COVID-19 Literature Situation Report
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report is a daily (M-F) newsletter that provides a succinct summary of the latest scientific literature related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The scientific literature on COVID-19 is rapidly evolving and these articles were selected for review based on their relevance to Washington State decision making around COVID-19 response efforts. Included in these Lit Reps are some manuscripts that have been made available online as pre-prints but have not yet undergone peer review. Please be aware of this when reviewing articles included in the Lit Reps.
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June 2, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report June 2, 2020
A discrete-choice experiment focusing on COVID-19 risk and the tradeoffs inherent in mitigation strategies reveals that US adults fall into four distinct categories predicted by political affiliation, race, household income and employment status.
June 1, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report June 1, 2020
Better ventilation substantially reduces the amount of time respiratory droplets are airborne. This has potential implications for recommendations regarding avoidance of poorly ventilated public spaces and for hospitals to improve ventilation in settings where aerosolization by coughing and close contact with COVID-19 patients is common.
May 29, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report May 29, 2020
Four separate lines of evidence point to sustained community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 within the US beginning in late January and early February, weeks before the first non-travel-related cases were detected. A separate phylogenetic study concluded that the first SARS-CoV-2 case identified in Washington State in January 2020 is not linked to outbreaks that occurred weeks later, and that the rapid public health response may have prevented an earlier potential outbreak.
May 28, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report May 28, 2020
A randomized trial found comparable outcomes for 5-day and 10-day courses of remdesivir for hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
May 27, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report May 27, 2020
Salivary antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 mirror serum antibody responses, indicating that oral antibody testing could be a non-invasive alternative to serological testing to enable widespread monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 infection throughout the population.
May 26, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report May 26, 2020
A double-blind randomized trial found that remdesivir use in hospitalized adult COVID-19 patients results in faster recovery. There was non-significant evidence of lower mortality by 14 days.
May 22, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report May 22, 2020
Protective immunity against the spike glycoprotein, the target of many vaccines currently entering clinical trials, was detected after mild to moderate SARS-CoV-2 infection.
May 21, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report May 21, 2020
SARS-CoV-2 infection induced protective immunity against re-infection in nonhuman primates.
May 20, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report May 20, 2020
Based on a fluid particle dynamics model of the behavior of droplets released from the cough of an infectious person, the social distancing policy of 6 feet may not be sufficient under some wind and relative humidity conditions.
May 19, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report May 19, 2020
The probability of a false negative SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test result varies significantly over the disease course. The false negatives rate was lowest between symptom onset (38%) and3 days following symptom onset (20%). The probability of receiving a false negative test result may be as high as 67% on the day prior to symptom onset.
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