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
Today’s summary is based on a review of 521 articles (507 published, 14 in preprint)<\/em><\/p>\n View the PDF version here.<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Freeman et al.\u00a0(Apr 1, 2021). COVID-19 Response Strategies at Large Institutes of Higher Education in the United States: A Landscape Analysis, Fall 2020. Journal of Adolescent Health. <\/span><\/i>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jadohealth.2021.01.016<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Codreanu et al.\u00a0(Mar 24, 2021). Successful Control of an Onboard COVID-19 Outbreak Using the Cruise Ship as a Quarantine Facility, Western Australia. Emerging Infectious Diseases. <\/span><\/i>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3201\/eid2705.204142<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Giacomo et al.\u00a0(Mar 29, 2021). Preliminary Report on SARS-CoV-2 Spike Mutation T478K. Pre-print downloaded Mar 30 from <\/span><\/i>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2021.03.28.437369<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Boum et al.\u00a0(Mar 25, 2021). Performance and Operational Feasibility of Antigen and Antibody Rapid Diagnostic Tests for COVID-19 in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Patients in Cameroon: A Clinical, Prospective, Diagnostic Accuracy Study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. <\/span><\/i>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S1473-3099(21)00132-8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Ringlander et al. (Mar 29, 2021). Verified infections with endemic common cold coronaviruses do not entail significant protection against SARS-CoV-2. Journal of Infectious Disease. <\/span><\/i>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/infdis\/jiab089<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Xiao et al.\u00a0(Mar 29, 2021). SARS-CoV-2 Variant B.1.1.7 Caused HLA-A2+ CD8+ T Cell Epitope Mutations for Impaired Cellular Immune Response. Pre-print downloaded Mar 30 from <\/span><\/i>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2021.03.28.437363<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Milman et al.\u00a0(Mar 29, 2021). SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risk among Unvaccinated Is Negatively Associated with Community-Level Vaccination Rates. Pre-print downloaded Mar 30 from <\/span><\/i>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2021.03.26.21254394<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Grumbach et al.\u00a0(Mar 30, 2021). Association of Race\/Ethnicity With Likeliness of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Health Workers and the General Population in the San Francisco Bay Area. JAMA Internal Medicine. <\/span><\/i>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamainternmed.2021.1445<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Chia et al.\u00a0(Mar 23, 2021). Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Neutralising Antibody Responses and Duration of Immunity: A Longitudinal Study. The Lancet Microbe. <\/span><\/i>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2666-5247(21)00025-2<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Mojzisch et al.\u00a0(Mar 29, 2021). People Perceive Themselves to Adhere More Strictly to COVID-19 Guidelines than Others. Psychology, Health & Medicine. <\/span><\/i>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/13548506.2021.1906435<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 93% of the largest 50 private and 50 public US institutions of higher education offered some in-person teaching for the Fall 2020 semester, 71% of which offered a hybrid reopening structure (\u226525% students on campus). Nearly all institutions employing mitigation strategies adopted masking and physical distancing mandates, and over half reduced the density of on-campus housing and classroom density. Over half required entry testing for SARS-CoV-2, and 32% required testing at regular intervals.<\/p>\nKey Takeaways<\/h2>\n
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Article Summaries<\/h3>\n
Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions<\/span><\/h2>\n
COVID-19 Response Strategies at Large Institutes of Higher Education in the United States: A Landscape Analysis, Fall 2020<\/h5>\n
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Transmission<\/h2>\n
Successful Control of an Onboard COVID-19 Outbreak Using the Cruise Ship as a Quarantine Facility, Western Australia<\/h5>\n
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Geographic Spread<\/span><\/h2>\n
Preliminary Report on SARS-CoV-2 Spike Mutation T478K<\/h5>\n
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Testing and Treatment<\/span><\/h2>\n
Performance and Operational Feasibility of Antigen and Antibody Rapid Diagnostic Tests for COVID-19 in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Patients in Cameroon: A Clinical, Prospective, Diagnostic Accuracy Study<\/h5>\n
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Vaccines and Immunity<\/h2>\n
Verified infections with endemic common cold coronaviruses do not entail significant protection against SARS-CoV-2<\/h5>\n
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SARS-CoV-2 Variant B.1.1.7 Caused HLA-A2+ CD8+ T Cell Epitope Mutations for Impaired Cellular Immune Response<\/h5>\n
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SARS-CoV-2 Infection Risk among Unvaccinated Is Negatively Associated with Community-Level Vaccination Rates<\/h5>\n
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Association of Race\/Ethnicity With Likeliness of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Health Workers and the General Population in the San Francisco Bay Area<\/h5>\n
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Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Neutralising Antibody Responses and Duration of Immunity: A Longitudinal Study<\/h5>\n
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Public Health Policy and Practice<\/h2>\n
People Perceive Themselves to Adhere More Strictly to COVID-19 Guidelines than Others<\/h5>\n
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Other Resources and Commentaries<\/h2>\n
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