational diseases,a surveillance system is implemented for the medium-and long-term.This manuscript presents the views on the possible surveillance scenarios for labora-tory staff,viewed from an immunological and biosafety perspective.
