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Effects of return-to-office, public schools reopening, and vaccination mandates on COVID-19 cases among municipal employee residents of New York City
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| medRxiv
| ID: ppmedrxiv-22280652
ABSTRACT
ObjectiveOn September 13, 2021, teleworking ended for New York City municipal employees, and Department of Education (DOE) employees returned to reopened schools. On October 29, COVID-19 vaccination was mandated. We assessed these mandates short-term effects on disease transmission. MethodsUsing difference-in-difference analyses, we calculated COVID-19 incidence rate ratios (IRR) among residents 18-64 years-old by employment status pre- and post-policy implementation. ResultsIRRs post-(September 23-October 28) vs. pre-(July 5-September 12) return-to-office were similar between office-based City employees and non-City employees. Among DOE employees, the IRR after schools reopened was elevated 28.4% (95% CI 17.3%-40.3%). Among City employees, the IRR post-(October 29-November 30) vs. pre- (September 23- October 28) vaccination mandate was lowered 20.1% (95% CI 13.7%-26.0%). ConclusionsWorkforce mandates influenced disease transmission, among other societal effects.
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English
Year:
2022
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