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Risk of catching COVID-19 almost double for night shift workers: research
People who work night shifts may be at higher risk of catching COVID-19 than their counterparts who work during daylight hours, new research suggests.
The team of researchers, from Australia, the UK and Denmark, found that people who worked night shifts were nearly twice as likely to catch COVID-19 as those who worked during the day.
New research suggests people working the night shift are at nearly double the risk of contracting COVID-19 than those who work during the day.Credit:E+
Lead researcher Yaqoot Fatima from James Cook University said that was the average increased risk across all night shift workers, regardless of whether they worked in the healthcare sector or not, and regardless of their socio-economic status.
“Of course…
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