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March 5, 2021
Multi-Level Drivers of Tobacco Use and Purchasing Behaviors during COVID-19 “Lockdown”: A Qualitative Study in the United States
A qualitative study of tobacco use and purchasing behaviors in the US between April and May 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown found that most participants (n=44) increased use, which was predominantly driven by individual-level factors such as pandemic-related anxiety, boredom, and irregular routines. Individuals who reported decreased use cited social drivers, such as fewer interpersonal…
March 4, 2021
Estimated SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Among Persons Aged <18 Years — Mississippi, May–September 2020
A retrospective seroprevalence study among children and adolescents <18 years of age in Mississippi suggests that cumulative incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection may be more than 10-times higher than reported cases. 11% of 1,603 serum specimens collected for routine clinical testing from persons aged <18 years during May to September 2020 tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies,…
SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risk Among Active Duty Military Members Deployed to a Field Hospital — New York City, April 2020
Among 336 (57%) of the 591 eligible US soldiers deployed to New York City (NYC) between March to April 2020 at the height of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, prevalence of current or prior SARS-CoV-2 infection by late April was 1.7% (6 of 336) as determined by RT-PCR and antibody testing. Among those involved in direct patient…
March 2, 2021
Risk Factors for Illness Severity among Pregnant Women with Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection – Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies Network 20 State Local and Territorial Health Departments March 29 2020 -January 8 2021
[Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] Risk factors for developing moderate-to-severe COVID during pregnancy included age 30-39 years, Black/Non-Hispanic race/ethnicity, healthcare occupation, pre-pregnancy obesity, chronic lung disease, chronic hypertension, cardiovascular disease, pre-gestational diabetes or gestational diabetes. The study was conducted by the CDC from March 2020 to January 2021 and included 5,963 pregnant women with laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2…
March 1, 2021
Orchestrating Performance of Healthcare Networks Subjected to the Compound Events of Natural Disasters and Pandemic
In the event of combined wildfires and the COVID epidemic, applying restrictive measures, protecting shelter residents, and expanding the healthcare capacity by using non-acute beds could be helpful mitigation strategies according to a modeling study. The study used Butte Country, California as a representative community and coupled the 2018 Camp Fire that occurred in Paradise…
Assessing the Readability of Covid-19 Testing Messages on the Internet
Only 6 out of the first 50 results using a Google search for “COVID-19 testing” had an appropriate readability score. Of these six, two were deemed appropriate by 3 tests (Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL), Gunning Fog Index (GFI), and Coleman-Liau Index (CLI)) and four were deemed appropriate by 2 tests (FKGL and GFI). None of…
February 26, 2021
Risk of Death among Teachers in England and Wales during the Covid19 Pandemic
[pre-print; not peer-reviewed] An analysis of publicly available data on COVID-19 mortality in England and Wales suggests that absolute mortality rates for teachers were low (under 39 per 100,000), but that secondary school teachers had slightly higher risk of dying of COVID-19 relative to all professionals and working-aged people. Primary school teachers were not at…
February 24, 2021
A National Study of Community Health Centers’ Readiness to Address COVID-19
COVID-19 exacerbated existing capacity issues at different community health centers (CHCs) in the US, according to results from a cross-sectional survey and focus groups with healthcare personnel. Survey respondents (n=234; 19% response rate) indicated that the top resource and educational needs were related to COVID-19 infection prevention and control (76%), safety precautions (72%), and screening,…
The COVID-19 Symptom to Isolation Cascade in a Latinx Community: A Call to Action
Approximately a quarter of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients at a low-barrier testing site serving a low-income Latinx community in San Francisco were already outside the 10-day window of isolation at the time they received counseling on isolation. Among symptomatic participants (n=145), 83% percent had moderate to high levels of virus (Ct <33). All participants received post-test…
Occupational Exposures and Mitigation Strategies among Homeless Shelter Workers at Risk of COVID-19
[Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] An online survey of 106 workers at homeless shelters in 17 shelter networks in Washington, Massachusetts, Utah, Maryland and Georgia found that 15% of workers reported testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, with 80% believing they were infected at work. The survey was conducted to assess occupational exposures to SARS-CoV-2, characterize job practices, and…
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