COVID-Related Harm to HCWs Must Be Tracked More Rigorously: NAS Panel

December 16, 2020

(Medscape) – A panel of scientific experts is urging the nation to do more to track morbidity and mortality among healthcare workers (HCWs), given the large and disproportionate number who have been infected with or died from SARS-CoV-2. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats issued a 10-page “rapid expert consultation” on what is known about deaths and mental health problems among HCWs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and how to protect workers.