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Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice
September 15, 2020
Social Disadvantage, Politics, and SARS-CoV-2 Trends: A County-Level Analysis of United States Data
Increasing case counts of SARS-CoV-2 during June 2020 were associated at the US county level with being a metropolitan area (250,000-1 million population), having a higher percentage of Black residents, and a 10-point or greater Republican victory in 2016. Mourad et al. (Sept 11, 2020). Social Disadvantage, Politics, and SARS-CoV-2 Trends: A County-Level Analysis of…
SARS-CoV-2–Associated Deaths Among Persons Aged <21 Years — United States, February 12–July 31, 2020
A total of 121 SARS-CoV-2-associated deaths among people younger than 21 years of age had been reported to the CDC by July 31, 2020, accounting for 0.08% of all deaths due to COVID-19. Of these 121 deaths, 70% of were among those 10-20 years old and 10% were among infants. 78% of deaths were among…
September 14, 2020
Mortality and Risk Factors among US Black Hispanic and White Patients with COVID-19
[Preprint, not peer-reviewed] Among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (n=2,406) in New York, Black patients (34%) and Hispanic patients (37%) were younger than white patients (29%) (median age 67 and 63 vs 73, p<0.001 for both). Black patients were more likely to have hypertension (41% vs 32%), diabetes (27% vs 17%), and chronic kidney disease (16%…
September 11, 2020
Association of Public Interest in Preventative Measures and Increased COVID-19 Cases after Expiration of Stay-at-Home Orders: A Cross-Sectional Study
• Higher proportions of Google searches for COVID-19 preventive measures were associated at the state level with longer Stay-at-Home orders and fewer COVID-19 cases after the Stay-at-Home orders expired (r=-0.33) and higher case-fatality rates (r=0.60). A moderate to strong negative correlation was found between states’ percentage of voters supporting the Republican nominee in 2016 and…
Racial/Ethnic Variation in Nasal Gene Expression of Transmembrane Serine Protease 2 (TMPRSS2)
A study of nasal epithelial gene expression in a racially/ethnically diverse cohort (n=305) showed significantly higher expression of transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRSS2) in Black individuals compared with Asian, Latino, mixed race/ethnicity, and white individuals. Given the essential role of TMPRSS2 in SARS-CoV-2 entry, higher nasal expression of TMPRSS2 may be one of the many…
September 10, 2020
Prevalence of Underlying Medical Conditions Among Selected Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 31 States, 2017–2018
• An analysis of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System found high prevalence of medical conditions that increase risk for severe COVID-19 illness among home health aides, other health care support workers, and nursing home, trucking, and transit industry workers, all of whom may have increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 exposure through their work. The authors…
Delay or Avoidance of Medical Care Because of COVID-19–Related Concerns — United States, June 2020
• By June 30, 2020, because of concerns about COVID-19, an estimated 41% of US adults (n=4975) had delayed or avoided medical care, including urgent or emergency care (12%) and routine care (32%). Avoidance of urgent or emergency care was more prevalent among unpaid caregivers for adults, persons with underlying medical conditions, Black adults, Hispanic…
Geospatial Correlation between COVID-19 Health Misinformation and Poisoning with Household Cleaners in the Greater Boston Area
• Public health efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic were followed by a sustained increase in calls to the Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention serving Massachusetts and Rhode Island (MARI PCC) regarding exposure to household cleaners. Misinformation on social media was associated with intermittent spikes in calls. Overall, calls significantly increased during…
Demographic Differences in US Adult Intentions to Receive a Potential Coronavirus Vaccine and Implications for Ongoing Study
[Pre-print, not peer reviewed] A cross-sectional survey of US adults (n=1000) collected in May 2020 found that nearly 50% of respondents either planned not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine or were unsure, signaling potential problems with vaccine uptake. Higher likelihood of intention to receive the vaccine versus uncertainty and refusal was more common among respondents…
September 9, 2020
The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Older Latino Mortality: The Rapidly Diminishing Latino Paradox
• Between February 1 to August 22, 2020, COVID-19 mortality data from CDC showed that across all elder age groups (55-64, 65-74, 75-84, 85+), Latino adults had lower age-specific death rates for non-COVID-19 causes of death (RR 0.78 to 0.81) and higher age-specific death rates for COVID-19 deaths compared to non-Latino White adults (RR 1.6…
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