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In Germany, however, only scarce data on correlates and predictors for PTSD symptomatology in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic among healthcare workers (HCW) are available.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> This research is part of a large prospective web-based survey (egePan-VOICE study) among HCW in Germany. The current sample (<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> = 4,724) consisted of physicians (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 1,575), nurses (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 1,277), medical technical assistants (MTA, <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 1,662), and psychologists (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 210). PTSD symptomatology was measured using the abbreviated version of the Impact of Event Scale (IES-6). In addition, sociodemographic, occupational, COVID-19-related, psychological (e.g., depressive symptoms and generalized anxiety), as well as work-related variables were assessed.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Our findings revealed significant higher PTSD symptoms with medium effect sizes among HCW reporting an increased self-report burden during the pandemic, increased fear of becoming infected or infecting relatives with the virus, sleep problems, feeling physically or mentally exhausted, as well as increased levels of depressiveness and generalized anxiety. 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