{"id":7794,"date":"2020-06-25T12:55:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T19:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=7794"},"modified":"2021-03-26T13:11:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T20:11:17","slug":"covid-19-literature-situation-report-june-25-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/06\/25\/covid-19-literature-situation-report-june-25-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Literature Situation Report June 25, 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\">An<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0online survey of<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a nationally\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">represent<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ative<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0US sample found that<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the level of<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0perceived risk of<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0contracting and dying from\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19 was<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">positively<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0associated with health behavior<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0like handwashing and social\u00a0distancing.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.amepre.2020.05.001\"><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\">Treatment of\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">severe COVID-19<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">patients with the\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">interleukin (IL)-6 blocker<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0tocilizumab was associated wi<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th a\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">39% lower\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">risk of mechanical ventilation or death\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in a retrospective study<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2665-9913(20)30173-9\"><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\">A transmission model found that in a university setting, weekly screening<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for SARS-CoV-2<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0could reduce cumulative incidence in students by up to 80<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and testing\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of symptomatic students\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with a\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">day\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">delay<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">following symptom onset<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">could reduce cumulative incidence by up to 88%.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.06.23.20138677\"><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-7798\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Observational Study of UK Mobile Health Apps for 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\">A UK-based study evaluated 82 mobile phone apps released in response to COVID-19 using the Systems Wide Analysis of mobile health-related technologies (SWAT) tool and found that the highest scores were achieved by apps from healthcare organizations such as the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">National Health Service (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NHS<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and WHO.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Thirty-eight of the apps provided\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19 information, 10<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0were<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for contact tracing,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0seven were diagnostic tools<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and the remainder had other purposes<\/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\">Chidambaram et al. (June 24, 2020). Observational Study of UK Mobile Health Apps for COVID-19.\u00a0The Lancet\u00a0Digital Health.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2589-7500(20)30144-8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2589-7500(20)30144-8<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-7796\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Relationships Between Initial COVID-19 Risk Perceptions and Protective Health Behaviors: A National Survey<\/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\">An online\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">survey of a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nationally represent<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ative<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0US sample (n=6,684)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">found<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">median perceived risk of infection\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with COVID-19 was\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">10% and death\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5%. An increase of 1 quartile in perceived infection risk was associated with 1.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5-fold<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">greater\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">likel<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ihood of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">report<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0handwashing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1.2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-fold greater likelihood of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0practic<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0social\u00a0distancing\u00a0behavior.<\/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\">de Bruin and Bennett. (May 22, 2020). Relationships Between Initial COVID-19 Risk Perceptions and Protective Health Behaviors: A National Survey. American Journal of Preventive Medicine.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.amepre.2020.05.001\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.amepre.2020.05.001<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transmission<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-7802\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Longitudinal Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 RNA Among Asymptomatic Staff in Five Colorado Skilled Nursing Facilities: Epidemiologic, Virologic and Sequence 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\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">[Pre-print, not peer reviewed]<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Quicke et al.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">conducted weekly test<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">or<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0SARS-CoV-2 among\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">454 asymptomatic health workers\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">across 5 skilled nurse facilities<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in Colorado (US)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for 5-6 weeks<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The testing showed a high level of SARS-CoV-2 infection in some of the facilities, with a general decline in incidence over time at most facilities.<\/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\">Quicke et al. (June 9, 2020). Longitudinal Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 RNA Among Asymptomatic Staff in Five Colorado Skilled Nursing Facilities: Epidemiologic, Virologic and Sequence Analysis.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print downloaded June 25 from\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.06.08.20125989\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.06.08.20125989<\/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-7800\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Prolonged Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 in Fomites<\/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\">Pastorino et al.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">deposited<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0liquid with<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0SARS-CoV-2 on polystyrene plastic, aluminum, and glass\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">surfaces\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and evaluated\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">viral\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">stability and infectivity<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">96 hours<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. They<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">observed\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">longest<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0period of infectivity on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">plastic polystyrene surface<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s. Using<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">bovine serum albumin to mimic protein content within body fluids of the respiratory system<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the authors concluded that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">moderate protein concentration in droplets<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(such as from airway secretions)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0markedly increased the infectivity of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">authors note that other components of respiratory body fluids, such as enzymes and mucins, may have a negative effect on virus infectivity.