CDC survey reports high stress levels: Strain of pandemic harms mental health of public health workers.

The article focuses on the COVID-19 pandemic and many months into an unprecedented vaccination campaign a significant number of the U.S. public health workers are reporting symptoms of mental distress. Topics include the study of more than 26,100 state, tribal, local and territorial public health workers conducted this spring, and the more than a third reported symptoms of depression, anxiety, symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, and symptoms of suicidal ideation.