{"id":8429,"date":"2020-07-23T16:33:17","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T23:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=8429"},"modified":"2021-04-02T16:50:03","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T23:50:03","slug":"covid-19-literature-situation-report-july-23-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/07\/23\/covid-19-literature-situation-report-july-23-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Literature Situation Report July 23, 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\">Residents in<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0long-term care facilities in Ontario, Canada<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">had a\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">13<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-fold\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">higher\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">risk of death from COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">compared to\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">community-living adults\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">age\u00a070 and older.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2020.15957\"><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\">Across\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">9\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">countries,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">age-standardized\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">case fatality was 1.9%. There was wide variation\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">unadjusted country-level case-fatality, ranging from 0.7% in Germany to 9.3% in Italy. Adjustment for the age distribution of cases explained 66% of\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0between-country variation.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acpjournals.org\/doi\/10.7326\/m20-2973\"><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\">Compared to clinician-collected nasopharyngeal swabs, unsupervised self-collected\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">midnasal\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">swa<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">bs ha<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a sensitivity of 80.0% and a specificity of 97.9% for diagnos<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0SARS-CoV-2<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2020.16382\"><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\">SARS-CoV-2 viruses with the G614 mutation\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">have become more prevalent as the pandemic has progressed and<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cases<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0with\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">G614<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0viruses have been shown to shed more viral RNA<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0compared<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to the\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">original D614\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">virus<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">identified\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the first human cases in Wuhan, China.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cell.2020.06.043\"><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 class=\"TextRun SCXW40369296 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW40369296 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-8431\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Older Adults\u2019 Intention to Socially Isolate Once COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders Are Replaced With \u201cSafer-at-Home\u201d Public Health Advisories: A Survey of Respondents in Maryland<\/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\">Callow et al.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">gauge<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">opinion and behaviors regarding COVID-19 and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Maryland\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Governor\u2019s lifting of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lockdown\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">restrictions among\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a convenience sample of 242<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0older adults.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They found\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">attitude<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0toward social isolation\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0affected by perceived benefits and barriers to social\u00a0distancing\u00a0measures, perceived severity of COVID-19, and political affiliation.<\/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\">Callow et al. (July 22, 2020). Older Adults\u2019 Intention to Socially Isolate Once COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders Are Replaced With \u201cSafer-at-Home\u201d Public Health Advisories: A Survey of Respondents in Maryland. Journal of Applied Gerontology<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0733464820944704\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0733464820944704<\/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 class=\"TextRun SCXW70641427 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70641427 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Transmission<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-8435\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Tracking Changes in SARS-CoV-2 Spike: Evidence That D614G Increases Infectivity of the COVID-19 Virus<\/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\">Korber et al. present evidence\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2 viruses\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0G614\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mutation in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the Spike protein\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">are<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0more prev<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ale<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nt tha<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the original\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">D614 form identified\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the first human cases in Wuhan, China.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ollow-up stud<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0999<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19 patients at the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0patients infected with G614 shed more viral nucleic acid compared with those with D614 (p=0.037), and G614-viruses show significantly higher infectious titers in vitro than their D614 counterparts<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(2.6- to 9.3-fold increase, 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\">Korber et al. (August 20, 2020). Tracking Changes in SARS-CoV-2 Spike: Evidence That D614G Increases Infectivity of the COVID-19 Virus. Cell.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cell.2020.06.043\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cell.2020.06.043<\/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-8433\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">No Clear Association Emerges between Intergenerational Relationships and COVID-19 Fatality Rates from Macro-Level Analyses<\/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\">Intergenerational relationships (e.g., cohabitation and contact between family members of different generations) ha<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ve<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0been hypothesized to play a role in COVID-1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">9 spread and case fatality<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Using data from 19 European counties,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Arpino et al.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">found<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that at the country level,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">higher levels of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ntergenerational\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">r<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">elationships<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">are associated with higher\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">case fatality<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, although the magnitude of the association is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">small.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the subnational level<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">an\u00a0opposite association is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">often observed.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The authors\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">advocate for policies that take into consideration the important instrumental and emotional support that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">intergenerational ties<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0provide<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">which\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">may\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">increase<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0compliance\u00a0to\u00a0the lockdown and &#8220;phase-2&#8221; restrictions.