ANALYSIS OF THE INCIDENCE OF COVID-19 IN MILITARY SERVICEMEN AND LABOR LOSSES DUE TO COVID-19 IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS FOR 2020–2023

The level of COVID-19 morbidity and labor losses due to COVID-19 in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus is of interest to the medical service of the Armed Forces to this day. The organizations interested in studying these issues were the Military Medical Department of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus and the 23 Sanitary and Epidemiological Center of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.

Based on a retrospective analysis of medical reports in form 3/MED for 2020–2023 and data from the reports on the epidemiological situation for the years under study, the results indicating an increase in the incidence rate due to COVID-19 and labor losses associated with this infection were obtained. During the study period, the peak of reported COVID-19 cases in military personnel was observed in 2021 (6441) and resulted in 127693 days of labor losses. Organized vaccination has resulted in a reduction of COVID-19 cases and labor losses due to COVID-19 in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus in 2022–2023.

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