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Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice
July 13, 2020
The Impact of COVID-19 on Small Business Outcomes and Expectations
A survey of nearly 6,000 small businesses in the US found that small firms are financially fragile and that only 39% expected they could stay open if the crisis lasted 6 months or longer, resulting in an estimated 35.1 million jobs lost. Both grants-based programs (consistent with the Paycheck Protection Program) and traditional loans with…
July 10, 2020
Association of Black Race with Outcomes in COVID-19 Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Among patients who were screened for COVID-19 at the University of Chicago (n=4,413), Adegunsoye et al. found that after adjusting for zip code, black race was associated with greater likelihood of infection (OR=2.16, 95%CI: 1.73-2.70) and hospitalization (OR=1.51, 95%CI: 1.03-1.05), but not with mortality. Adegunsoye et al. (July 9, 2020). Association of Black Race with Outcomes in COVID-19 Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Annals of the…
July 9, 2020
COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in Federal and State Prisons
COVID-19 case rates have been substantially higher and are escalating much more rapidly in prisons than in the general US population. These findings are based on officially reported data across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The COVID-19 case rate of 3,251 per 100,000 prisoners was 5.5 times higher than the US population case rate of 587 per 100,000. The crude…
July 7, 2020
Update: COVID-19 Among Workers in Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities ― United States, April–May 2020
According to a CDC update, during April and May of 2020, 16,233 workers in 239 meat and poultry processing facilities developed confirmed COVID-19, with a case fatality of 0.5% (86 deaths). Among cases whose race or ethnicity were reported, 87% are racial or ethnic minorities. The authors recommend continued attention to workplace interventions and prevention efforts that are appropriately…
July 6, 2020
Kansans in the Middle of the Pandemic: Risk Perception, Knowledge, Compliance with Preventive Measures, and Primary Sources of Information about COVID-19
Geana conducted an online survey among 131 Kansans during the COVID-19 pandemic and found that participants had good knowledge about the disease and preventive measures and were willing to comply with recommendations from local authorities. The author also reported that localized information sources that cater to the community are a primary source of information, while social media is not a valuable source for information pertinent…
Firearm Purchasing and Firearm Violence in the First Months of the Coronavirus Pandemic in the United States
[Preprint, not peer-reviewed] Tomsich et al. conducted a cross-sectional time series study to estimate changes in firearm purchasing and relationships with interpersonal firearm violence in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic. They estimate 2.1 million excess firearm purchases between March-May 2020, representing a 64% increase over the expected volume. The estimated relative rate of death and injury…
July 1, 2020
Half of Rural Residents at High Risk of Serious Illness Due to COVID‐19, Creating Stress on Rural Hospitals
Based on data from the 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 50% of rural residents are at high risk for hospitalization and serious illness if they were to be infected with COVID-19, compared to 47% “micropolitan” and 40% in metropolitan areas. Kaufman et al. estimate that rural residents will generate an estimated 10% more hospitalizations for COVID-19 per capita than urban residents…
June 29, 2020
Serial Laboratory Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Incarcerated and Detained Persons in a Correctional and Detention Facility — Louisiana, April–May 2020
Among 98 incarcerated and detained persons in a Louisiana facility who were quarantined for exposure to SARS-CoV-2, 71 (72%) developed SARS-CoV-2 infection, including 32 (45%) who did not have symptoms at the time of testing. Additionally, 18 persons developed a positive test after originally testing negative, indicating that serial testing for close contacts identified additional persons with SARS-CoV-2 in this setting. Njuguna et al. (June 29, 2020). Serial Laboratory…
Neighborhood Income and Physical Distancing during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S.
[pre-print, not peer-reviewed] Using smartphone mobility data, Jay et al. found that the increase in the proportion of individuals staying at home by April 2020 in neighborhoods with a high median income was more than double that of neighborhoods with low median income (11% vs 27%). People in low–income neighborhoods were more likely to work outside of the…
Teach and Teach and Teach: Does the Average Citizen Use Masks Correctly during Daily Activities Results from an Observational Study with More than 12000 Participants
[pre-print, not peer-reviewed] A cross-sectional study conducted in five Brazilian cities found that out of over 12,000 people observed, only 45% wore masks correctly, 16% did not use masks at all, and 40% used masks incorrectly. Araujo et al. (June 28, 2020). Teach and Teach and Teach: Does the Average Citizen Use Masks Correctly during Daily Activities Results…
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