{"id":7701,"date":"2020-06-22T11:48:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T18:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=7701"},"modified":"2021-03-26T12:13:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T19:13:36","slug":"covid-19-literature-situation-report-june-22-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/06\/22\/covid-19-literature-situation-report-june-22-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Literature Situation Report June 22, 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><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Asymptomatic people with SARS-CoV-2 infection had a l<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">onger duration of viral shedding and\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lower virus-specific IgG levels\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">than a comparison group of people with symptoms,<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0suggesting\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">they may have a\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">weaker immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41591-020-0965-6\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">More<\/span><\/a><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 risk score based on\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">five indicators (neutrophil count, lymphocyte count,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">procalcitonin<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, older age, and C-reactive protein)<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0showed good predictive\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">power for prognosis\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0COVID-19 patients<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa793\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">More<\/span><\/a><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\">Increases\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in depression and anxiety\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were observed\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among sexual and gender minority people coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic onset,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">indicating a\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">need to support the mental health\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">needs among\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">vulnerable populations.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11606-020-05970-4\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">More<\/span><\/a><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\">75% (108.4 million) of US workers are employed in occupations that are challenging to do from home, including health care, manufacturing, retail, and food services, which also tend to have lower pay.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2105\/AJPH.2020.305738\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">More<\/span><\/a><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-7706\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Lay Perspectives on Social Distancing and Other Official Recommendations and Regulations in the Time of COVID-19: A Qualitative Study of Social Media Posts<\/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 qualitative study using data from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reddit<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Twitter, and YouTube comments revealed that people ignore<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19-related orders and recommendations of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">authorities due to many reasons, including information pollution on social media, the persistence of uncertainty about the rapidly spreading virus, the impact of the social environment, and fear of unemployment associated with inequality in the distribution of income.<\/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\">\u00d6lcer<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al. (Dec 19, 2020). Lay Perspectives on Social Distancing and Other Official Recommendations and Regulations in the Time of COVID-19: A Qualitative Study of Social Media Posts. BMC Public Health.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12889-020-09079-5\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12889-020-09079-5<\/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-7714\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Reconstruction of Transmission Pairs for Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Mainland China: Estimation of Super-Spreading Events, Serial Interval, and Hazard of Infection<\/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\">Xu et al. analyzed 643 transmission clusters from 1,407 transmission pairs in mainland China and identified 34 primary cases as super-spreaders<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5 super-spreading events\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">occurred within households.\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<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The median<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">duration between symptom onset of primary and secondary cases was\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5.0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">days<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(IQR 1.5-8.5) for household transmissions and 5.2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">days\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(1.6-8.8) for non-household transmissions.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The risk of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">being infected outside of households\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">higher for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">those<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">age\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">18\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">64 years, whereas\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the risk of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">being infected within households\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">higher for young<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">er<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and old<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">er<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0people.\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\">Xu et al. (June 18, 2020). Reconstruction of Transmission Pairs for Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Mainland China: Estimation of Super-Spreading Events, Serial Interval, and Hazard of Infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa790\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa790<\/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-7712\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">High-Density Amplicon Sequencing Identifies Community Spread and Ongoing Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in the Southern United States<\/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\">McNamara et al.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">demonstrated SARS-CoV-2 evolution in a suburban Southern US region using high-density amplicon sequencing of 175 symptomatic cases. The presence of spike D614G variant,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a mutation implicated in higher pathogenicity of the virus, was observed among 57% of strains and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">associated with a higher genome copy number (p&lt;0.002).\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<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The single nucleotide variant pattern is consistent with the idea that SARS-CoV-2 was introduced into North Carolina by travelers from the continental US.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">No strain had mutations in the target sites used in common diagnostic assays.<\/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\">McNamara et al. (June 19, 2020). High-Density Amplicon Sequencing Identifies Community Spread and Ongoing Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in the Southern United States. Preprint downloaded June 22 from\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.06.19.161141\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.06.19.161141<\/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-7710\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Clinical and Immunological Assessment of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections<\/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\">There was a longer duration of viral shedding<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">group of 37 asymptomatic patients with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2 infection<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wanzhou<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0District, China,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">compared to a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0paired symptomatic group (HR\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1.69, 95%CI 1.06<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2.70<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/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=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Asymptomatic individuals<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">had\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">significantly lower virus-specific IgG levels (median 3.4, IQR 1.6-10.7 vs. 20.5, 5.8-38.2; p = 0.005) in the acute phase<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of infection<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Asymptomatic individuals were more likely to have\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reduction in neutralizing antibody levels (81% vs. 62%) and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to become seronegative\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(40% vs. 1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">%) during the early convalescent phase.