{"id":8705,"date":"2020-08-04T10:56:57","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T17:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=8705"},"modified":"2021-04-06T11:12:34","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T18:12:34","slug":"covid-19-literature-situation-report-august-4-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/08\/04\/covid-19-literature-situation-report-august-4-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Literature Situation Report August 4, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The scientific literature on COVID-19 is rapidly evolving and these articles were selected for review based on their relevance to Washington State decision making around COVID-19 response efforts. Included in these Lit Reps are some manuscripts that have been made available online as pre-prints but have not yet undergone peer review. Please be aware of this when reviewing articles included in the Lit Reps.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2 transmission in schools and childcare facilities in New South Wales, Australia, demonstrated higher attack rates from adult cases than child cases<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for both\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">transmission to\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">child and adult contacts.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2352-4642(20)30251-0\"><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 randomized controlled trial of\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the antiviral agent\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">favipiravir<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Russia demonstrated favorable results for viral clearance<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0time to fever resolution.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">However, at the time of interim analyses more patients receiving standard of care had been discharged from the hospital than those\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">receiving\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">favipiravir<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.07.26.20154724\"><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\">Investigation of an outbreak in a San Francisco homeless shelter\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">using\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mass\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">testing\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">found 67% of residents and 17% of staff\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">infected<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa1071\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">More<\/span><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Comparison of transaction data from Sweden and Denmark suggest<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the majority<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the economic contraction\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is the result of the pandemic itself<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0rather than<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0lockdown policies.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2010068117\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">More<\/span><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A systematic review and meta-analysis found COVID-19 patients with cancer had significantly higher odds of death, severe\/<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">critical<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0disease, ICU admission, and mechanical ventilation than COVID-19 patients without cancer.<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hemonc.2020.07.005\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0More<\/span><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/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-8709\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Was School Closure Effective in Mitigating Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)? Time Series Analysis Using Bayesian Inference<\/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=\"49\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Iwata et al. fit a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">time series\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">model to case data\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">through March 31<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to assess effectiveness of school closure in Japan. They<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0assum<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the effect of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0school closures<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on March 1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">st<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0would become apparent 9 days\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">following closure<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They found the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">expected daily change in the number of cases<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0pre- versus post-school closures was 0.08 (95% C<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0-0.36, 0.65). As this estimate was greater than zero, the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">authors concluded school closures did not reduce incidence<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">however<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0estimations had wide confidence intervals and r<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">esult<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s may lack p<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">recision<\/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;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Iwata et al. (July 2020). Was School Closure Effective in Mitigating Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)? Time Series Analysis Using Bayesian Inference. International Journal of Infectious Diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijid.2020.07.052\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijid.2020.07.052<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\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-8707\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Social Distancing Laws Cause Only Small Losses of Economic Activity during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Scandinavia<\/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=\"49\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sheridan et al. used real-time transaction data from a large Scandinavian bank\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to estimate reduction in aggregate spending due COVID-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">19,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0found that most of the economic contraction\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">wa<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s due to the pandemic in Scandinavian countries, rather than lockdown policies<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In Sweden, there was<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a 25%\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reduction<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in aggregate spending\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as a result of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pandemic<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. In Denmark, where policies to control the pandemic where imposed, there was an additional 4% reduction<\/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;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sheridan et al. (Aug 2020). Social Distancing Laws Cause Only Small Losses of Economic Activity during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Scandinavia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2010068117\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2010068117<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\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-8711\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Australian Educational Settings: A Prospective Cohort 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=\"47\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Transmission between laboratory-confirmed pediatric (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2264<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">18) and adult COVID-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">9 cases from schools and early childhood education care (ECEC) setting and close contacts was examined in South Wales, Australia.\u00a0 Close contacts (n=1448) of infectious cases (n=27; n=12 children, n=15 adults) were followed to measure transmission.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">C<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lose contacts were quarantine<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d at home\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for 14 days, monitored, and offered testing if symptomatic.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he secondary attack rate from cases to contacts was 0.3% from child to child, 1% from child to adult, 1.5% from adult to child, and 4.4% from adult to adult<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0with 44% of close contacts tested<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Secondary transmission occurred in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">16% of settings<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Among facilities\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">where<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0asymptomatic contacts\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">also tested,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">% developed COVID-19 symptoms<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">secondary attack rate was 1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.8<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">% among child contacts<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">vs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a02<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">8% among adult contacts.