<\/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\">Pastorino et al. (June 24, 2020). Prolonged Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 in Fomites. Emerging Infectious Diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3201\/eid2609.201788\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3201\/eid2609.201788<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Testing and Treatment<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-7806\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Tocilizumab in Patients with Severe COVID-19:\u00a0A Retrospective\u00a0Cohort 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\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ocilizumab treatment<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among patients with severe COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, whether administered intravenously or subcutaneously, was associated with a reduced risk of invasive mechanical ventilation or death (adjusted HR = 0.61, 95% CI: 0.40-0.92)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0retrospective study (n=544)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">However, a significantly larger proportion of tocilizumab recipients were diagnosed with new infections compared with patients treated with standard of care (13% vs 4%, p &lt; 0.0001).<\/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\">Guaraldi et al. (June 24, 2020). Tocilizumab in Patients with Severe COVID-19:\u00a0A Retrospective\u00a0Cohort Study.\u00a0The Lancet\u00a0Rheumatology.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2665-9913(20)30173-9\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2665-9913(20)30173-9<\/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-7804\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Effect of Colchicine vs Standard Care on Cardiac and Inflammatory Biomarkers and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized\u00a0With\u00a0Coronavirus Disease 2019<\/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 randomized trial (n=105) evaluat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the effect of treatment with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the anti-inflammatory agent\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">colchicine\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in patients with COVID-19. T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he group receiving colchicine had a lower rate of clinical deterioration (defined as a 2-grade increase on a 7-grade clinical status scale) (OR = 0.11, 95% CI: 0.01-0.96).<\/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\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">here\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were no significant differences between treatment and control groups for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cardiac<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0outcomes<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and inflammatory biomarkers<\/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\">Deftereos\u00a0et al. (June 24, 2020). Effect of Colchicine vs Standard Care on Cardiac and Inflammatory Biomarkers and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized\u00a0With\u00a0Coronavirus Disease 2019. JAMA Network Open.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2020.13136\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2020.13136<\/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\">Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-7810\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Characteristics and Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients in New York City\u2019s Public Hospital System<\/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><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">[Pre-print, not peer reviewed]<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Marcello et al. reviewed\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">medical records for<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">22,254<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0patients tested for SARS-CoV-2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">within New York City&#8217;s public hospital system<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, including\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">13,442\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who tested positive<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 46% of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">whom<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were hospitalized and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among whom\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">28% subsequently died.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">C<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hronic disease<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s including\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease were common<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0among<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0patients who were hospitalized and died\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0this large<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and racially\/ethnically diverse\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sample<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Marcello et al. (June 23, 2020). Characteristics and Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients in New York City\u2019s Public Hospital System.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print downloaded June 25 from\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.29.20086645\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.29.20086645<\/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-7808\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Characteristics of Women of Reproductive Age with Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Pregnancy Status \u2014 United States, January 22\u2013June 7, 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\">Using national COVID-19 surveillance data, Ellington et al. found that among women age 15-44 with SARS-Cov-2 infection, pregnant women were more likely to be hospitalized (RR = 5.41, 95% CI: 5.1-5.6), admitted to ICU (RR = 1.5, 95% CI: 1.1-1.8), and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">receive<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0mechanical ventilation (RR = 1.7, 95% CI: 1.2-2.4)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. N<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o association as found with death.<\/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 study was not able to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">determin<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">whether hospitalization was\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">related to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19 or pregnancy and was<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">not able to capture pregnancy 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<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ellington et al. (June 25, 2020). Characteristics of Women of Reproductive Age with Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Pregnancy Status \u2014 United States, January 22\u2013June 7, 2020. MMWR<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6925a1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6925a1<\/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\">Modeling and Prediction<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-7818\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Modeling Quarantine during Epidemics and Mass-Testing Using Drones<\/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\">Sedov et al. incorporate quarantining into a traditional Susceptible-Infected-Recovered (SIR) model and\u00a0explore\u00a0the potential of using drones to deliver tests. Using a medium-sized city (about 100,000 people) in Sweden, the investigators found that the model predict<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a substantial decrease in peak number of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">infected\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">people without increas<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the duration of the epidemic<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he number of days needed to collect tests from the whole population was dependent on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">size of the drone fleet and number of tests that can be loaded onto one drone.<\/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\">Sedov et al. (June 24, 2020). Modeling Quarantine during Epidemics and Mass-Testing Using Drones. PLOS ONE.