<\/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=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These data suggest that asymptomatic individuals\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">may mount a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0weaker immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">which could have\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">implications for immunity strateg<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ies<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and serological surveys.<\/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\">Long et al. (June 18, 2020). Clinical and Immunological Assessment of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections. Nature Medicine.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41591-020-0965-6\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41591-020-0965-6<\/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 id=\"su-post-7708\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Asymptomatic Patients as a Source of COVID-19 Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis<\/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\">Kronbichler<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0et al.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0conducted a meta-analysis with 34 studies\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">includ<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0506<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">asymptomatic patients with COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0reported that 62% had abnormalities<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">visible<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">computed tomogra<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">phy\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(CT)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">scans<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, with ground glass opacities\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in the lungs\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">most frequently observed (43%).<\/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<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Patients with normal CT\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">results\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were younger than patients with abnormal CT<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0findings<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(mean\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">20<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0years vs. 39\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Y<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ears<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0p = 0.013).<\/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\">Kronbichler<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al. (June 13, 2020). Asymptomatic Patients as a Source of COVID-19 Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Infectious Diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijid.2020.06.052\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijid.2020.06.052<\/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-7718\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Performance Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 PCR Assays Developed by WHO Referral Laboratories<\/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\">Etievant<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0et al.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">compared the performance of five RT-PCR-based methods developed by\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">World Health Organization\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">referral laboratories.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Three assays known as\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">N China CDC, N1 US CDC, and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">RdRp<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(IP2, IP4) were found to be the most sensitive assays on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">based on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2 cell culture supernatants\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and clinical respiratory samples. The E\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Charite<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u0301 and N2 US CDC assays had false-positive results from negative samples and negative controls.\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\">Etievant<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al. (June 16, 2020). Performance Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 PCR Assays Developed by WHO Referral Laboratories. Journal of Clinical Medicine.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/jcm9061871\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/jcm9061871<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><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-7716\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Posterior Oropharyngeal Saliva for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2<\/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\">Cheuk<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0et al.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0paired 229\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">posterior oropharyngeal saliva (POPS) samples with same-day nasopharyngeal (NP) samples and reported\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">an\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">overall<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0agreement of 76%<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">negative<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0agreement of 65%,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">positive agreement<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">76.0%.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Better positive agreement was observed\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">samples\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0obtained<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0within seven days<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of symptom onset<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(96.6<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">%<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) compared\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to greater than\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">seven days\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">after\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">symptom onset (75.0<\/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\">Cheuk<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al. (June 21, 2020). Posterior Oropharyngeal Saliva for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2. Clinical Infectious Diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa797\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa797<\/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-7724\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Relationship between ABO Blood Group Distribution and Clinical Characteristics in Patients with COVID-19<\/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\">Wu et al. explored ABO blood group distribution and clinical characteristics in 187 patients with COVID-19 compared to 1,991 controls at the First Hospital of Changsha<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">China. Data showed that patients with blood group A had an increased risk for COVID-19 (OR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1.54, 95%CI 1.12<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2.10), whereas blood group O was associated with a decreased risk (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OR=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0.65,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">95%CI\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0.46<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0.93)<\/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\">Wu et al. (June 15, 2020). Relationship between ABO Blood Group Distribution and Clinical Characteristics in Patients with COVID-19.