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Macartney et al. (Aug 2020). Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Australian Educational Settings: A Prospective Cohort Study. The Lancet Child &amp; Adolescent Health. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2352-4642(20)30251-0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2352-4642(20)30251-0<\/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;:240}\">\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-8717\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Antibody Response against SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein and Nucleoprotein Evaluated by 4 Automated Immunoassays and 3 ELISAs<\/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=\"45\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To measure sensitivity of antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and nucleoprotein,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">automated immunoassays\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(Roche Abbott,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Diasorin<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Snibe<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and 3 ELISA<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(2 from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Euroimmun<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mikrogen<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) were evaluated<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0using\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">samples from 114 patients with moderate, severe, or critical COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">113 pre-pandemic samples.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hree weeks\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">post-symptom\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">onset<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sensitivity was 100%. Specificity varied from 94.7% to 100%; using a ROC curve to estimate cut-offs corresponding to specificities of 95% and 97.5%,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Roche\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">assay (all immunoglobulins, anti-nucleocapsid)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">had the highest sensitivity (85% and 81%, respectively). Seroconversion occurred on average 2 days earlier for anti-nuc<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">l<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eoca<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">p<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sid assays than the anti-spike assays.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ime to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">IgG\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">seroconversion\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was similar\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for critical\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0non-critical cases.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Van\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Elslande<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0et al. (July 2020). Antibody Response against SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein and Nucleoprotein Evaluated by 4 Automated Immunoassays and 3 ELISAs. Clinical Microbiology and Infection.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cmi.2020.07.038\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cmi.2020.07.038<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\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-8715\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Evaluation of Serological SARS-CoV-2 Lateral Flow Assays for Rapid Point of Care Testing<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"45\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" 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\">Conklin et al. evaluated 15 different rapid point-of-care tests for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">40<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2 infected,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0convalescent\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">individuals<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(average 45 days\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">post-s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ymptom onset)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and 60 pre-pandemic samples from negative control individuals (known to be infected with other respiratory viruses; rhinoviruses and coronaviruses).<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Overall, s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ensitivity ranged from 55-97%, and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pecificity ranged from 78-100%.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sensitivity and specific<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ity values<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0were higher for IgG\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">alone\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">than for IgM<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0alone<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Cross<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reactivity was more pronounced with sera from patients infected with strains of coronaviruses other than SARS-CoV-2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Median time post<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">symptom onset to a positive result was 7 days for IgM (IQR 5.4, 9.8) and 8.2 days for IgG (IQR 6.3, 11.3).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Conklin et al. (August 4, 2020). Evaluation of Serological SARS-CoV-2 Lateral Flow Assays for Rapid Point of Care Testing. Pre-print downloaded on August 4 from\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.07.31.20166041\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.07.31.20166041<\/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;:240}\">\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-8713\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Interim Results of a Phase II\/III Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of AVIFAVIR in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"43\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">[pre<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8211;<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">print, not peer-reviewed]<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ivashchenko<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0et al. report on a ph<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">se II\/III randomized clinical trial of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the antiviral agent\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">favipiravir<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. H<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ospitalized\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">patients with pneumonia and confirmed SARS-CoV-2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">infection\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(n=60)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were randomized\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a 1:1:1 ratio to receive\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">low-dose\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">favipiravir<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">high-dose\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">favipiravir<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, or standard of care<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(SOC)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Patients receiving\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">favipiravir<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(both arms combined)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were more likely\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">than patients in SOC arm<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to have<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0viral clearance\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by day 5\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(6<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">% vs 30<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">%<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and have\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lower\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">median\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">time to fever resolution (2 v<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a04 days)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Improvements in chest CT scans by day 15 was similar (83%\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">favipiravir<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0arms vs 75% SOC).\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">However,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">at the time of the interim analysis, more patients in the SOC arm<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(90%) versus the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">favipiravir<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0arm (80%)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">had been discharged<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mild to moderate adverse\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">drug reactions were reported in 1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">8<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">% of patients<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, resulting in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5%\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">early discontinuation<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Efficacy and safety results were similar for both (high- and low-dose)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">favipiravir<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0arms.