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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April 20, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report April 20, 2020
Another study finds no mother-to-child transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during breastfeeding, and suggests that the benefits of breastfeeding may outweigh the risk of infection.
April 17, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report April 17, 2020
One modeling study suggests that a strict restriction on seniors combined with gradual lifting of quarantine for the general population may be a good strategy to limit COVID-19 related deaths while lessening economic damage, and another recommends the country re-open in late May or early June.
April 16, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report April 16, 2020
Studies to determine efficacy of therapeutic treatments continue- one suggesting that convalescent plasma may be effective and specific for COVID-19, while another suggesting that RAS inhibitors could improve clinical outcomes of COVID-19 patients with hypertension.
April 15, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report April 15, 2020
National BCG vaccination is correlated with protection from death from COVID-19, potentially due to non-specific “trained immunity” mediated by this vaccine.
April 14, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report April 14, 2020
Multiple mathematical models use past data from Italy, China, and the US to evaluate the success of previously implemented public health approaches and make recommendations about future social distancing.
April 13, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report April 13, 2020
Though not considered an aerosol generating procedure, persons giving birth exert extreme effort and frequently blow outwards, cough, shout, and vomit, all of which put the health care team at risk of exposure to COVID-19.
April 10, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report April 10, 2020
Research continues on refining and improving current testing capabilities, and one study suggests that self-collected throat washings may present a better SARS-CoV-2 sampling method.
April 9, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report April 9, 2020
A testing protocol that has the potential to dramatically reduce the cost and complexity of population scale testing is proposed by Schmidt et al.
April 8, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report April 8, 2020
Two recent studies suggest a link between BCG vaccination policy and the morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19. They conclude that universal BCG vaccination may have protective effect on the course of COVID-19, probably preventing progression to severe disease and death.
April 7, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report April 7, 2020
A new study questions the effectiveness of surgical and cotton masks in blocking cough droplets from SARS-CoV-2 infected patients.
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