A new study that looks at which jobs pose the greatest risk of death for California workers in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic found that cooks are against them, according to a new study, which asked that these same workers be prioritized for vaccines.
Next are the people who operate the packaging machines, followed by agricultural workers, bakers, construction workers, factory workers and clerks, according to Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, vice president of Population and Equity Health in University of California Health in San Francisco, who worked on the study.
A pharmacist prepares a syringe of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Friday, January 8, 2021, at Queen Anne Healthcare, a specialized nursing and rehabilitation center in Seattle. Pfizer has committed to providing up to 40 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine this year in an effort supported by the World Health Organization to obtain affordable vaccines for 92 poor and middle-income countries. The deal announced on Friday, January 22, will provide the doses of the program known as COVAX. (AP Photo / Ted S. Warren)
Basically – jobs where it is impossible to work from home and with few paid holidays.
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The claims, which are still awaiting peer review, were based on an examination of death certificates. They unsurprisingly identify essential workers as high-risk workers as the epidemic continues to escalate.
Food and agricultural workers combined for a 39% “excessive mortality” rate. Transport, logistics and transport workers saw a 28% increase in deaths.
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“Although we talk a lot with the essential workers, when you see the real occupations that top the list as being much more at risk and associated with death, it screams to you that you are really at risk,” Bibbins -Sunday told San Francisco Chronicle.
Divided by demographic data, Latin food and agriculture workers saw a 59% increase in excessive mortality. Asian healthcare professionals saw 40%.
“Essential personal work is a likely location for transmission of coronavirus infection and should be addressed through strict application of health orders in work environments and protection of on-site workers,” wrote the authors. “The distribution of vaccines prioritizing essential on-site workers will be important to reduce excess mortality from COVID.”
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News of the findings comes as California authorities ignore requests for public records of coronavirus data, new cases are emerging and the state is struggling to launch the vaccine.