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ivashchenko<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al. (August 4, 2020). Interim Results of a Phase II\/III Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of AVIFAVIR in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19. Pre-print downloaded on August 4 from\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.07.26.20154724\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.07.26.20154724<\/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;:240}\">\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-8725\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">The Risk and Prognosis of COVID-19 Infection in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"48\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A systematic review and meta<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nalysis (n=22 studies\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a01,018 cancer patients) found the prevalence of cancer among patients was 2.1% (95% C<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a01.3, 3%). Case fatality among these patients was 21.1% (95% CI 14.7, 27.6%)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0probability\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for severe\/critical disease\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was 45.4% (95% CI 37.4, 53.3%),\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for ICU admission was\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">14.5% (95% CI 8.5, 20.4%), and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">need for mechanical ventilation was\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">11.7% (95% CI 5.5, 18.8%).\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">C<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OVID-19 patients with cancer<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0were found to have a higher odds of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mortality (OR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3.23, 95% CI 1.7, 6.1), severe\/critical disease (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">O<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">R<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3.9, 95% CI 2.7, 5.7), ICU admission (OR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3.1, 95% CI 1.9, 5.7) and mechanical ventilation (OR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4.9, 95% CI 1.3, 18.7)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0compared with COVID-19 patients without cancer.<\/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;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Elgohary<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. (July 2020). The Risk and Prognosis of COVID-19 Infection in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Hematology\/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hemonc.2020.07.005\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hemonc.2020.07.005<\/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;:240}\">\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-8723\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Symptom Relief Is Possible in Elderly Dying COVID-19 Patients: A National Register 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=\"48\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Strang et al. used the Swedish Re<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">g<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ister of Pal<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">li<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">at<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ve Care, which has national coverage, to compare\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">symptoms and symptom control\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in the last week of life\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among patients dying of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in nursing homes and hospitals (n=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">90)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">registered deaths in similar settings in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(n=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">46,698)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They found breathlessness was more common in COVID-19 patients than the reference population, and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in hospitals than\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nursing homes. Relief<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of breathlessness, anxiety, delirium, and death rattles were less successful in COVID-19 patients than the reference population<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Complete\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">relief was\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">more common in nursing homes than hospitals for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">breathlessness,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">anxiety<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and pain.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Strang et al. (July 2020). Symptom Relief Is Possible in Elderly Dying COVID-19 Patients: A National Register Study. Journal of Palliative Medicine.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1089\/jpm.2020.0249\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1089\/jpm.2020.0249<\/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;:240}\">\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-8721\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">BMI Is Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 Intensive Care Unit Admission in African Americans<\/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=\"48\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A cross-sectional study of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">African American patients with COVID-19 treated in a single tertiary care center\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(n=158)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">between March 12 and April 9 found older age (OR 1.07, 95% CI 1.03, 1.11), higher BMI (OR 1.12, 95% CI 1.05, 1.18) and lung disease (OR 3.1, 95% CI 1.4, 8.4) were significant risk factors for ICU admission. In contrast with other patient populations<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0with COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the majority of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0cases (61%) were women.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Alkhatib<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al. (Aug 2020). BMI Is Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 Intensive Care Unit Admission in African Americans. Obesity.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/oby.22937\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/oby.22937<\/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;:240}\">\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-8719\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Across a Diverse Cohort of Healthcare Workers<\/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=\"44\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" 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\">A\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">study\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among workers at a multi-site healthcare system in LA County estimated\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2 antibody\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">seroprevalence post<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">stratified on demographic group<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(n=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">15,000 invited<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">062\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">participated<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Overall seroprevalence was 4.1% (95% CI 3.1, 5.7%), with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lower\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">estimates in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">older\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">workers\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a00.8, 95% CI 0.7, 0.9)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">higher estimates in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hispanic workers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(5.7%<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">95% CI 3.9, 8.3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">%;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">8<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 95% CI 1.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 2.4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Significant<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ly higher estimates\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were also\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">observed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for African American race (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">8<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 95% CI 1.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 2.9)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">workers with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">asthma (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 95% CI 0.