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November 6, 2020
The Health Of Us Adolescent Athletes During Covid-19 Related School Closures And Sport Cancellations
Female adolescent student-athletes report higher levels of moderate-to-severe anxiety and all student-athletes who participate in team sports reported more frequent symptoms associated with depression compared to those participating in individual sports. A cross-sectional study of adolescent student athletes during COVID-19 related school closures and sport cancellations found adolescents who identify as female reported a higher…
Work-Family Strategies during COVID-19: Examining Gender Dynamics among Dual-Earner Couples with Young Children
In dual-earning opposite sex couples with young children, an “alternating day” strategy for childcare was associated with higher rates of individual well-being and job performance. A study of the childcare strategies for 274 dual-earner couples found that 37% used strategies where women did most or all childcare and 45% used egalitarian strategies. 133 couples were…
Incidence of COVID-19 Virus Transmission in Three Dental Offices: A 6-Month Retrospective Study
There was no evidence for transmission of SARS-CoV2 in dental patients undergoing procedures in New York during a period that included the peak of the pandemic. A prospective study of dental patients (n =2,810) in New York treated in three different dental offices over a 6 months period of March 15-September 15 found that there…
COVID-19 Seropositivity and Asymptomatic Rates in Healthcare Workers Are Associated with Job Function and Masking.
A study of frontline healthcare workers in Michigan found that having direct contact with patients who were positive for SARS-CoV-2 increased the likelihood of seropositivity but masks were protective. Of those who reported direct contact with SARS-CoV-2-infected patients, seropositivity rates were 10% with an N95 mask, 13% with surgical mask, and 18% with no mask. Among…
Viral RNA Level, Serum Antibody Responses, and Transmission Risk in Recovered COVID-19 Patients with Recurrent Positive SARS-CoV-2 RNA Test Results: A Population-Based Observational Cohort Study
Intermittent excretion of low levels of SARS-CoV-2 RNA after hospital discharge was not associated with either secondary transmission or worsening clinical disease. A population-based observational study of patients in China who had clinically recovered from SARS-CoV-2 and satisfied criteria for discharge including two negative PCR tests were then re-tested as outpatients. 479 patients were found…
Distinct Antibody Responses to SARS-CoV-2 in Children and Adults across the COVID-19 Clinical Spectrum
A study of children and adults with SARS-CoV-2 infection in New York found that there are different antibody responses between adult and pediatric populations. Cohorts of adults with COVID-19 had anti-spike IgG, IgM and IgA antibodies, as well as anti-nucleocapsid IgG antibody, while children with and without multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) predominantly generated IgG antibodies…
Remdesivir for 5 or 10 Days in Patients with Severe Covid-19
A randomized, open-label, phase 3 trial of remdesivir in hospitalized patients who did not require mechanical ventilation showed that there was no significant difference between a 5-day versus a 10-day course of treatment on the outcome of clinical status on a 7-point scale at day 14 in patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. The authors note…
A SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak Illustrating the Challenges in Limiting the Spread of the Virus — Hopi Tribe, May–June 2020
After 2 members of the Hopi tribe tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, among 58 of their primary and secondary contacts (immediate and extended family and community members), 27 (47%) laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections occurred. Among all 29 infected individuals, 22 (76%) were symptomatic and seven were asymptomatic. The majority of people who had presymptomatic and asymptomatic infection…
Network Characteristics and Visualization of COVID-19 Outbreak in a Large Detention Facility in the United States — Cook County, Illinois, 2020
A network analysis of the movements of detained persons and staff members during an outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in a Chicago jail found that the systematic identification and isolation of infected persons was likely effective at limiting transmission. The movement patterns and connections of 5,884 persons (65% detained persons and 35% staff members) at the jail…
Declines in SARS-CoV-2 Transmission, Hospitalizations, and Mortality After Implementation of Mitigation Measures— Delaware, March–June 2020
COVID-19 mitigation measures in Delaware, including stay-at-home orders, public mask mandates, and case investigations with contact tracing followed by isolation or quarantine, likely contributed to an observed 82% reduction in COVID-19 incidence, an 88% reduction in hospitalizations, and a 100% reduction in mortality in the state during late April–June. The authors note that barriers to…
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