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Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice
December 1, 2020
Rapid Disappearance of Influenza Following the Implementation of COVID-19 Mitigation Measures in Hamilton Ontario
[Pre-print, not peer reviewed] Following population-wide implementation of COVID-19 interventions in Hamilton, Ontario, the proportion of samples that tested positive for influenza A and B dropped rapidly to 0% by the week of March 15-21. During the 2010-2019 influenza seasons, the proportion of positive tests reached 0% on a median of the week of May…
COVID-19 Infection among People with HIV in New York City: A Population-Level Analysis of Linked Surveillance Data
While people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) were not overrepresented among COVID-19 cases in New York City (NYC), a greater proportion of PLWHA experienced adverse COVID-19-related outcomes. Lab-confirmed COVID-19 case and death data matched against the NYC HIV surveillance registry identified 2,410 PLWHA (1% of all reported COVID-19 cases vs. 1.5% HIV prevalence in NYC). A…
Unemployment Insurance, Health-Related Social Needs, Health Care Access, and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
People living in a household that received unemployment benefits were less likely to have unmet health-related social needs, less likely to have delayed health care, and less likely to be experiencing depressive and anxiety symptoms relative to comparable people not receiving unemployment benefits. These findings were drawn from a cross-sectional study of 68,911 individuals representing…
November 25, 2020
Disaggregating Asian Race Reveals COVID-19 Disparities among Asian Americans at New York City’s Public Hospital System
[Pre-print; not peer-reviewed] A retrospective analysis of 85,328 patients tested for COVID-19 at New York City’s public hospital system between March and May of 2020 found that among Asian American patients, South Asian patients had the highest rates of SARS-CoV-2 positivity. Patients of South Asian descent also had higher rates of comorbid conditions such as…
November 24, 2020
Socio-Economic Status and COVID-19–Related Cases and Fatalities
An analysis of US county-level COVID-19 data and a Distressed Communities Index (DCI) score (n=3,127 counties) found that severely distress counties (DCI score >75) had a small total number of COVID-19 deaths but more deaths per capita. Socio-economic determinants of health most associated with higher per capita cases and fatalities were the percentage of adults…
November 20, 2020
Assessment of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among healthcare workers in Los Angeles
[Pre-print, not peer reviewed] A majority of healthcare workers expressed concerns about receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, and non-physician healthcare workers reported a greater desire to delay receiving a COVID-19 vaccine compared to physicians. In a cross-sectional survey of healthcare workers enrolled in a longitudinal cohort study investigating the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection (n = 1,093),…
November 19, 2020
Characterization of COVID-19 in Assisted Living Facilities — 39 States, October 2020
Based on data from health departments in 39 U.S. states, 6,440 (22%) of assisted living facilities (ALFs) reported at least one case of COVID-19 among staff or residents by October 15, 2020. 21% of ALF residents with COVID-19 died, compared to 3% among the general public: 5,469 COVID-19 deaths were reported in residents and 46…
COVID-19 Outbreak — New York City, February 29–June 1, 2020
Approximately 203,792 COVID-19 cases were diagnosed and reported among New York City residents between February and June 2020. The crude fatality rate was 9.2% among all cases and 26.6% among hospitalized cases. Among confirmed cases 75 years or older, the fatality rate was 38.3%. After adjusting for age, COVID-19 incidence, and hospitalization rates, mortality was…
Resuming Professional Football during the Covid-19 Pandemic in a Country with High Infection Rates: A Prospective Cohort Study
[Pre-print, not peer reviewed] A prospective cohort study of Qatari professional football (soccer) players, staff, and officials (n=1337) during a truncated football season with a tailored infection control program identified 85 cases (36 players) with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Incidence of symptomatic COVID-19 was similar to the general population. Infection control measures included regular PCR testing every…
The Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Public Transit Demand in the United States
Analysis of nationwide transit demand data from a widely used navigation app show that approximately half of transit systems experienced declines in demand before local community spread of COVID-19, but few transit systems reached their minimal demand before community spread was sustained. Communities with greater proportions of essential workers and African Americans or Hispanics tended…
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