{"id":7323,"date":"2020-06-04T13:17:44","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T20:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=7323"},"modified":"2021-03-24T13:40:02","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T20:40:02","slug":"covid-19-literature-situation-report-june-4-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/06\/04\/covid-19-literature-situation-report-june-4-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Literature Situation Report June 4, 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\">A\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">randomize<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0trial of convalescent plasma to treat cases of \u201csevere\u201d and \u201clife-threatening\u201d COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in Wuhan, China\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">found no significant\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">difference\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in time to clinical improvement within 28 days<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. However, the study was stopped early and was insufficiently powered\u00a0for\u00a0the primary outcomes. Though non-significant, the findings showed promising trends for efficacy, particularly among those with \u201csevere\u201d as opposed to \u201clife-threatening\u201d disease<\/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=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A case series<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">report<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">clinical features<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of 20 children admitted to PICU<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in Paris\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with shock, fever<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and suspected\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CoV-2 infection<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">found that\u00a0all of\u00a0the children had features of acute myocarditis.\u00a0<\/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\">Self-collected non<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-nasopharyngeal swabs\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ha<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&gt;90% sensitivity<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for the diagnosis of COVID-19 compared to nasopharynx swabs collected by a healthcare worker.\u00a0Adoption\u00a0of sampling by patients\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">may<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0reduce PPE use and provide a more comfortable patient experience.<\/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\">There has been l<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ittle improvement in depression and anxiety\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">levels\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">since lockdown commenced in the UK<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0suggest<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">greater efforts are needed to help individuals manage their mental health during the pandemic.<\/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\">Transmission<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-7327\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Hong Kong and in Residents Evacuated from Hubei Province, China: A Multicohort Study<\/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><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kai-Wang<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0et al.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">conducted a\u00a0seroepidemiology\u00a0investigation using<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0enzyme immunoassay and microneutralization assay<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on stored samples from before and after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They conclude that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2 was not circulating in the Hong Kong populati<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on before the COVID-19 pandemic<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">there was no increase in the seroprevalence from 2018 up until the second month of the COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong.<\/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=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Among Hong Kong returnees evacuated from Hubei province in\u00a0March,\u00a02020, the SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity was 4%, indicating\u00a0a large number of\u00a0cases of subclinical COVID-19 that were not detected during the epidemic period in Hubei.<\/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\">Kai-Wang et al. (June 3, 2020). Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Hong Kong and in Residents Evacuated from Hubei Province, China: A Multicohort Study. The Lancet Microbe. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2666-5247(20)30053-7\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2666-5247(20)30053-7<\/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 id=\"su-post-7325\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">SARS-CoV-2 RNA Detection on Disposable Wooden Chopsticks, Hong Kong<\/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\">SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected on disposable wooden chopsticks used by 5 consecutive asymptomatic and post-symptomatic patients.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This demonstrates\u00a0a\u00a0potential that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0chopsticks or other dining utensils\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">could be a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">vehicle for transmission.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This has potential implications for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">communal meals, especially in communities with a custom\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0shar<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0dishes or utensils.<\/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\">Lui et al. (June 3, 2020). SARS-CoV-2 RNA Detection on Disposable Wooden Chopsticks, Hong Kong. Emerging Infectious Diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3201\/eid2609.202135\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3201\/eid2609.202135<\/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\">Testing and Treatment<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-7333\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Swabs Collected by Patients or Health Care Workers for SARS-CoV-2 Testing<\/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\">Tu et al. evaluate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the sensitivity of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">non-nasopharyngeal swabs\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">self-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">collected by patients<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">compared to nasopharynx swabs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">collected\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by a health care worker<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for the diagnosis of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-19.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The estimated sensitivities of the tongue, nasal, and mid-turbinate\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">self-collected\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">samples<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were 89.8% (97.5%CI 78.2-100.0), 94.0% (83.8-100.0), and 96.2% (87.0-100.0), respectively.<\/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\">Tu et al. (June 3, 2020). Swabs Collected by Patients or Health Care Workers for SARS-CoV-2 Testing. The New England Journal of Medicine.