<\/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\">Arpino et al. (July 22, 2020). No Clear Association Emerges between Intergenerational Relationships and COVID-19 Fatality Rates from Macro-Level Analyses.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">PNAS<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2008581117\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2008581117<\/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 class=\"TextRun SCXW173333515 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173333515 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Testing and Treatment<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-8443\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Historically Controlled Comparison of Glucocorticoids with or without Tocilizumab versus Supportive Care Only in Patients with COVID-19-Associated Cytokine Storm Syndrome: Results of the CHIC 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\">Ramiro et al<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. evaluated clinical records of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">86 patients with severe COVID-19-associated cytokine storm syndrome who received an intensive course of glucocorticoids<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Compared\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">an untreated historical\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">group<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of patients who received supportive care only<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(1:1 match on sex and age)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, treated patients had\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">higher\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rate of reaching<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0respiratory recovery (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">HR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1.8<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were less likely to die\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">HR=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0.35<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">had a lower rate of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">invasive mechanical ventilation (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">HR=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0.29<\/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\">Ramiro et al. (July 20, 2020). Historically Controlled Comparison of Glucocorticoids with or without Tocilizumab versus Supportive Care Only in Patients with COVID-19-Associated Cytokine Storm Syndrome: Results of the CHIC Study. Annals of\u00a0the Rheumatic\u00a0Diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/annrheumdis-2020-218479\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/annrheumdis-2020-218479<\/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-8441\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Chloroquine\u00a0Does Not Inhibit\u00a0Infection\u00a0of Human Lung Cells with 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\">TMPRSS2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a cellular protease\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">gene<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that activates SARS-CoV-2 for entry into lung cells<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Hoffmann et al. report<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the engineered expression of TMPRSS2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ex-vivo<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Vero cell<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">render<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0SARS-CoV-2 infection insensitive to chloroquine. Moreover, chloroquine d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">id<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0not block SARS-CoV-2 infection\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">TMPRSS2-positive lung cell<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0authors conclude\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">results indicate that chloroquine targets a pathway for viral activation that is not operative in lung cells and is unlikely to protect against SARS-CoV-2 spread in and between 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\">Hoffmann et al. (July 22, 2020).\u00a0Chloroquine\u00a0Does Not Inhibit\u00a0Infection\u00a0of Human Lung Cells with SARS-CoV-2. Nature.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41586-020-2575-3\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41586-020-2575-3<\/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-8439\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Saliva as a Diagnostic Specimen for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Suspected Patients: A Scoping Review<\/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 review\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">9 studies (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">293\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">total\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">samples)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">found\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">no statistically significant difference\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in viral loads\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">between\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">saliva<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0nasopharyngeal<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0or sputum specimens\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">obtained<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">detection of SARS-CoV-2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The authors suggest that these\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">findings\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">indicate\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0self-collected saliva\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">may be a reliable<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0non-invasive\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">approach\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">detection of SARS-CoV-2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">using\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">RT-PCR.<\/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\">Fakheran\u00a0et al. (July 15, 2020). Saliva as a Diagnostic Specimen for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Suspected Patients: A Scoping Review. Infectious Diseases of Poverty.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s40249-020-00728-w\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s40249-020-00728-w<\/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-8437\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Comparison of Unsupervised Home Self-Collected\u00a0Midnasal\u00a0Swabs\u00a0With\u00a0Clinician-Collected Nasopharyngeal Swabs for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 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\">Compared to clinician-collected swabs,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">h<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ome-based self-collec<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ted swabs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0had a sensitivity of 80.0% (95%<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CI<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a063<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">91%) and a specificity of 97.9% (95%<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CI<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a094<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">99.5%)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. These results were based on a cohort of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">185 symptomatic\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">people who presented\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">at drive-through clinics in Washington State\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">underwent both\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">an\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">unsupervised home self-collected\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">swab<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">clinician-collected nasopharyngeal swabs for diagnosis of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">infection<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0by RT-PCR<\/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\">McCulloch et al. (July 22, 2020). Comparison of Unsupervised Home Self-Collected\u00a0Midnasal\u00a0Swabs\u00a0With\u00a0Clinician-Collected Nasopharyngeal Swabs for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Infection. JAMA Network Open.