{"id":8913,"date":"2020-08-10T11:55:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T18:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=8913"},"modified":"2021-04-12T12:21:17","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T19:21:17","slug":"covid-19-literature-situation-report-august-10-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/08\/10\/covid-19-literature-situation-report-august-10-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Literature Situation Report August 10, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The scientific literature on COVID-19 is rapidly evolving and these articles were selected for review based on their relevance to Washington State decision making around COVID-19 response efforts. Included in these Lit Reps are some manuscripts that have been made available online as pre-prints but have not yet undergone peer review. Please be aware of this when reviewing articles included in the Lit Reps.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Survey results su<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ggest that<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0while<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Americans<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">have more privacy and security concerns\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">regarding the use<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">digital contact tracing app<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">compared to\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">citizens of other countries,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">more than 68%\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">would still be willing\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to use\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">such an<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0app on their\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">phone.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2196\/19857\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">More<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Among\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">workers from a Nebraska meat packing facility<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">31%\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1,216 tested\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">positive\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for active SARS-CoV-2 infections in late April<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6931a3\"><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\">Although the cumulative rate of COVID-19-associated hospitalization among children is low compared to adults, one in three hospitalized children\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">14\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">US<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0states<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">admitted to an intensive care unit.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6932e3\"><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 SCXW153438280 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153438280 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-8919\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Is There an Adequate Alternative for Commercially Manufactured Face Masks? A Comparison of Various Materials and Forms<\/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=\"17\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Teesing\u00a0et al. compared homemade masks made from various readily available materials to N95, FFP2, and KN95 masks. The homemade versions were tested for their ability to filter at least 35% of\u00a00.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0micron<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">particles, to maintain their hydrophobic properties, to seal on the face, breathability, and washability.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Leather,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a folded coffee filter between quilt fabric, a folded household paper towel between quilt fabric, and microfiber fabric performed the best at filtering particles. Duckbill models all passed the fit test, but no model that involved an inserted filter in a cotton mask provided a satisfactory fit. The manufactured filters, cleaning cloth, leather, static dust cloth, and felt were all malformed after washing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Teesing\u00a0et al. (Aug 2020). Is There an Adequate Alternative for Commercially Manufactured Face Masks? A Comparison of Various Materials and Forms. Journal of Hospital Infection.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jhin.2020.07.024\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jhin.2020.07.024<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-8917\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Excess Deaths and Hospital Admissions for COVID-19 Due to a Late Implementation of the Lockdown in Italy<\/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=\"15\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Palladino et al. evaluated the effect of the national lockdown in Italy and compared ICU admission, general hospital admissions, and deaths to estimated numbers that may have resulted if the lockdown had started one week earlier. They conclude that an earlier implementation of the lockdown would have avoided about 60% of cases, 52% of non-ICU admissions, 48% of ICU admissions, and 44% of deaths in the two months following the lockdown.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Palladino et al. (Aug 5, 2020). Excess Deaths and Hospital Admissions for COVID-19 Due to a Late Implementation of the Lockdown in Italy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ijerph17165644\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ijerph17165644<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-8915\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Acceptability of App-Based Contact Tracing for COVID-19: Cross-Country Survey Evidence<\/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><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Altmann et al. measured support for digital contact tracing of COVID-19 infections using anonymous online surveys of 5,995 people in France, Germany, Italy, the UK, and the US.\u00a0In spite of\u00a0concerns about cyber-security and privacy and a lack of trust in governments, they found strong support\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(&gt;68%)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for installing and using a digital contact tracing app that would automatically notify users if they have been in close contact for at least 15 minutes with an infected person.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There was<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0little correlation between regional-level COVID-19 mortality and support for the app.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">American<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and German respondents<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0reported stronger privacy an<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d security concerns<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0compared to other countries<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, but\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a large majority\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">still said that they would probably or\u00a0definitely install\u00a0or keep the app on their phones.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Altmann et al. (May 4, 2020). Acceptability of App-Based Contact Tracing for COVID-19: Cross-Country Survey Evidence (Preprint). JMIR MHealth and\u00a0UHealth.