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1056\/NEJMc2016321\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1056\/NEJMc2016321<\/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 id=\"su-post-7331\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Effect of Convalescent Plasma Therapy on Time to Clinical Improvement in Patients\u00a0With\u00a0Severe and Life-Threatening COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial<\/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\">Li et al. conducted a multicenter\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">randomized trial of convalescent plasma therapy among\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">103 participants with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">severe<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">life-threatening<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0COVID-19 in Wuhan, China.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">trial was\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">stopped<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0early, which resulted in insufficient power to fully evaluate the primary outcomes.<\/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=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Overall,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">there were no statistically significant differences in clinical improvement within 28 days between those who did and did not receive convalescent plasma.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">However<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0an accompanying\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2020.10218\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">editorial<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0points to promising trends\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among those\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who received<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">convalescent\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">plasma. This is particularly true of the finding that among those with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">severe<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0disease (as opposed to the more se<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rious<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0group with \u201clife-threatening\u201d disease)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">linical improvement occurred within 28 days\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">91.3% (21\/23)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of those who receive<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">convalescent plasma compared to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">68.2% (15\/22)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of those in the control group (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">p=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.03<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/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\">Li et al. (June 3, 2020). Effect of Convalescent Plasma Therapy on Time to Clinical Improvement in Patients\u00a0With\u00a0Severe and Life-Threatening COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2020.10044\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2020.10044<\/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-7329\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Retraction: &#8220;Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without a macrolide for treatment of COVID-19: a multinational registry analysis&#8221;<\/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=\"auto\">Retraction:<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">uthors of an article previously published in the Lancet\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">regarding\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">treatment of COVID-19 with h<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ydroxychloroquine or chloroquine\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">retracted the article\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">after\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Surgisphere<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0declined to make the primary data available\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">an\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">independent\u00a0third party\u00a0review.<\/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\">Mehra, Ruschitzka &amp; Patel. (June 4, 2020). Retraction: &#8220;Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without a macrolide for treatment of COVID-19: a multinational registry analysis&#8221;. Lancet.<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/els-jbs-prod-cdn.jbs.elsevierhealth.com\/pb-assets\/Lancet\/pdfs\/S0140673620313246-1591292788743.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S0140-6736(20)31324-6<\/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-7341\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Disease Severity in Patients\u00a0With\u00a0Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a Children\u2019s Hospital in New York City, New York<\/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<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0case series of 50 children and adolescents hospitalized with COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in New York City<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0showed\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that patients<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0with severe disease had significantly higher C-reactive protein and procalcitonin levels at admission<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as well as elevated peak IL-6, ferritin, and D-dimer levels during hospitalization.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Infants and immunocompromised patients were not at increased risk of severe disease.<\/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\">Zachariah et al. (June 3, 2020). Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Disease Severity in Patients\u00a0With\u00a0Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a Children\u2019s Hospital in New York City, New York. JAMA Pediatrics.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamapediatrics.2020.2430\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamapediatrics.2020.2430<\/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 id=\"su-post-7339\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">The Need\u00a0of\u00a0Health Policy Perspective to Protect Healthcare Workers during\u00a0COVID-19 Pandemic. A GRADE Rapid Review\u00a0on the N95 Respirators Effectiveness<\/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 systematic review of 4\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">randomized trials\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">involving 8<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">736 healthcare workers\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">showed that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0compared to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">surgical masks, wearing N95 respirators was associated with a lower risk of clinical respiratory infections (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">RR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0.43, 95%CI 0.29-0.64), corresponding to 73 (46-91)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fewer\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">infections per 1000 persons. No direct high<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">quality evidence was found on whether N95 respirators\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">wer<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e better than surgical masks for protection from SARS-CoV-2.<\/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\">Iannone et al. (June 3, 2020). The Need\u00a0of\u00a0Health Policy Perspective to Protect Healthcare Workers during\u00a0COVID-19 Pandemic. A GRADE Rapid Review\u00a0on the N95 Respirators Effectiveness. PloS\u00a0One.