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Clinica<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Chimica<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Acta<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cca.2020.06.026\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cca.2020.06.026<\/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-7722\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Identification and Validation of a Novel Clinical Signature to Predict the Prognosis in Confirmed COVID-19 Patients<\/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\">Wu et al. constructed a prognostic signature\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">composed of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">five indicators (neutrophil count, lymphocyte count,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">procalcitonin<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, older age, and C-reactive protein) among 270 patients with confirmed COVID-19. They<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">showed\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that the combined predictive ability of the signature surpassed the use of each of the five indicators alone and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0concluded<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">it could\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">be used as a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">risk assessment for closely monitoring patients.<\/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\">Wu et al. (June 18, 2020). Identification and Validation of a Novel Clinical Signature to Predict the Prognosis in Confirmed COVID-19 Patients. Clinical Infectious Diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa793\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa793<\/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-7720\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Variation in Ventilator Allocation Guidelines by US State\u00a0During\u00a0the Coronavirus Disease 2019 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\">Piscitello<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0et al.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reviewed publicly available guidelines about ventilator allocation for all states and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reported that only 26 US states provided adult guidelines and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4 states provided pediatric guidelines.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Guidelines differed in their prioritization criteria, with use of the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score in the initial rank of adult patients in 15 state guidelines (58%) and assessment of limited life expectancy from underlying conditions or comorbidities included in 6 state guidelines.\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\">Piscitello<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al. (June 19, 2020). Variation in Ventilator Allocation Guidelines by US State\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">During<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2020.12606\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2020.12606<\/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 SCXW88278310 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88278310 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-7726\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Depression and Anxiety Changes Among Sexual and Gender Minority People Coinciding with Onset of COVID-19 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\">Flentje<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0et al.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reported that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from June 2019 to March-April 2020,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic onset<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, there were significant increases in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">epression\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as measured by the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PHQ-9\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tool<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) and a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nxiety<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as measured by the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">GAD-7\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tool<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0among a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0cohort of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2,288\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sexual and gender minority people.<\/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\">Flentje<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al. (June 17, 2020). Depression and Anxiety Changes Among Sexual and Gender Minority People Coinciding with Onset of COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of General Internal Medicine.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11606-020-05970-4\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11606-020-05970-4<\/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\">Modeling and Prediction<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-7728\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Global, Regional, and National Estimates of the Population at Increased Risk of Severe COVID-19 Due to Underlying Health Conditions in 2020: A Modelling 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 data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Clark et al.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">used prevalence data from two large multi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">morbidity studies and estimated that 1.7 billion (uncertainty interval (UI) 1.0\u20132.4) people<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0comprising<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a022% (UI 15\u201328) of the global population,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0have at least one underlying health condition that puts them at increased risk of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">severe\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The increased risk was highest in countries with older populations, African countries with high HIV\/AIDS prevalence, and small island nations with high diabetes prevalence<\/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\">Clark et al. (June 15, 2020). Global, Regional, and National Estimates of the Population at Increased Risk of Severe COVID-19 Due to Underlying Health Conditions in 2020: A Modelling Study. The Lancet Global Health.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2214-109X(20)30264-3\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2214-109X(20)30264-3<\/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 SCXW15315540 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15315540 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-7734\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Western Washington State COVID-19 Experience: Keys to Flattening the Curve and Effective Health System Response<\/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\">The\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Western<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0WA COVID-19 Expert Panel<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0seeks to identify factors contributing to the effective health system disaster response in western\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Washington State<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Six\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">key themes were identified<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: (1)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Early\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">communication and coordination among stakeholders;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(2) Regional\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">coordination of the healthcare system response;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(3) Rapid\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">development and access to viral testing;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(4) Proactive\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">management of long-term care &amp; skilled nursing facilities;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(5) Proactive\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">management of vulnerable populations;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(6) E<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ffective physical distancing in the community.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eleven\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">recommendations were provided to support the healthcare system disaster response in managing future outbreaks.<\/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\">Mitchell et al. (June 8, 2020). Western Washington State COVID-19 Experience: Keys to Flattening the Curve and Effective Health System Response. Journal of the American College of Surgeons.