{"id":7209,"date":"2020-05-29T12:07:49","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T19:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=7209"},"modified":"2021-03-24T12:30:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T19:30:48","slug":"covid-19-literature-situation-report-may-29-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/05\/29\/covid-19-literature-situation-report-may-29-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Literature Situation Report May 29, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The scientific literature on COVID-19 is rapidly evolving and these articles were selected for review based on their relevance to Washington State decision making around COVID-19 response efforts. Included in these Lit Reps are some manuscripts that have been made available online as pre-prints but have not yet undergone peer review. Please be aware of this when reviewing articles included in the Lit Reps.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Four separate lines of evidence point to sustained\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">community<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">transmission<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of SARS-CoV-2<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0within the US beginning in late January and early February, weeks before the first non-travel<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">related cases were detected.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0A separate phylogenetic study concluded that\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the first SARS-CoV-2 case<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0identified in Washington State in January 2020\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0not linked to outbreaks that occurred weeks later<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and that the\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rapid public health response may have prevented an earlier\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">potential\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">outbreak.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">P<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">aper towel<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">p<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">retreated\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">salt-based solution\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">may<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">provide\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">similar protection\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">against viral particles compared to\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">medical grade surg<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ical<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0mask<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">weighted<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">risk<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">score\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was used\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">characterize the risk distribution for COVID-19<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0mortality<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0across the population.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While those in the<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">highest-<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">risk g<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">roup<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0are at 10-fold higher risk, the small size of this group relative to the overall population means that\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">most deaths\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from COVID-19 will likely\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">occur outside of\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the highest<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">risk groups<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">suggest<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that targeted interventions\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">may not be a<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0substituted\u00a0for<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0community-wide measures<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">HIV-infected individuals\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">appear to have\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">similar clinical and radiological\u00a0presentation\u00a0of COVID-19 compared to that described\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the general population<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"uw-accordion-shortcode\">\n<h3>Article Summaries<\/h3>\n<div class=\"js-accordion\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uw-accordion-shortcode\">\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-7213\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Pretreated Household Materials Carry Similar Filtration Protection against Pathogens When Compared with Surgical Masks<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Carnino\u00a0et al. demonstrated that household paper towel<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0pretreated with a salt-based solution\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as little as 10 minutes may\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">provide\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">similar protection against viral-sized particles compared with a medical grade mask. This suggests<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pretreated\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">inexpensive<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0materials\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">might\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">be used to complement homemade,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">surgical<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0or N95 masks to increase their lifespan and effectiveness.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Carnino\u00a0et al. (May\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">2<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">5,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">2020). Pretreated Household Materials Carry Similar Filtration Protection against Pathogens When Compared with Surgical Masks. American Journal of Infection Control.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ajic.2020.05.024\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ajic.2020.05.024<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-7211\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Hand\u00a0Sanitisers\u00a0amid CoViD-19: A Critical Review of Alcohol-Based Products on the Market and Formulation Approaches to Respond to Increasing Demand<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A critical review of alcohol-based sanitizing products reported that hand sanitation is a main preventive measure during the COVID-19 pandemic and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">consumer\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">demand is likely to remain high until widespread pharmacological measures are available. The presence of substandard products on the market (i.e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0not meeting 60-95% ethanol content) point<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to the need\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">customer counseling, awareness campaigns, and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">review<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by regulatory bodies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Berardi et al. (May 16, 2020). Hand\u00a0Sanitisers\u00a0amid CoViD-19: A Critical Review of Alcohol-Based Products on the Market and Formulation Approaches to Respond to Increasing Demand. International Journal of Pharmaceutics.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijpharm.2020.119431\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijpharm.2020.119431<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transmission<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-7221\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Evidence\u00a0for\u00a0Limited Early Spread of COVID-19 Within the United States, January \u2013 February 2020<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Syndromic surveillance, virus surveillance, phylogenetic analysis, and retrospectively identified cases provide evidence that sustained community transmission in the US may have begun before the detection of the first two non-travel related US cases in late February 2020, likely from a single importation from China<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0followed by several importations from Europe.