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2196\/19857\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2196\/19857<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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-8921\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Notes from the Field: Characteristics of Meat Processing Facility Workers with Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection \u2014 Nebraska, April\u2013May 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=\"4\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Among 1,216 workers\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a Nebraska meat packing facility tested for active\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">infections in late April, 375 (31%) had positive results<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0by RT-PCR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Case investigators following up with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">those<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0who tested positive were able to reach 241 workers. Of these, 57% were male, the median age was 41, and 46% were Hispanic. Of the 163 (68%) symptomatic respondents, two were hospitalized. No deaths were reported.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Close contact with a visibly ill person at work was reported by 29% of respondents, typically in either the production areas or cafeteria\/break rooms.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Although most (87%) reported always having their temperature checked upon entry to work, fewer (41%) reported always being asked about symptoms.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Donahue et al. (Aug 7, 2020). Notes from the Field: Characteristics of Meat Processing Facility Workers with Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection \u2014 Nebraska, April\u2013May 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">MMWR<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6931a3\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6931a3<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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-8927\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">SARS-CoV-2 Clearance in COVID-19 Patients with\u00a0Novaferon\u00a0Treatment: A Randomized, Open-Label, Parallel Group Trial<\/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=\"26\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Novaferon, a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">medication<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0modeled after human interferons<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, effectively inhibited replication of cells infected with SARS-CoV-2 in a laboratory setting. Healthy cells that were incubated with the drug also resisted the entry of SARS-CoV-2.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"26\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a clinical trial,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">patients with moderate to severe<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(n=89)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0randomized to receive\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Novaferon\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">or<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Novaferon\u00a0plus Lopinavir<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ritonavir had significantly higher viral clearance rates on day 6 after treatment than patients treated with Lopinavir<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ritonavir alone.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There was<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">no significant difference in viral clearance rates between the\u00a0Novaferon\u00a0group and the\u00a0Novaferon\u00a0plus Lopinavir<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ritonavir group<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Median time to viral clearance were 6 days<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Novaferon<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0group<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 6 days<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Novaferon<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0plus\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lopinavir<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ritonavir<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0group<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and 9 days for the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lopinavir<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ritonavir alone<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0group<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0No severe adverse events were reported.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Zheng et al. (Aug 2020). SARS-CoV-2 Clearance in COVID-19 Patients with\u00a0Novaferon\u00a0Treatment: A Randomized, Open-Label, Parallel Group Trial. International Journal of Infectious Diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijid.2020.07.053\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijid.2020.07.053<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-8925\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">CRISPR-Based and RT-QPCR Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Asymptomatic Individuals Uncovers a Shift in Viral Prevalence among a University 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=\"14\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">[pre-print, not peer-reviewed]<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Testing of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0oropharyngeal self-collected samples\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for SARS-CoV-2 among asymptomatic students and others associated with the University of California Santa Barbara<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(UCSB)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0found that n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">one of 732 samples from<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the first round of testing (May 28 to June 11)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were positive<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and that there were 9 positive<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0out of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1,076\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tests<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in the second\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">round (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">June 23<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to July 2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The authors report near-perfect concordance in results obtained by RT-qPCR and CREST, a CRISPR-based method recently developed at UCSB.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rauch et al. (Aug 7, 2020). CRISPR-Based and RT-QPCR Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Asymptomatic Individuals Uncovers a Shift in Viral Prevalence among a University Population.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print\u00a0downloaded\u00a0Aug 10 from<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.08.06.20169771\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.08.06.20169771<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-8923\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Comparing Nasopharyngeal Swab and Early Morning Saliva for the Identification of SARS-CoV-2<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"14\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Among 217 asymptomatic adult males who had tested positive for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and had\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">subsequently\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">been isolat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0at a quarantine center for 8 to 10 days, 160 (74%) tested positive again based on saliva, nasopharyngeal swab, or both. The detection rate for SARS-CoV-2 was higher in saliva compared to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nasopharyngeal swab<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0testing (93% vs. 5<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">%). Concordance between the two tests was 4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">%.