Hoffman William R, Aden James, Luster Joshua D
Department of Neurology, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, USA.
Department of Graduate Medical Education, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, USA.
Cureus. 2022 Mar 22;14(3):e23406. doi: 10.7759/cureus.23406. eCollection 2022 Mar.
Introduction The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has precipitated change across the aviation industry, including aeromedical standards. U.S. pilot occupational behavior regarding COVID-19 infections and vaccinations have not been well-studied. Methods We conducted an anonymous survey of 661 U.S. pilots from September 1, 2021, through December 15, 2021. Results We found 23.8% of pilots reported a history of COVID-19 infection but only 20.5% of infected pilots reported this history to an aeromedical examiner (AME)/flight surgeon. Of uninfected pilots, 50.5% reported being either extremely unlikely or somewhat unlikely to disclose a new infection to an AME/flight surgeon. Seventy-nine point six percent (79.6%) of pilots received at least one dose of any COVID-19 vaccine and 89.6% of those who received a vaccine complied with the 48-hour no-flying policy. Of the unvaccinated pilots, 74.5% reported being either extremely unlikely or somewhat unlikely to receive a vaccine.
引言 2019 冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行促使航空业发生了变革，包括航空医学标准。美国飞行员关于 COVID-19 感染和疫苗接种的职业行为尚未得到充分研究。方法 我们在 2021 年 9 月 1 日至 2021 年 12 月 15 日期间对 661 名美国飞行员进行了一项匿名调查。结果 我们发现 23.8%的飞行员报告有 COVID-19 感染史，但只有 20.5%的感染飞行员将此病史告知航空医学检查员（AME）/飞行医生。在未感染的飞行员中，50.5%报告极不可能或不太可能向 AME/飞行医生披露新的感染情况。79.6%的飞行员接种了至少一剂任何 COVID-19 疫苗，接种疫苗的飞行员中有 89.6%遵守了 48 小时禁飞政策。在未接种疫苗的飞行员中，74.5%报告极不可能或不太可能接种疫苗。
