{"id":8761,"date":"2020-08-06T11:27:46","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T18:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=8761"},"modified":"2021-04-06T11:39:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T18:39:16","slug":"covid-19-literature-situation-report-august-6-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/08\/06\/covid-19-literature-situation-report-august-6-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Literature Situation Report August 6, 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\">Viral shedding was similar\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">between asymptomatic and symptomatic\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in a\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">South\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Korean\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cohort<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, with\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">similar<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rates\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">conversion to a\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">negative\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">RT-PCR\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">result\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">over time<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Most patients (<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">75%\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">asymptomatic vs. 70% symp<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tomatic<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) had a negative RT-PCR test\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">21 days after diagnosis.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/doi:10.1001\/jamainternmed.2020.3862\"><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\">Using data from\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a community-based\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CoV-2\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">testing<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0site in Washington, DC, the infection rates were significantly higher among\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">racial and ethnic\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">minority childre<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(30%\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Black<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0children<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 46%\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hispanic<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0children<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">7% among<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0w<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hite<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0children<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">an<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d among children\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with lower median family income<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1542\/peds.2020-009951\"><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\">H<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eart failure\u202fhospitalization rates\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">declined during the state of emergency and shelter<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">place<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">periods<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in a large community health system in Georgia.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cardfail.2020.07.017\"><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=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">523 (<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">13<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">%<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">healthcare workers at a large New York State health system who underwent SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing were seropositive.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Those who reported a h<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">igh suspicion\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that they had been exposed to the virus were<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">significantly<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">more likely to be\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">seropositiv<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2020.14765\"><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 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-8765\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Placental Barrier against COVID-19<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Komine-Aizawa et al.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">performed a narrative review\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">summariz<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">evidence from pathological examinations\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of placental tissues<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in mothers with COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">finding that these tissues<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">are often infected with SARS-CoV-2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0although\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fetuses are not always infected.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They review potential\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mechanisms for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-Co<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">V-2 vertical transmission<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The authors conclude that although placentas are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0infection<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, they\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">may\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">partially protect fetuses.<\/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\">Komine-Aizawa et al. (July 25, 2020). Placental Barrier against COVID-19. Placenta.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.placenta.2020.07.022\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.placenta.2020.07.022<\/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-8763\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Clinical Course and Molecular Viral Shedding Among Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Community Treatment Center in the Republic of Korea<\/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=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lee et al.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">examined<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">viral shedding among\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">asymptomatic (36<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">%) and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">symptomatic (64%)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">patients with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">infection who were\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">isolated in a community treatment center<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">South\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Korea<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(n=303)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and found that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">viral loads did not differ significantly between<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the groups\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">based on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">amplification<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of 3\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">viral\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">gene<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">R<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">dR<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">p<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, N, env<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. D<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">uring isolation, the proportion<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who converted to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ne<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">g<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ative<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">RT-PCR\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">test result<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">w<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0similar between asymptomatic and symptomatic patients (34% vs. 30% at day 14, 75% vs. 70% at day 21)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0without a statisti<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cally\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">significant difference\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">time<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">conversion (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">median 17 days among\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">asymptomatic<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0v. 19.5\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">days\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">symptomatic<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0patients<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, p<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-value<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0=\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.07).<\/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\">Lee et al. (Aug 6, 2020). Clinical Course and Molecular Viral Shedding Among Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Community Treatment Center in the Republic of Korea. JAMA Internal Medicine.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/doi:10.1001\/jamainternmed.2020.3862\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/doi:10.1001\/jamainternmed.2020.3862<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span 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-8767\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Rapid GMP-Compliant Expansion of SARS-CoV-2-Specific T Cells from Convalescent Donors for Use as an Allogeneic Cell Therapy for COVID-19<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">[<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Preprint<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, not peer-reviewed]<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cooper et al.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0isolated CD4 and CD8 memory T cells specific\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2 spike, nucleocapsid<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and membrane antigens from convalescent\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">plasma\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">donors who\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">had\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">recovered from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mild\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">infection<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0report\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that these T cells can be rapidly expanded to therapeutic doses\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">while\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">maintaining the desired central memory phenotype required for protective immune responses against severe COVID-19 infections.