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rao et al. (Aug 6, 2020). Comparing Nasopharyngeal Swab and Early Morning Saliva for the Identification of SARS-CoV-2. Clinical Infectious Diseases.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa1156\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa1156<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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-8933\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Genetic Variability in the Expression of the SARS-CoV-2 Host Cell Entry Factors across Populations<\/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><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ortiz-Fern\u00e1ndez and Sawalha report significant variability in genetic determinants of the expression of ACE2 and TMPRSS2, two enzymes that might regulate the ability of SARS-CoV-2 to infiltrate host cells, among individuals and between populations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">African populations showed a genetic predisposition for lower expression of both ACE2 and TMPRSS2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0compared to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0South or East Asians, Europeans<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and an \u201cadmixed\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">American<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0population<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ortiz-Fern\u00e1ndez and Sawalha. (Aug 6,\u00a02020).\u00a0Genetic Variability in the Expression of the SARS-CoV-2 Host Cell Entry Factors across Populations. Genes &amp; Immunity.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41435-020-0107-7\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41435-020-0107-7<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-8931\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">COVID-19\u2013Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children \u2014 United States, March\u2013July 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=\"8\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Godfred-Cato et al. describe symptoms, treatment, and outcomes for a cohort of 570 pediatric patients with COVID-19-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIC-S). The median patient age was 8 years; 55% were male, 4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">% were Hispanic or Latino, 33% were non-Hispanic black, and 13% non-Hispanic white. Although about 2\/3 of patients did not report any underlying medical condition, among those who did, obesity was the most common.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 490 (86%) patients, the illness involved 4 or more organ systems. The most common symptoms were abdominal pain, vomiting, skin rash, diarrhea, hypotension, and conjunctival injection. Severe complications were common, with cardiac dysfunction (4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">%), shock (35%), myocarditis (2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">%), coronary artery dilatation or aneurysm (1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">9<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">%), and acute kidney injury (18%) among the most prevalent.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ten\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of the 570 patients<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(2%) died.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Godfred-Cato et al. (Aug 7, 2020). COVID-19\u2013Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children \u2014 United States, March\u2013July 2020. MMWR.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6932e2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6932e2<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-8929\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Hospitalization Rates and Characteristics of Children Aged &lt;18 Years Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 \u2014 COVID-NET, 14 States, March 1\u2013July 25, 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=\"11\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An analysis of pediatric hospitalization data from 14 states found that although the cumulative rate of COVID-19-associated hospitalization among children (8 per 100,000 population) is low compared to adults (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">16<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0per<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0100,000), one in three hospitalized children was admitted to an intensive care unit<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, which is\u00a0similar to\u00a0the proportion among hospitalized adults<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Infants\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">less than three months accounted for 1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">9<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">% of all children hospitalized. Among 526 (91%) children for whom\u00a0race\u00a0and ethnicity information were reported, 4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">% were Hispanic,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">30<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">% were Black, and 14% were white; 5% were non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander; and 1% were non-Hispanic American Indian\/Alaska Native.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kim et al. (Aug 7, 2020). Hospitalization Rates and Characteristics of Children Aged &lt;18 Years Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 \u2014 COVID-NET, 14 States, March 1\u2013July 25, 2020. MMWR.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6932e3\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6932e3<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span class=\"TextRun  BCX0 SCXW227321329\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW227321329\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Mode<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun  BCX0 SCXW227321329\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW227321329\" 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-8935\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Using a Real-World Network to Model Localized COVID-19 Control Strategies<\/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><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Firth et al. simulated COVID-19 transmission control strategies in a real-world social network (based on GPS data gathered by tracking 468 individuals in a UK town). Isolation of individuals when they became symptomatic resulted in 66% of the population infected, and primary contact tracing resulted in 48% infected. Secondary contact tracing resulted in 16% of the population infected after 70 days.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Under both primary and secondary contact tracing scenarios, the proportion of the population quarantined was very high, with a median of 43% of the population quarantined during the outbreak peak with secondary contact tracing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Firth et al. (Aug 7, 2020). Using a Real-World Network to Model Localized COVID-19 Control Strategies. Nature Medicine.