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jamcollsurg.2020.06.006\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jamcollsurg.2020.06.006<\/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-7732\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Characteristics Associated With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests and Resuscitations During the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in New York City<\/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\">Lai et al.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0conducted a population-based, cross-sectional study among 5,325 patients who underwent\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">emergency\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">resuscitation by\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New York City\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">911\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">emergency medical\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">responders<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. They found that out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic (March 1-April 25, 2020) significantly increased compared with the same period in 2019 (4.75\/million vs. 1.59\/million),<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and were associated with older age (mean 72<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">vs. 68<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0years<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">), nonwhite race\/ethnicity (20% vs. 3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">%), hypertension (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">% vs. 4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">%), diabetes (3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">% vs. 26%), and physical limitations (5<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">7<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">% vs. 4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">8<\/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\">Lai et al. (June 19, 2020). Characteristics Associated With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests and Resuscitations During the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in New York City. JAMA Cardiology.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamacardio.2020.2488\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamacardio.2020.2488<\/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-7730\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Nonrelocatable\u00a0Occupations at Increased Risk\u00a0During\u00a0Pandemics: United States, 2018<\/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\">Baker summarized data from the 2018 US Bureau of Labor Statistics and reported that 75% (108.4 million) of US workers are employed in occupations that are challenging to do from home, including health care, manufacturing, retail, and food services, which\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">also<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0tend to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">have<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0lower\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pay<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The author concludes that t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he stress experienced by lower-income groups, coupled with job insecurity, could result in a large burden of mental health disorders in the US in addition to increased cases of COVID-19 from workplace transmission.\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\">Baker. (June 18, 2020).\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nonrelocatable<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Occupations at Increased Risk\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">During<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Pandemics: United States, 2018. American Journal of Public Health.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2105\/AJPH.2020.305738\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2105\/AJPH.2020.305738<\/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\/10.1038\/s41587-020-0583-3\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Blueprint for a Pop-up SARS-CoV-2 Testing Lab<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Nature Biotechnology (June 18)<\/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\/j.euf.2020.05.019\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Investigational Therapies for the Treatment of COVID-19: Updates from Ongoing Clinical Trials<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 European Urology Focus (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">June 5<\/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=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1088\/1478-3975\/ab9e59\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Why Case Fatality Ratios Can Be Misleading: Individual- and Population-Based Mortality Estimates and Factors Influencing Them<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Physical\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">B<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">iology (June 18)<\/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\/10.1101\/2020.06.19.20135095\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Observational Study of Metformin and Risk of Mortality in Patients Hospitalized with Covid-19<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pre-print available on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Med<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rxiv<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(June 20)<\/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\/j.mayocp.2020.05.008\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A Framework for Sustainable Contact Tracing and Exposure Investigation for Large Health Systems<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Mayo Clinic Proceedings (June\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6<\/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<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\/tra0000711\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Rise of Adverse Childhood Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Psychological Trauma (June\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">18<\/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<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\/infdis\/jiaa350\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Interferon-\u03b2 1a Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 in Vitro When Administered after Virus Infection<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 The Journal of Infectious Diseases (June 19)\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<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\/j.ymthe.2020.06.007\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Are Genetic Vaccines the Right Weapon against COVID-19<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">? \u2013 Molecular Therapy (June\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">10<\/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<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\/10.1080\/15265161.2020.1764137\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ethics Lessons From Seattle\u2019s Early Experience With COVID-19<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The American Journal of Bioethics<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(June\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">18<\/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<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ijerph17124322\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Black\u2013White Risk Differentials in COVID-19 (SARS-COV2) Transmission, Mortality and Case Fatality in the United States: Translational Epidemiologic Perspective and Challenges<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(June 17)\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<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.06.15.20132407\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Pharmacological Interventions for the Treatment of COVID-19 A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Confounder-Adjusted 20212 Hospitalized Patients<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pre-print available on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Med<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rxiv<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(June 19)\u00a0<\/span><span 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data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1056\/NEJMe2022576\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Audio Interview: A Look at SARS-CoV-2 Transmission<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New England Journal of Medicine\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(June 18)\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<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)30470-9\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Appropriate Selection of Convalescent Plasma Donors for COVID-19<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Lancet Infectious 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