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 0.8<\/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;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ebinger<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al. (August 4, 2020). SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Across a Diverse Cohort of Healthcare Workers. Pre-print downloaded on August 4 from\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.07.31.20163055\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.07.31.20163055<\/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;:240}\">\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 BCX0 SCXW146496640\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW146496640\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Mode<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW146496640\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW146496640\" 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-8727\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Determining the Optimal Strategy for Reopening Schools, the Impact of Test and Trace Interventions, and the Risk of Occurrence of a Second COVID-19 Epidemic Wave in the UK: A Modelling Study<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"44\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Panovska<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-Griffiths et al.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">appplied<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Covasim<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0model (developed by the Institute for Disease Modeling) to simulate six scenarios\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for the UK\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">representing a combination of school reopening strategies and contact tracing and testing coverage. Under full re-opening of schools, if 68% of contacts could be traced, 75% of symptomatic individuals would need to be tested\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and positives isolated<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to prevent a second wave<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">f only 40% of contacts could be traced, 87%<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">would need to be tested<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rotati<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0scenario where 50% of students attend school on alternate weeks,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">slightly fewer contacts would need to be traced<\/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;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"44\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The results were largely robust to changing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the assumptions about\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">infectiousness of children and young adults.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Panovska<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">-Griffiths et al. (Aug 2020). Determining the Optimal Strategy for Reopening Schools, the Impact of Test and Trace Interventions, and the Risk of Occurrence of a Second COVID-19 Epidemic Wave in the UK: A Modelling Study. The Lancet Child &amp; Adolescent Health.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2352-4642(20)30250-9\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2352-4642(20)30250-9<\/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;:240}\">\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 SCXW62174153 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62174153 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-8729\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in a San Francisco Homeless Shelter<\/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=\"48\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Imbert et al. report on an outbreak of COVID-19 in a San Francisco homeless shelter<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, during which 255 residents and 64 staff were present.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An initial strategy o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0tracing bedmates of the first\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0cases<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and temperature checks and symptom screening of residents identified\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">7<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">additional cases.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Subsequently,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0mass testing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0150 of 255 residents\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">identified that 67%<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">positive,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of which<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">48<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">%\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0symptomatic at the time of testing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Of the 60 staff tested, 17% were positive. After the shelter closed, 12% of cases visited the ER, 8% were hospitalized, and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1%\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">died.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Imbert et al. (Aug 2020). Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in a San Francisco Homeless Shelter. Clinical Infectious Diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa1071\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa1071<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\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\/10.2196\/20828\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Real-Time Digital Contact Tracing: Development of a System to Control COVID-19 Outbreaks in Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013 JMIR Public Health and Surveillance (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/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\/cncy.22335\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A COVID\u201019 Crisis in US Jails and Prisons<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Cancer Cytopathology (Aug 3)\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\/10.3201\/eid2612.201664\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Small Particle Aerosol Exposure of African Green Monkeys to MERS-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">CoV<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0as a Model for Highly Pathogenic Coronavirus Infection.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Emerging Infectious Diseases (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/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\/10.1377\/hlthaff.2020.00565\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Protecting Access\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">To<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Abortion During The COVID-19 Pandemic<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Health Affairs (Aug 1)\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\/10.1101\/2020.07.21.20159327\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">COVID-19 Vulnerability of Transgender Women With and Without HIV Infection in the Eastern and Southern U.S.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MedRxiv<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The Preprint Server for Health Sciences (July\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">24<\/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\/10.1016\/S2213-2600(20)30352-0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Use of Facemasks during the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/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\/10.1016\/S2213-2600(20)30349-0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">COVID-19 Interstitial Pneumonia: Monitoring the Clinical Course in Survivors<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/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\/10.1101\/2020.07.31.20166066\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Symptom-Free Healthcare Workers<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Medrxiv<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(Aug 4)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/geronb\/gbaa120\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Age Differences in Risk and Resilience Factors in COVID-19-Related Stress<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. \u2013 The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/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\/10.1016\/S2352-4642(20)30249-2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Finding a Path to Reopen Schools during the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 The Lancet Child &amp; Adolescent Health (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/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\/10.1016\/S2213-8587(20)30268-0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Vitamin D for COVID-19: A Case to Answer?<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 The Lancet Diabetes &amp; Endocrinology (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/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\/10.1001\/jama.2020.13092\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">COVID-19 and School Closures<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 JAMA (July 29)\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=\"auto\">R<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eport prepared by the UW MetaCenter for Pandemic Preparedness and Global Health Security\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and the START Center\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in collaboration with and on behalf of WA DOH COVID-19 Inciden<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Management Team<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SARS-CoV-2 transmission in schools and childcare facilities in New South Wales, Australia, demonstrated higher attack rates from adult cases than child cases, for both transmission to child and adult contacts. <\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/08\/04\/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-outbreak-in-a-san-francisco-homeless-shelter\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":7439,"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-8705","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\/8705","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=8705"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8731,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8705\/revisions\/8731"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8705"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=8705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}