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2020.16382\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2020.16382<\/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 class=\"TextRun SCXW22351167 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22351167 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Clinical Characteristics<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW22351167 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22351167 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\"> and Health Care Setting<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-8449\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Estimated County-Level Prevalence of Selected Underlying Medical Conditions Associated with Increased Risk for Severe COVID-19 Illness \u2014 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\">Based on data from the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2018<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0System<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">BRFSS<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0survey<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the median county prevalence of any of five underlying medical conditions (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and obesity)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">are associated with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">increase<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">risk for severe COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0disease<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was 47%\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">across\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3,142 U.S. counties.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While the total number of those with co-morbidities\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">follow<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s the overall\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">population\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">distribution,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">prevalence\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of co-morbidities is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">higher in the southeastern United States and in more rural counties.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">County-level maps are provided to support<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0local decision-makers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">identif<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ying<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0areas at higher risk for severe COVID-19 illness<\/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\">Razzaghi et al. (July 24, 2020). Estimated County-Level Prevalence of Selected Underlying Medical Conditions Associated with Increased Risk for Severe COVID-19 Illness \u2014 United States, 2018. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report\u00a02020;69:945\u2013950.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6929a1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6929a1<\/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-8447\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">The Contribution of the Age Distribution of Cases to COVID-19 Case Fatality Across Countries: A 9-Country Demographic 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\">In a cross-sectional study using population-based data on COVID-19 cases and deaths in 9 countries, Sudharsanan et al. observed an overall large variation in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">case-fatality. The highest case-fatality was reported in Italy (9.3%), and the lowest in Germany (0.7%). Adjustment for the age distribution of cases explains 66% of the between-country variation. The resulting age-standardized median case fatality was 1.9%.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The authors conclude that it is important to focus on age-adjusted case fatality when comparing performance in caring for patients with COVID-19 and for monitoring the epidemic over time.<\/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\">Sudharsanan et al. (July 22, 2020). The Contribution of the Age Distribution of Cases to COVID-19 Case Fatality Across Countries: A 9-Country Demographic Study. Annals of Internal Medicine.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acpjournals.org\/doi\/10.7326\/m20-2973\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.acpjournals.org\/doi\/10.7326\/m20-2973<\/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-8445\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Risk Factors Associated\u00a0With\u00a0Mortality Among Residents\u00a0With\u00a0Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Long-Term Care Facilities in Ontario, Canada<\/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\">Based on a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0cohort study among 627 long-term care (LTC) facilities in Ontario, Canada,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the incidence of deaths related to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was 13-fold higher among\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">LTC residents\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">compared to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">adults older than 69 years<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0living in the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">community<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This excess risk increased from<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a08<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-fold to 87-fold between<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">March 29\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">April 11<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Infection among LTC staff was associated with death among residents with a 6-day lag.<\/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\">Fisman et al. (July 22, 2020). Risk Factors Associated\u00a0With\u00a0Mortality Among Residents\u00a0With\u00a0Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Long-Term Care Facilities in Ontario, Canada. JAMA Network Open.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2020.15957\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2020.15957<\/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 class=\"TextRun SCXW82890009 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82890009 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Mode<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW82890009 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82890009 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">ling and Prediction<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-8453\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Delaying the COVID-19 Epidemic in Australia: Evaluating the Effectiveness of International Travel Bans<\/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\">Adekunle et al.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">estimated that there was a 79% reduction in imported COVID-19 cases in Australia as of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">March\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2020<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and a one-month delay in the COVID-19 outbreak that was attributable to the travel bans imposed on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">January 24, 2020<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Their model results\u00a0aligned\u00a0with the observed imported cases<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in Australia.<\/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\">Adekunle et al. (July 22, 2020). Delaying the COVID-19 Epidemic in Australia: Evaluating the Effectiveness of International Travel Bans. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/1753-6405.13016\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/1753-6405.13016<\/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-8451\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">The Effect of Border Controls on the Risk of COVID-19\u00a0Reincursion\u00a0from International Arrivals<\/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\">[Preprint, not peer reviewed]\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Steyn et al.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">predicted the risk of undetected COVID-19 cases within managed isolation and quarantine facilities and the risk of infectious cases being released into the community using data during a two-week period\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">June<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a023 to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">July<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a06<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 2020<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in New Zealand.<\/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=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Under the current 14-day quarantine\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">order<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a combination\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">testing on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">day<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a03 and 12, daily symptom checks, and complete isolation of confirmed cases would reduce the risk of releasing an infectious case to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">an estimated\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0.1% per arriving case. Shorter quarantine periods or reliance on testing only with no quarantine substantially increased the predicted risk. The ratio of cases detected on day 3\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">versus\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">day 12 could be an effective indicator of the level of transmission.