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Introduction: COVID-19 is a disease with gaps in its knowledge. It is required to explore its clinical manifestations over time and consequences for performance in the working population. Objective(s): To identify the clinico-epidemiological characteristics and the fitness to work in health workers convalescing from COVID-19. Material(s) and Method(s): A prospective longitudinal study was carried out on health workers in Havana. The population consisted of 40 workers who attended the COVID-19 convalescent consultation and were followed up in May 2022. Result(s): Dyspnea (18.8 %), insomnia (18.8 %), and arthralgia (12.5 %) persisted at the end of the year. Hypertension, obesity and bronchial asthma were the main comorbidities. In addition, 100 % of workers were fit for work. Conclusion(s): PostCOVID-19 symptoms deceased considerably 8 months after the onset of the disease;dyspnea, arthralgia, and insomnia persisted at the end of the year.Copyright © 2022 Universidad de Ciencias Medicas de La Hab. All rights reserved.
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Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has generated many concerns given the magnitude of this fact worldwide and the negative impact it has generated at any level of society. In this situation, safety and health at work take on even greater importance.
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A preventive medical examination protocol is presented to health workers exposed to SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus based on the best existing scientific evidence. The objective of this article is to identify early impacts on the health of this group of workers, in their workplace, detect diseases unrelated to work or age-related alterations that may make some of them more sensitive to suffering or aggravating certain processes. Documentary analysis is used as an empirical level method. It includes the analysis of information documents in print, digital and internet format to the subject as a basis for collecting evidence. In addition, the practical experience and reasoned intuition of the authors is used. An initial protocol is developed for the implementation of preemployment, periodic and reintegration preventive medical examinations for health workers with exposure to SARS-CoV-2. These include the application criteria, definitions and fundamental concepts to be used;as well as the rules for compliance. The instrument developed is a working tool to contribute to the fight against this pandemic, is justified to the maximum that having an optimal state of health in health workers is a guarantee and strength in triumph over COVID-19.