<\/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\">Cooper et al. (Aug 5, 2020). Rapid GMP-Compliant Expansion of SARS-CoV-2-Specific T Cells from Convalescent Donors for Use as an Allogeneic Cell Therapy for COVID-19.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print\u00a0downloaded Aug 6 from\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.08.05.237867\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.08.05.237867<\/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-8775\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Racial\/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Children<\/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=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Goyal et al. performed a cross-sectional study of 1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">000 children\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">at<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tending<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a community-based\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">testing site from<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">March 21-April 28, 2020<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in Washington, DC<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and determined<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">infection\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rates<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">race\/ethnicity and estimated median family income (MFI). They found that the infection rates were significantly higher among\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">racial and ethnic\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">minority children (30%\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">non-Hispanic\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Black<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0children<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 46%\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hispanic<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0children<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 7% among non-Hispanic-white<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0children<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) and among children\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in less socioeconomically advantaged households (9% in 4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0MFI quartile, 24% in 3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0quartile: 27% in 2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0quartile: 38% in 1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">st<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0quartile).\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\">Goyal et al. (Aug 1, 2020). Racial\/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Children. Pediatrics.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1542\/peds.2020-009951\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1542\/peds.2020-009951<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-8773\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">An Increasing Public Health Burden Arising from Children Infected with SARS-CoV2:\u00a0A Systematic\u00a0Review and Meta-Analysis<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zheng et al. conducted a meta-analysis\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">14 eligible studies\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(n=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">410 patients<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">estimate\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection among children. The pooled proportion of asymptomatic infection was 41% (95%CI 24-57<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">%<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">), and the pooled proportion of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">infections associated with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">family<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0or<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">household infections<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was 84% (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">95% CI\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">76-90%). No<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0difference<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0by<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0gender\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0observed.\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\">Zheng et al. (Aug 5, 2020). An Increasing Public Health Burden Arising from Children Infected with SARS-CoV2:\u00a0A Systematic\u00a0Review and Meta-Analysis. Pediatric Pulmonology.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ppul.25008\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ppul.25008<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-8771\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Excess Mortality from COVID-19 in an English Sentinel Network Population<\/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=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Joy et al.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">used data from a large cohort study in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UK\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0calculate the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">excess\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mortality\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from COVID-19.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hey estimated that the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mortality risk between\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">early January\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and mid-May<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a02020 was 1,089 per 100,000 person-years. The excess mortality rose steadily from<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0late March<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to a peak\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in mid-April<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, after which\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">it<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0declined<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u202f<\/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\">Joy et al. (Aug 4, 2020). Excess Mortality from COVID-19 in an English Sentinel Network Population.\u00a0The Lancet\u00a0Infectious Diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S1473-3099(20)30632-0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S1473-3099(20)30632-0<\/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-8769\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Health Care Personnel in the New York City Area<\/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=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Among\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">46,117<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0healthcare workers\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">at a large New York State\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">health system\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who underwent SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">13.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">7% were seropositive.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a multivariate analysis,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">high self-reported suspicion of virus exposure was associated with seropositivity (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">RR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1.2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a095%CI\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-1.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Seropositivity was significantly lower among healthcare workers with no previous RT-PCR test res<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ult (9<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">%, 3077\/34251), compared to those with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">prior RT-PCR test (34%, 2186\/6078).\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Among individuals with a prior\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">positive\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">RT-PCR test result,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">9<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">%\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(2044\/2186)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were also seropositive<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Among individuals with a prior negative RT-PCR test result,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">90<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">% (3490\/3892) were also seronegative.\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\">Moscola\u00a0et al. (Aug 6, 2020). Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Health Care Personnel in the New York City Area. JAMA<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2020.14765\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2020.14765<\/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 SCXW59271282 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59271282 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Mental Health and Personal Impact<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-8777\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Alcohol Consumption in Patients with Pre-Existing Alcohol Use Disorder<\/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=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kim et al. conducted a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cross-sectional telephone survey among\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">patients<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0pre-existing alcohol disorders\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(n=182)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in London 2 months after lockdown\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">started<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in the UK<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0During lockdown, 43 (24%) reported an increase and 34 (19%) reported a decrease in their alcohol intake as assessed by AUDIT score. In a subset of 69 (38%) patients\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who were<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0abstinent before lockdown, 12 (17%) relapsed during lockdown. Mean AUDIT score within the relapse group was 16 (SD 10), representing a 226% mean increase with a mean weekly consumption of 49 units (SD 63) during lockdown.\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\">Kim et al. (Aug 4, 2020). Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Alcohol Consumption in Patients with Pre-Existing Alcohol Use Disorder. The Lancet Gastroenterology &amp; Hepatology.