Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Essential Workers in a Community-Based Cohort in the United States.

Objectives: The objective of this paper is to identify the risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection that are related to occupation type as well as workplace conditions. Identifying such risk factors could have noteworthy implications in workplace safety enhancement and emergency preparedness planning for essential workers.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of visits at a community-based SARS-CoV-2 testing site in the greater Boston area between March 18 and June 19, 2020, for individuals between 14 and 65 years of age.