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41591-020-1036-8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41591-020-1036-8<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW263468508 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 GrammarErrorHighlight SCXW263468508 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Vaccines<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-8937\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">First-in-Human Trial of a SARS\u00a0CoV\u00a02 Recombinant Spike Protein Nanoparticle Vaccine<\/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=\"9\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">[pre-print, not peer-reviewed]\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NVX-CoV2373, a recombinant nanoparticle vaccine, induced mean anti-spike IgG and neutralizing antibody responses that exceeded the mean responses in sera from convalescent COVID-19 patients with clinically significant illness. There were no serious adverse events and reactogenicity was mainly mild and not long-lasting.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Keech et al. (Aug 6, 2020). First-in-Human Trial of a SARS\u00a0CoV\u00a02 Recombinant Spike Protein Nanoparticle Vaccine.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print\u00a0downloaded\u00a0Aug 10 from<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.08.05.20168435\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.08.05.20168435<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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=\"27\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2213-2600(20)30353-2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">COVID-19, Asthma, and Return to School<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 The Lancet. Respiratory Medicine (Aug 6)<\/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=\"27\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41562-020-0931-9\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Modelling the Impact of Testing, Contact Tracing and Household Quarantine on Second Waves of COVID-19<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Nature Human\u00a0Behaviour\u00a0(Aug 5)<\/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=\"27\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1183\/13993003.02096-2020\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Low Physical Functioning and Impaired Performance of Activities of Daily Life in COVID-19 Patients Who Survived the Hospitalisation<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 The European Respiratory Journal (Aug 6)<\/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=\"27\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3949\/ccjm.87a.ccc055\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Post-Intensive Care Syndrome and COVID-19 &#8211; Implications Post Pandemic<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (Aug 5)<\/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=\"27\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.tmaid.2020.101832\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Body Temperature Screening to Identify SARS-CoV-2 Infected Young Adult Travellers Is Ineffective<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease (Aug 5)<\/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=\"27\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S0140-6736(20)31714-1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Seroprevalence and Presentation of SARS-CoV-2 in Pregnancy<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lancet (Aug 6)<\/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=\"27\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1524839920950278\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Communication for Awareness and Action on Inequitable Impacts of COVID-19 on Latinos<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013 Health Promotion Practice (Aug 7)<\/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=\"27\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2020.14745\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Reopening K-12 Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 JAMA (July 29)<\/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=\"27\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1377\/hlthaff.2020.00900\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">COVID-19 Has Increased Medicaid Enrollment, But Short-Term Enrollment Changes Are Unrelated To Job Losses<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Health Affairs (Aug 6)<\/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=\"27\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S1473-3099(20)30633-2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Elimination of COVID-19: What Would It Look like and Is It Possible?<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Lancet\u00a0Infectious Diseases (Aug 6)<\/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=\"27\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2020.14978\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Allocation of COVID-19 Relief Funding to Disproportionately Black Counties<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 JAMA (Aug 7)<\/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=\"27\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2214-109X(20)30326-0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Impact of COVID-19 on Maternal and Child Health. \u2013 The Lancet Global Health (Aug 3)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 The Lancet Global Health (Aug 3)<\/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=\"27\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2352-3018(20)30195-8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Control of Epidemics by Jails: Lessons for COVID-19 from HIV<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 The Lancet HIV (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=\"27\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/bmj.m3067\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic Provide a Blueprint for the Climate Emergency<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 BMJ (Aug 6)<\/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=\"27\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/d41586-020-02278-5\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">How the Pandemic Might Play out in 2021 and Beyond<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Nature (Aug 5)<\/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=\"27\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2020.15725\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Unwavering Regulatory Safeguards for COVID-19 Vaccines<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 JAMA (Aug 7<\/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=\"27\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41591-020-1031-0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Seeds of Hope in COVID-19 Vaccine Preliminary Data<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Nature Medicine (Aug 7)<\/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=\"27\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/bmj.m3110\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Covid-19: Mental Health and Economic Problems Are Worse in US than in Other Rich Nations.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 BMJ (Aug 6)<\/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=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpsyt.2020.00700\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">New Trends of Substance Abuse During COVID-19 Pandemic: An International Perspective<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Frontiers in Psychiatry (July 16)<\/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=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17226\/25890\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rapid Expert Consultation on Staffing Considerations for Crisis Standards of Care for the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(July 28)\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=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17226\/25879\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Genomic Epidemiology Data Infrastructure Needs for SARS-CoV-2<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (Aug 10)<\/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><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><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 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