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2468-1253(20)30251-X\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2468-1253(20)30251-X<\/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 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-8781\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Lifting COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Restrictions: Impact on Heart Failure Hospitalizations in Northeast Georgia<\/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=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ling et al.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">collected data\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">at<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a large, communi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y health system in Georgia<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0from February 1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">June 12<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2020<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">describe\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a decrease<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in heart failure<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fhospitalizations\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">during<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0emergency<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0declaration<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">helter-in-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">p<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lace\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">periods<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">followed by a return to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">level\u00a0similar to\u00a0baseline\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">after the reopening<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. These data were compared t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o the same period in 2019 (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jan 31 to June 12).\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=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he w<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eekly hospitalization\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">admission r<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ate for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">heart failure<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0during weeks 1-5\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(prior to emergency declaration)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were\u00a0comparable (27.4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/week<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in 2019 vs. 28.2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/week<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in 2020<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">).<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">During the state of emergency and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">shelter-in-place<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">weeks 6-14<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the mean rate\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of admissions\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fell<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0by 3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">7<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">% from 33.2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/week<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in 2019 to 21.1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/week<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in 2020 (p&lt;0.001). From weeks 15-19, two weeks after the reopening, the rate returned to a similar level (28.4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/week<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in 2019 vs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a029.8<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/week<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in 2020)<\/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\">Ling et al. (Aug 2, 2020). Lifting COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Restrictions: Impact on Heart Failure Hospitalizations in Northeast Georgia. Journal of Cardiac Failure.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cardfail.2020.07.017\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cardfail.2020.07.017<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-8779\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">COVID-19 Outbreak Among Employees at a Meat Processing Facility \u2014 South Dakota, March\u2013April 2020<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Steinberg<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0et al. reported an outbreak\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mployees at a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">m<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eat\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">p<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rocessing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">acility<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in South Dakota during March 16\u2013April 25, 2020. A total of 929 (2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">%) employees and 210 (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">9<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">%) of their contacts were diagnosed with COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">wo<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0employees died. The highest attack rates occurred among employees who worked &lt;6 feet from one another on the production line.\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\">Steinberg et al. (Aug 7, 2020). COVID-19 Outbreak Among Employees at a Meat Processing Facility \u2014 South Dakota, March\u2013April 2020. MMWR.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6931a2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6931a2<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Other Resources and Commentaries<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.dsx.2020.07.032\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Executive Dysfunction in COVID-19 Patients<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Diabetes &amp; Metabolic Syndrome (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">July<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\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\/10.1016\/S1473-3099(20)30631-9\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">SeroTracker: A Global SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Dashboard<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Lancet\u00a0Infectious Diseases (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4<\/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\/10.1055\/s-0040-1714346\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): Are Hypotheses More than Evidences?<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 American Journal of Perinatology (Aug 5)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa1155\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Why Contact Tracing Efforts Have Failed to Curb COVID-19 Transmission in Much of the U.S<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Clinical Infectious Diseases (Aug 6)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.tmaid.2020.101830\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">SARS-CoV-2 Jumping the Species Barrier: Zoonotic Lessons from SARS, MERS and Recent Advances to Combat This Pandemic Virus<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2<\/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\/S2215-0366(20)30343-6\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Disaster Psychiatry and Homelessness: Creating a Mental Health COVID-19 Response<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 The Lancet Psychiatry (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4<\/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\/10.1111\/tbed.13773\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ACE2 Isoform Diversity Predicts the Host Susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Transboundary and Emerging Diseases (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5<\/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\/10.1093\/geronb\/gbaa114\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Color of COVID-19: Structural Racism and the Pandemic\u2019s Disproportionate Impact on Older Racial and Ethnic Minorities<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 The Journals of Gerontology (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5<\/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\/10.1111\/jpc.15017\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Morbidity in the COVID\u201019 Era: Ethanol Intoxication Secondary to Hand Sanitiser Ingestion<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Journal of\u00a0Paediatrics\u00a0and Child Health (Aug 5)\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.2020.14423\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Attacks on Public Health Officials During COVID-19<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 JAMA (Aug 5)\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\/10.4269\/ajtmh.20-0886\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Improving Appropriate Use of Medical Masks for COVID-19 Prevention: The Role of Face Mask Containers<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4<\/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.2020.14103\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Recovery From Severe COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">: Leveraging the Lessons of Survival From Sepsis<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013 JAMA (Aug 5)\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\/10.1097\/MD.0000000000021487\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Prognosis of COVID-19 in Patients with Breast Cancer: A Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Medicine (July\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">31<\/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\/10.1056\/NEJMp2024274\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Partitioning the Curve\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Interstate Travel Restrictions During the Covid-19 Pandemic<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NEJM<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(Aug 5)\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\/10.2196\/20572\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tracing the COVID-19 Virus: A Health Belief Model Approach to the Adoption of a Contact Tracing App. (Preprint)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 JMIR Public Health and Surveillance (May 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<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">R<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eport prepared by the UW\u00a0MetaCenter\u00a0for 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>Viral shedding was similar between asymptomatic and symptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection in a South Korean cohort, with similar rates of conversion to a negative RT-PCR result over time. 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