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Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice
June 15, 2021
Estimation of Excess Mortality Rates Among US Assisted Living Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Incidence of all-cause mortality among a cohort of US Medicare beneficiaries residing in assisted living settings between January to August 2020 (n=425,333) was 17% higher compared to a cohort from the same time in 2019 (n=422,262). The incidence ratio was 36% higher during the peak week in April 8-14, 2020 (3.3 vs 2.2 deaths per…
Comparable Seasonal Pattern for COVID-19 and Flu-like Illnesses
COVID-19 transmission was correlated with season in a manner similar to influenza-like illnesses (ILI), according to a comparison between the average annual time-series for ILIs based on incidence data from 2016 till 2019 and two COVID-19 time-series during 2020/2021 in the Netherlands. The authors suggest that the high correlation seems to imply factors driving seasonality…
COVID-19 and Telehealth Operations in Texas Primary Care Clinics: Disparities in Medically Underserved Area Clinics
Texas clinics in medically underserved areas (MUAs) were less likely to conduct greater than half of their visits via telehealth compared to non-MUA clinics, according to an analysis of 1,344 pooled responses from Texas primary care providers between March 27 and May 22, 2020. Restricting the analysis to responses obtained after May 1, 2020 showed…
June 14, 2021
An Investigation of Associations Between Race, Ethnicity, and Past Experiences of Discrimination with Medical Mistrust and COVID-19 Protective Strategies
An online cross-sectional survey conducted in May 2020 (n=963) found that experiencing structural discrimination was associated with higher health-specific COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, while everyday discrimination was associated with more general medical mistrust but not with health-specific COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs. In addition, higher endorsement of health-specific COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, but not general medical mistrust, was associated…
Deaths Involving COVID-19 by Disability Status a Retrospective Analysis of 29 Million Adults during the First Two Waves of the Coronavirus Pandemic in England
[Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] A cohort study of over 29 million adults in the UK found that compared to people without disabilities, mortality involving COVID-19 was higher both among people who self-identified as more-disabled (HR=3.1) and less-disabled (HR=1.9). Between January 24, 2020 and February 28, 2021, >100,000 people in the UK died from COVID-19-related causes, 58%…
June 11, 2021
Seroprevalence of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibodies in the Staff of a Public School System in the Midwestern United States
A cross-sectional seroprevalence survey of teachers and staff (N=753) at a school in suburban Indiana conducted in July 2020 found that 1.7% of tested persons had antibodies to SARS-CoV-2. Persons with a previously confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection had 48-fold higher odds of seropositivity compared to persons without previous infection, controlling for mask usage, travel history, symptom…
June 10, 2021
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Administration of Selected Routine Childhood and Adolescent Vaccinations — 10 U.S. Jurisdictions, March–September 2020
Routine childhood and adolescent vaccination decreased substantially during March to May 2020 in 10 US jurisdictions with high-performing immunization information systems, including Washington State, compared to 2018 and 2019 levels. Across all jurisdictions, the most substantial declines were observed for HPV vaccinations among children aged 13-17 years (73%), TdAP among children aged 9-12 years (63%),…
Response of Unvaccinated US Adults to Official Information About the Pause in Use of the Johnson & Johnson-Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine
[Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] An online survey of unvaccinated US adults about the pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson-Janssen vaccine conducted in April 2021 (n=557) found that respondents tended to overestimate the number of cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). When asked to guess a specific number after reading web materials mentioning…
June 9, 2021
Associations of Race/Ethnicity and Food Insecurity With COVID-19 Infection Rates Across US Counties
Counties (n=3,133) with a higher percentage of Black residents had 3 more SARS-CoV-2 infections per 1000 residents in July 2020, and 0.9 more infections per 1000 residents in December 2020, but only among counties with a high prevalence of food insecurity. A similar association between food insecurity and infection rates was observed among residents of…
June 8, 2021
Reporting of Infectious Diseases in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Analysis of CDC surveillance data showed an increase in COVID-19 cases that coincided with a decrease in weekly reporting of other infectious diseases. Between 2019 and 2020, reporting of respiratory diseases declined by 51%, injection drug use-associated diseases by 47%, vector borne disease by 44%, and food/waterborne disease by 40%. Reporting of sexually transmitted diseases…
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