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Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice
May 6, 2020
Knowledge and Behaviors toward COVID-19 among U.S. Residents during the Early Days of the Pandemic: Online Questionnaire
This online survey examined the association between knowledge of COVID-19 and participation in different behaviors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. Those with higher knowledge of COVID-19 were less likely to purchasing more consumable goods, attending large gatherings, and using medical masks. Compared to Republicans, Democrats were less likely to attend large gatherings or use medical masks. A national, coordinated effort at pandemic response may produce better compliance…
Geospatial Correlation Between COVID-19 Health Misinformation and Poisoning with Household Cleaners
Chary et al. compared tweets from the Greater Boston Area discussing treating COVID-19 with house cleaners to calls to the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Poison Control Center (MARI PCC). Half of the spikes in calls to MARI PCC about cleaner ingestions were preceded 2-3 days earlier by tweets advocating ingesting or injecting bleach to cure COVID-19. These results implicate health…
Evidence from internet search data shows information-seeking responses to news of local COVID-19 cases
Bento et al. used internet search data from the US to examine information-seeking behaviors in responses to the public announcement of the first case of COVID-19 in a state. Across states, searches for information about COVID-19 increased immediately after the announcement, but the elevated level of attention was short-lived, even though it was followed by increasingly strong policy measures. Searches for information about community-level policies (e.g., quarantine, school closures,…
May 4, 2020
Nonpharmaceutical Interventions for Pandemic COVID-19 A Cross-Sectional Investigation of US General Public Beliefs Attitudes and Actions
Kantor and Kantor performed a national cross sectional survey (N=1005) of the general US population on beliefs, attitudes, and actions regarding non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). While 37% felt that NPIs were inconvenient, only 0.9% believed that NPIs would not reduce their personal risk of illness. NPI adherence was associated with belief that NPI would reduce personal risk of illness (OR 3.06) and…
May 1, 2020
COVID-19 Among Workers in Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities ― 19 States, April 2020
The CDC reported that among 115 meat or poultry processing facilities in 19 states, there were a total of 4,913 cases (3% of workers) and 20 COVID-19–related deaths (as of April 27). The percentage of workers with COVID-19 at each facility ranged from 0.6% to 18.2%. The report recommends improvements in COVID-19 prevention and control…
Racial, Economic and Health Inequality and COVID-1 Infection in the United States
This population-based cross-sectional study explores racial and economic inequality associated with the infection and mortality due to COVID-19 in the US. Counties with more diverse demographics, higher population, education, income levels, and lower disability rates have higher rates of COVID-19 infection. Counties with higher disability and poverty rates have higher mortality rates. African Americans experience…
April 30, 2020
Elevations of serum cancer biomarkers correlate with severity of COVID-19
Wei et al. retrospectively summarize a series of clinical laboratory tests on serum from 252 COVID-19 patients in a cancer center in China, including metabolic panels and a set of 13 cancer biomarkers. The authors conclude that elevations of serum cancer biomarkers positively correlated with the pathological progressions of COVID-19, including diffuse and acute lung…
Emergency Medical Services resource capacity and competency amid COVID-19 in the United States: Preliminary findings from a national survey
Preliminary findings from a national survey in the US suggest that Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers may inadvertently contribute to the COVID-19 transmission. The variety of knowledge of EMS providers on COVID-19 indicates that current pandemic education may be insufficient. Providers may benefit from improved standardization in pandemic response, specifically with regard to clinical symptomatology…
Inequalities in COVID19 mortality related to ethnicity and socioeconomic deprivation
Rose et al. perform a cross-sectional ecological analysis across 147 administrative municipality areas in England to assess the association between the proportion of people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, income deprivation, and COVID-19 mortality rates. This study indicates that income deprivation and ethnic minority are associated with greater COVID-19 mortality. To reduce…
April 29, 2020
COVID-19 in Prisons and Jails in the United States
Hawk at al, in an opinion piece about COVID-19 in prisons and jails in the US, detail the challenges of social distancing in prisons and jails and the prisoners at high risk for severe infection and death. The authors discuss the effects COVID-19 on prison health care systems, solutions to mitigate harm, and preparing prisoners…
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