\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0234025\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0234025<\/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 id=\"su-post-7337\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Acute Myocarditis and Multisystem Inflammatory Emerging Disease Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Critically Ill Children<\/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\">Grimaud et al. report a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0case series of 20 children admitted to PICU<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in Paris with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">shock, fever, and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. SARS-CoV-2 PCR and serology were positive for 10 and 15 children, respectively.\u00a0All of\u00a0the children had cardiac abnormalities consistent with acute myocarditis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. All children had\u00a0highly\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">elevated\u00a0C-reactive protein and procalcitonin.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">None of the patients had sufficient criteria for typical Kawasaki disease<\/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\">Grimaud et al. (June 1, 2020). Acute Myocarditis and Multisystem Inflammatory Emerging Disease Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Critically Ill Children. Annals of Intensive Care.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13613-020-00690-8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13613-020-00690-8<\/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 id=\"su-post-7335\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Encephalopathy and Encephalitis Associated with Cerebrospinal Fluid Cytokine Alterations and Coronavirus Disease, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 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\">Benameur et al.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">present a case series of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a03 patients with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who developed encephalopathy and encephalitis. All 3 patients had increased cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of anti-S1 IgM, IL-6, IL-8, and IL-10. No\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was identified in any CSF sample. These changes provide evidence of CSF peri-infectious\/post-infectious inflammatory changes with neurologic complications.<\/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\">Benameur et al. (June 2, 2020). Encephalopathy and Encephalitis Associated with Cerebrospinal Fluid Cytokine Alterations and Coronavirus Disease, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2020. Emerging Infectious Diseases.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3201\/eid2609.202122\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3201\/eid2609.202122<\/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 class=\"TextRun SCXW133094530 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133094530 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Mental Health and Personal Impact<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-7343\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Trajectories of Depression and Anxiety during Enforced Isolation Due to COVID-19 Longitudinal Analyses of 59318 Adults in the UK with and without Diagnosed Mental Illness<\/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\">Fancourt et al.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">conducted\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a nationwide study exploring anxiety and depression over the first two months of lockdown in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UK. In total 24% of the population had moderate-severe anxiety<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">GAD-7 score \u226510<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">), and 31% had moderate or severe depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 score \u226510<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">at first wave of data collection<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0There was a slight decrease in anxiety levels and depression levels between weeks 3-6 that then increased again in weeks 7-8.<\/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=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The sustained high levels of anxiety and depression during stay-at-home orders may indicate a need for a response to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mental health<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0challenges<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0during the pandemic.<\/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\">Fancourt et al. (June 4, 2020). Trajectories of Depression and Anxiety during Enforced Isolation Due to COVID-19 Longitudinal Analyses of 59318 Adults in the UK with and without Diagnosed Mental Illness. Pre-print downloaded June 4 from<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.06.03.20120923\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.06.03.20120923<\/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 class=\"TextRun SCXW58614209 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW58614209 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Public Health Policy and Practice<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-7349\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Associations Between State Public Health Agency Structure and Pace and Extent of Implementation of Social Distancing Control Measures<\/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\">Strickland et al.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">found that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">states operating under centralized public health governance structures enacted social distancing 4 days after decentralized states and had a 73% reduced likelihood of enacting a social distancing policy (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">HR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0.27, 95%CI 0.08<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0.86).\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">P<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ublic health governance\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">structures may affect the implementation of measures to control\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">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\">Strickland et al. (June 1, 2020). Associations Between State Public Health Agency Structure and Pace and Extent of Implementation of Social Distancing Control Measures. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/PHH.0000000000001215\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/PHH.0000000000001215<\/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 id=\"su-post-7347\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Department Visits \u2014 United States, January 1, 2019\u2013May 30, 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\">E<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mergency department<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">visits declined 42% during the early COVID-19 pandemic, from a mean of 2.1 million per week (March 31\u2013April 27, 2019) to 1.2 million (March 29\u2013April 25, 2020), with the steepest decreases in persons aged \u226414 years, females, and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">those in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the Northeast. The proportion of infectious disease<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">related visits was four times higher during the early period. CDC recommends continued use of virtual visits and triage help lines and adherence to CDC infection control guidance.<\/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\">Hartnett et al. (June 3, 2020). Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Department Visits \u2014 United States, January 1, 2019\u2013May 30, 2020. MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6923e1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6923e1<\/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 id=\"su-post-7345\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Racial Disparities in Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Related to COVID-19 in the USA<\/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\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">216 adults in the March 2020 Kaiser Family Foundation &#8216;Coronavirus Poll&#8217;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n contrast to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">w<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hite respondents,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">w<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hite respondents were more likely to have low knowledge scores<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0related to COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(58% vs. 30%;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">p<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&lt;0.001)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0low attitude scores (52% vs. 27%;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">p&lt;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0.001)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Non-white respondents were more likely to have<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0high practice scores to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0reduce risk of COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(81% vs. 59%;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">p&lt;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0.001).<\/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\">Alobuia\u00a0et al. (June 3, 2020). Racial Disparities in Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Related to COVID-19 in the USA. Journal of Public Health.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/pubmed\/fdaa069\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/pubmed\/fdaa069<\/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>\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\/10.7861\/clinmed.2020-0170\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">SARS-CoV-2 serology: Test, test, test, but interpret with caution!<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Clinical medicine (London, England) (June 2)<\/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\/10.1001\/jama.2020.10218\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A Randomized Trial of Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19-Potentially Hopeful Signals<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">JAMA (June 3)<\/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\/10.3201\/eid2609.201524\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Effectiveness of N95 Respirator Decontamination and Reuse against SARS-CoV-2 Virus<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Emerging Infectious Diseases (June 3)<\/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=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/d41586-020-00965-x\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Coronavirus lockdowns have changed the way Earth moves<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Nature (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">March\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">31)<\/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\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa712\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Importance of Advancing SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines in Children<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Clinical Infectious Diseases<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(June 3)<\/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=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1056\/NEJMc2020836\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Universal Masking in the Covid-19 Era<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 NEJM (June 3)<\/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=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10943-020-01048-x\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Faith Community and the SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Journal of Religion and Health (June 2)<\/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=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/d41586-020-00974-w\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Is the coronavirus airborne? Experts can\u2019t agree<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Nature\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(April\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2<\/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<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.14336\/AD.2020.0502\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Comorbid Chronic Diseases are Strongly Correlated with Disease Severity among COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Aging and Disease (May 13)<\/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=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/d41586-020-00973-x\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">How sewage could reveal true scale of coronavirus outbreak<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Nature\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(April 3)<\/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=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/d41586-020-01657-2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">These methods from psychiatry can help you beat stress during the coronavirus pandemic<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Nature (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">June 2)<\/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=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1056\/NEJMvcm2010260\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">How to Obtain a Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimen<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 NEJM (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<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/pathogens9060426\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A Review on SARS-CoV-2 Virology, Pathophysiology, Animal Models, and Anti-Viral Interventions<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Pathogens (Basel,\u00a0Switzerland) (May 29)<\/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=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1056\/NEJMp2007466\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Harnessing Our Humanity \u2014 How Washington\u2019s Health Care Workers Have Risen to the Pandemic Challenge<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 NEJM (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<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A randomized trial of convalescent plasma to treat cases of \u201csevere\u201d and \u201clife-threatening\u201d COVID-19 in Wuhan, China found no significant difference in time to clinical improvement within 28 days. However, the study was stopped early and was insufficiently powered for the primary outcomes. Though non-significant, the findings showed promising trends for efficacy, particularly among those with \u201csevere\u201d as opposed to \u201clife-threatening\u201d disease. <\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/06\/04\/racial-disparities-in-knowledge-attitudes-and-practices-related-to-covid-19-in-the-usa\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":7353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"topic":[],"class_list":["post-7323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-covid-19-literature-situation-report"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7323"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7354,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7323\/revisions\/7354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7323"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=7323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}