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jorden et al. (May 29, 2020). Evidence\u00a0for\u00a0Limited Early Spread of COVID-19 Within the United States, January \u2013 February 2020. MMWR<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6922e1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6922e1<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-7219\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">The Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in Europe and the US<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">[pre-print, not peer reviewed]<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Contrary to earlier conclusions, based on phylogenetic analysis,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Worobey et al.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">conclude that the first\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0case identified in Washington State in January 2020\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0not linked to outbreaks that occurred weeks later. Rather<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the subsequent outbreak was due to a separate later importation from China<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The authors speculate that the rapid public health response may\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">have<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0prevented an earlier outbreak.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Worobey et al. (May 23, 2020). The Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in Europe and the US.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Preprint\u00a0downloaded May 29 from<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.21.109322\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.21.109322<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-7217\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Estimating the Size of High-Risk Populations for COVID-19 Mortality across 442 US Cities<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">[pre-print, not peer reviewed]<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jin\u00a0et al. used a weighted risk-score to characterize the distribution of risk for COVID-19 mortality for populations across 442 large US cities and found that though 1.34 million individuals are at a 10-fold higher risk<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0than the general population<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0the majority of\u00a0deaths will still occur outside these\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">high<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">risk groups. The authors suggest that targeted interventions for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">high<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">risk groups such as shielding\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">do not fully<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0substitute for broader\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">community<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">level interventions such as social\u00a0distancing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jin\u00a0et al. (May 29, 2020). Estimating the Size of High-Risk Populations for COVID-19 Mortality across 442 US Cities.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Preprint\u00a0downloaded May 29 from<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.27.20115170\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.27.20115170<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-7215\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Asymptomatic Transmission during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Implications for Public Health Strategies<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Huff et al.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">completed a narrative review\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">summariz<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0emerging evidence that SARS-CoV-2 transmission is likely high during pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic phases<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Data from settings with<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0universal\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">testing, such as in a homeless shelter in Boston and on the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0US Navy aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">indicate\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a high proportion of individuals test positive without reporting symptoms<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">uthors\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">conclude that there is a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0need to shift from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">testing of persons with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">symptom<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s to universal testing of exposed individuals<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Huff and Singh. (May 28,\u00a02020).\u00a0Asymptomatic Transmission during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Implications for Public Health Strategies. Clinical Infectious Diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa654\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa654<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vaccines<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-7223\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">The Non-Specific and Sex-Differential Effects of Vaccines<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Aaby et al. review s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tudies show<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that live vaccines like BCG\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">have<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">non-specific effects<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">including<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0protection against respiratory and viral infections<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and that f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">emales develop a greater antibody response to BCG. There is no conclusive evidence, however, that BCG\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">vaccination\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">provide<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0non-specific protection against COVID-19, and social justice issues\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">could<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0arise from shifting BCG vaccine supplies from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">low<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to high<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">income countries<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Aaby et al. (May 27, 2020). The Non-Specific and Sex-Differential Effects of Vaccines. Nature Reviews Immunology.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41577-020-0338-x\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41577-020-0338-x<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-7229\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Excess Out-of-Hospital Deaths during COVID-19 Outbreak: Evidence of Pulmonary Embolism as a Main Determinant<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nvestigat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ors<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Paris<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, France<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0found that pulmonary embolism identified\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">post-mortem CT was much higher among those who had unexplained deaths during the COVID-19 outbreak<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">compared to a control group who had unexplained deaths\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a02019. Furthermore, the prevalence of unexplained deaths was much higher during the COVID-19 outbreak compared to 2019. These results suggest the need for additional PPE when handling\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">bodies of persons\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">whose death was<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">unexplained, and that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pulmonary embolism<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">should be explored in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">patients with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">severe COVID-19.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Benzakoun\u00a0et al. (May 28, 2020). Excess Out-of-Hospital Deaths during COVID-19 Outbreak: Evidence of Pulmonary Embolism as a Main Determinant. European Journal of Heart Failure.