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0235307\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0235307<\/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-7816\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Modeling the Covid-19 Pandemic Response of the US 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\">Neofotistos and\u00a0Kaxiras\u00a0characterized the US&#8217;s pandemic response at the state level using a multi-wave model<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and classified states into three classes. The District of Columbia and 19 other states are classified as declining, where several smaller waves<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of infection<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0follow a large initial wave.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thirteen<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">states (one of which is Washington\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">S<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) are classified as stationary, where an initial large wave is followed by waves that do not systematically decline or increase.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eighteen<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">states are classified as exhibiting an increasing trend of reported cases.<\/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\">Neofotistos and\u00a0Kaxiras. (June 25, 2020). Modeling the Covid-19 Pandemic Response of the US States.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print downloaded June 25 from\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.06.24.20138982\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.06.24.20138982<\/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-7814\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">A Model of COVID-19 Transmission and Control on University Campuses<\/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\">In a transmission<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0model<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">based on Emory University (a medium-size, private university),\u00a0Lopman\u00a0et al. found that monthly and weekly screening\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0regard<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">less of symptoms<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">can reduce cumulative incidence by 42% and 80% in students, respectively.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">esting\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and quarantining\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">people with symptoms of COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with a 2-, 4- and 7-day\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">delay\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">following symptom onset\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">results in cumulative incidence reductions of 88%, 79%, and 67%, 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\">Lopman\u00a0et al. (June 24, 2020). A Model of COVID-19 Transmission and Control on University Campuses.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print downloaded June 25 from<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.06.23.20138677\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.06.23.20138677<\/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-7812\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">A Mathematical Model Reveals the Influence of Population Heterogeneity on Herd Immunity to 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\">A modeling study found\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that heterogeneity\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in contact rates\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0population<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">groups<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">can significantly\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">affect<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the overall level of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">disease-induced immunity\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to SARS-CoV-2 that develops in the population<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Britton\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t al.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0estimate that if R<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0= 2.5 in an age-structured community with mixing rates fitted to social activity<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0then the disease-induced herd immunity level can be around 43%, which is substantially less than the classical herd immunity level of 60% obtained through homogeneous immunization of the population.<\/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\">Britton et al. (June 23, 2020). A Mathematical Model Reveals the Influence of Population Heterogeneity on Herd Immunity to SARS-CoV-2. Science.<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sciencemag.org\/content\/early\/2020\/06\/22\/science.abc6810\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/science.sciencemag.org\/content\/early\/2020\/06\/22\/science.abc6810<\/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>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Other Resources and Commentaries<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jinf.2020.06.045\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2-Specific Antibodies in Pets in Wuhan, China<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Journal of Infection (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\/10.1001\/jamapsychiatry.2020.1730\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak and Mental Health<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 JAMA Psychiatry (June 24)\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\/10.1007\/s12519-020-00380-2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">COVID-19 Disease in Children: Not as Mild as We Have Been Led to Believe<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 World Journal of Pediatrics (June 23)\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\/10.1136\/bmj.m2503\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Covid-19 and Ethnic Minorities: An Urgent Agenda for Overdue Action<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 BMJ (June 23)\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\/10.1038\/s41577-020-0357-7\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">GM-CSF-Based Treatments in COVID-19: Reconciling Opposing Therapeutic Approaches<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Nature Reviews Immunology (June 23)\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\/10.1111\/all.14443\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Could Anti\u2010Tubercular Vaccination Protect Against Covid\u201019 Infection?<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Allergy (June 23)\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\/10.1017\/ice.2020.314\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Examining the Need for Eye Protection for COVID-19 Prevention in the Community<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Infection Control &amp; Hospital Epidemiology (June 24)\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\/10.1001\/jama.2020.11464\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A Proposed Lottery System to Allocate Scarce COVID-19 Medications<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 JAMA (June 24)\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\/10.1001\/jama.2020.11642\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mortality, Admissions, and Patient Census at SNFs in 3 US Cities During the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 JAMA (June 24)\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\/10.1136\/bmj.m2512\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Covid-19: Demand for Dexamethasone Surges as RECOVERY Trial Publishes Preprint<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 BMJ (June 23)\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\/vaccines8020320\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Merit of an Ursodeoxycholic Acid Clinical Trial in COVID-19 Patients<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Vaccines (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<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An online survey of a nationally representative US sample found that the level of perceived risk of contracting and dying from COVID-19 was positively associated with health behaviors like handwashing and social distancing. <\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/06\/25\/a-mathematical-model-reveals-the-influence-of-population-heterogeneity-on-herd-immunity-to-sars-cov-2\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":7015,"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-7794","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\/7794","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=7794"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7820,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7794\/revisions\/7820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7794"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=7794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}