<\/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\">Steyn et al. (July 22, 2020). The Effect of Border Controls on the Risk of COVID-19\u00a0Reincursion\u00a0from International Arrivals. Pre-print\u00a0downloaded July 23 from\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.07.15.20154955\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.07.15.20154955<\/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\">Immunity<\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-8457\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Kinetics and Isotype Assessment of Antibodies Targeting the Spike Protein Receptor Binding Domain of SARS-CoV-2 In COVID-19 Patients as a Function of Age and Biological Sex<\/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\">[Preprint, not peer reviewed]\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0receptor-binding domain of the\u00a0CoV\u00a0spike (RBD-S) protein is important in host cell recognition and infection, and antibodies targeting this domain are often neutralizing.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Graham<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0et al.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tested anti-RBD-S responses among 32 COVID-19 patients. They found that IgG, IgM, and IgA responses were all induced within 10 days following symptom onset, and IgG response was sustained over a 5-week period. No differences in responses were observed by age or sex, indicating that age-and sex-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">related disparities in COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fatality are not explained by<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0anti-RBD-S responses.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The authors concluded that the multi-isotype anti-RBD-S response could serve as a potential marker by which to monitor vaccine-induced responses.<\/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\">Graham et al. (July 22, 2020). Kinetics and Isotype Assessment of Antibodies Targeting the Spike Protein Receptor Binding Domain of SARS-CoV-2 In COVID-19 Patients as a Function of Age and Biological Sex. Pre-print\u00a0downloaded July 23 from\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.07.15.20154443\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.07.15.20154443<\/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-8455\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Potent Neutralizing Antibodies Directed to Multiple Epitopes on SARS-CoV-2 Spike<\/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 large number of\u00a0monoclonal antibodies that potently neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus were identified from COVID-19 cases from New York. Liu et al. report the isolation of 61 SARS-CoV-2-neutralizing monoclonal antibodies from 5 infected patients hospitalized with severe disease<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Among these are 19 antibodies that potently neutralized the authentic SARS-CoV-2 virus\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in vitro<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 9 of which exhibited exquisite potency. Epitope mapping\u00a0show\u00a0these antibodies are directed to the top of the viral spike, which the authors say indicates immunogenicity. Several of these monoclonal antibodies are promising candidates for clinical development as potential therapeutic and\/or prophylactic agents against SARS-CoV-2.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Liu et al. (July 22, 2020). Potent Neutralizing Antibodies Directed to Multiple Epitopes on SARS-CoV-2 Spike. Nature.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41586-020-2571-7\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41586-020-2571-7<\/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 class=\"TextRun SCXW256833614 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256833614 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-8459\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Consensus on Recommendations for Safe Sexual Activity during the COVID-19 Coronavirus 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\">A group of experts from the Spanish Association of Sexuality and Mental Health<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">released\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">consensus<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">recommendations to maintain lower-risk sexual activity<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">during the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pandemic.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Specific\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">recommendations include returning to engaging in safe sex\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for those with a stable partner\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">after quarantine is over (28<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">33 days\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">depending\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">age<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">if\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">all parties are asymptomatic.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Abstinence is recommended for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">those under quarantine, those with some clinical symptoms, health professionals in contact with COVID-19 patients, and during pregnancy<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0For\u00a0persons\u00a0without a partner,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">it is strongly recommended to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">not\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">initiate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0sexual activity with a sporadic partner<\/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\">Cabello et al. (July 20, 2020). Consensus on Recommendations for Safe Sexual Activity during the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic. Journal of Clinical Medicine.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/jcm9072297\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/jcm9072297<\/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\/10.1136\/bmj.m2873\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Are We Responsible for the Racial Inequalities of Covid-19?<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 BMJ (July 22)\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\/10.1056\/NEJMp2021209\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Covid-19 and Health Equity \u2014 Time to Think Big<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 New England Journal of Medicine (July 22)\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.2020.14017\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Serosurveillance and the COVID-19 Epidemic in the US<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 JAMA (July 21)\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:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7373135\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A Simple Correction for Covid-19 Testing Bias<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ArXiv<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(July\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">15<\/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\/10.1056\/NEJMp2023616\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Structural Racism, Social Risk Factors, and Covid-19 \u2014 A Dangerous Convergence for Black Americans<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 New England Journal of Medicine (July 22)\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\/10.1073\/pnas.2014154117\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Opinion: It\u2019s Ethical to Test Promising Coronavirus Vaccines against Less-Promising Ones<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PNAS\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(July 22)\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:\/\/www.acpjournals.org\/doi\/10.7326\/M20-4048\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Age Is Just a Number: A Critically Important Number for COVID-19 Case Fatality<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Annals of Internal Medicine (July\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">22<\/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\/10.1007\/s11606-020-06042-3\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Planning for the Post-COVID Syndrome: How Payers Can Mitigate Long-Term Complications of the Pandemic<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Journal of General Internal Medicine (July\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">22<\/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<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\/08897077.2020.1784363\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">COVID-19 and Persons with Substance Use Disorders: Inequities and Mitigation Strategies<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Substance Abuse\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(July 22)<\/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\/10.1177\/1087054720943271\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ADHD as a Risk Factor for Infection With Covid-19<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Journal of Attention Disorders (July\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">22<\/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\/10.1002\/jmv.26333\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Transmission Route and Introduction of Pandemic SARS-CoV-2 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