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ejhf.1916\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ejhf.1916<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-7227\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">New York City COVID-19 Resident Physician Exposure during Exponential Phase of Pandemic<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Among<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">91\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">medical\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">residency programs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0representing 2,306 residents around\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New York City<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 45.1% of programs report at least one resident with confirmed COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. These include<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0101 residents\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">confirmed positive\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tests\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(2 of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">whom<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were hospitalized), and 163 residents\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">presumed\u00a0positive\u00a0but not tested. Anesthesiology, emergency medicine,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ophthalmology appeared to cluster as high-risk specialties\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">based on the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">proportion of residents with confirmed COVID-19.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mask\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reuse or extended mask use\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was reported by\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">90 out of 91 programs, while 43 programs reported suboptimal PPE<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Breazzano\u00a0et al. (May 28, 2020). New York City COVID-19 Resident Physician Exposure during Exponential Phase of Pandemic. The Journal of Clinical Investigation.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1172\/JCI139587\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1172\/JCI139587<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-7225\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Description of COVID-19 in HIV-Infected Individuals: A Single-Centre, Prospective Cohort<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vizcarra et al. compared the characteristics of 51 HIV<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">infected individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in Spain\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to 1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">288 HIV-infected individuals not diagnosed with COVID-19 and found that age and CD4 cell count were similar between the groups, but that a greater proportion of persons with COVID-19 had at least one comorbidity (63% vs. 38%). The<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">clinical<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and radiological presentation of COVID-19 was\u00a0similar to\u00a0that described in the general population.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Vizcarra et al. (May\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">28,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">2020). Description of COVID-19 in HIV-Infected Individuals: A Single-Centre, Prospective Cohort. The Lancet HIV.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2352-3018(20)30164-8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2352-3018(20)30164-8<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Modeling and Prediction<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-7231\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Causal Impact of Masks Policies Behavior on Early Covid-19 Pandemic in the U.S.<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">[pre-print, not peer reviewed]<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chernozhukov\u00a0et al<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. constructed counterfactual causal models to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">evaluat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the dynamic impact of various policies\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">behavioral responses relevant to COVID-19 control. They concluded that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">these\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">policies\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(e.g.,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">school, bu<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">siness, and restaurant closures<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">explain<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a large fraction of observed changes in social distancing behavior.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They estimate that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">if all\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">policies\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">had been removed\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on April\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, it\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">would have led to an additional 30<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">200<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-fold<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0more cases\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0nationally mandating face masks would have led to 30%-57% fewer reported cases by late May<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Chernozhukov\u00a0et al. (May 29, 2020). Causal Impact of Masks Policies Behavior on Early Covid-19 Pandemic in the U.S.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Preprint downloaded May 29 from<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.27.20115139\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.27.20115139<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Other Resources and Commentaries<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2214-109X(20)30252-7\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Human Rights Protections Are Needed alongside PPE for Health-Care Workers Responding to COVID-19<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lancet Global Health<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(May 25)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/d41586-020-01452-z\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Epic Battle against Coronavirus Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Nature (May 27)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/tra0000716\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Stress and Cognitive Functioning during a Pandemic: Thoughts from Stress Researchers<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Psychological\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rauma<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">May 28)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2105\/AJPH.2020.305766\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">We\u2019re Not All in This Together: On COVID-19, Intersectionality, and Structural Inequality<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Amer<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ican<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Jour<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nal<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of Public Health (May 28)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2468-2667(20)30124-9\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rethinking the Role of the School after COVID-19<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 The Lancet Global Health (M<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ay 25)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41577-020-0350-1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kawasaki Disease Linked to COVID-19 in Children<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nature Reviews (May 27)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" 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data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Vir<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ology<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">May 28)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S1473-3099(20)30437-0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">COVID-19 and the Difficulty of Inferring Epidemiological Parameters from Clinical Data<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Lancet\u00a0Infectious Diseases (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">May 28)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four separate lines of evidence point to sustained community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 within the US beginning in late January and early February, weeks before the 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