{"id":8968,"date":"2020-08-11T10:57:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T17:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=8968"},"modified":"2021-04-13T11:12:43","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T18:12:43","slug":"covid-19-literature-situation-report-august-11-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/08\/11\/covid-19-literature-situation-report-august-11-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Literature Situation Report August 11, 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\">E<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mployees\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of a\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New York City\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hospital\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">had a\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">considerably lower seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (10%) compared to general population estimates for New York City<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(21%) and\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Long Island<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">7<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">%).<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamainternalmedicine\/fullarticle\/2769442?guestAccessKey=0baa4063-3a35-42c5-aec6-250768c62c8d&amp;utm_source=silverchair&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=article_alert-jamainternalmedicine&amp;utm_content=olf&amp;utm_term=081120\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">More<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\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\">Nursing homes with good ratings\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">regulatory agenc<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ies f<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">or nurse staffing levels were<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0less likely to be in\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the highest category of COVID-<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">19<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cases<\/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.2020.14709\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">More<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\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\">The\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">inactivated whole virion vaccine\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CoronaVac<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">demonstrat<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0favorable safety and immunogenicity<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">findings in a Phase 2\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">trial<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.07.31.20161216\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">More<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\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\">Each additional day before completion of\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">facil<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">i<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ty-<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">wide testing<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for SARS-CoV-2 in nursing homes following the identification of a COVID-19 case<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was associated with\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">an additional 1.3\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cases<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0detec<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ted<\/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.mm6932e5\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">More<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\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-8979\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Effect of Social Distancing Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Incidence of Viral Respiratory Tract Infections in Children in Finland During Early 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=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n assessment of the immediate effects of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">national lockdown orders on pediatric emergency\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">room<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0visits and respiratory tract infections in Finland<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">indicate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that social\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">distancing and other lockdown strategies slow<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the spreading of common respiratory viral diseases and decreas<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the need for hospitalization among children<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A major decrease in the rate of daily median pediatric\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">emergency room<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">visits was detected in both hospitals in the study during the nationwide lockdown compared with the study period before the lockdown<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">No pediatric cases of COVID-19 were found in participating hospitals during the study period.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kuitunen et al. (July\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">28,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">2020). Effect of Social Distancing Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Incidence of Viral Respiratory Tract Infections in Children in Finland During Early 2020. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/INF.0000000000002845\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/INF.0000000000002845<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\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-8977\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Newborns of COVID-19 Mothers: Short-Term Outcomes of\u00a0Colocating\u00a0and Breastfeeding from the Pandemic\u2019s Epicenter<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A retrospective cross-sectional study from a New York hospital with high incidence of maternal SARS-CoV-2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">infection<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0found that newborns did not show signs of infection after birth (n=45 live births from SARS-CoV-2-positive mothers). Patil et al. additionally reported no short-term adverse neonatal outcomes with skin-to-skin care, rooming-in, or breastfeeding in infants of SARS-CoV-2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">positive mothers. Of the SARS-CoV-2-positive mothers, 60% were asymptomatic and only 7% of newborns tested positive. None of the newborns required NICU admission for COVID-19-related symptoms, reported any symptoms consistent with COVID-19 post-discharge, or had emergency department visits or hospital admissions related to COVID-19 post-discharge.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Patil et al. (Aug 10, 2020). Newborns of COVID-19 Mothers: Short-Term Outcomes of\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Colocating<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and Breastfeeding from the Pandemic\u2019s Epicenter. Journal of Perinatology.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41372-020-0765-3\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41372-020-0765-3<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\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-8975\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Facility-Wide Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Nursing Homes \u2014 Seven U.S. Jurisdictions, March\u2013June 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=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Facility-wide testing for SARS-CoV-2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0nursing home<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s following the identification of an initial COVID-19 case in the facility yielded a prevalence of 12%<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0compared to 0.4% when facility-wide testing was conducted in nursing homes without a previous COVID-19 case. In facilities with a previous COVID-19 case, it was estimated that f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">or each additional day before completion of facility-wide testing, an estimated 1.3 additional cases were identified.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hatfield et al. (Aug 11, 2020). Facility-Wide Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Nursing Homes \u2014 Seven U.S. Jurisdictions, March\u2013June 2020. MMWR.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6932e5\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6932e5<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\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-8971\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Community Hospital<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At a large tertiary community hospital in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New York City<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the rate of SARS-CoV-2 infection among health care workers (n=3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">046) was lower than what has been reported for the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">general public<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in the surrounding region.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Among the hospital employees<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a010<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">% tested positive for antibodies<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, compared to seroprevalence estimates of 21% for New York City and 17% for Long Island. There\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">no significant difference across job titles or work areas,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">race, or\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">between those working in high versus<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0low exposure areas.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jeremias et al. (Aug 11, 2020). Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Community Hospital. JAMA Internal Medicine.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamainternmed.2020.4214\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamainternmed.2020.4214<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\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-8987\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Convalescent Plasma a Clutch at Straws in COVID-19 Management! A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A systematic review (7 studies, 5,444\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">patients<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">found<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the use of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">convalescent plasma therapy\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0patients with COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0reduces mortality (OR=0.44, 95% CI 0.25-0.77)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, increases viral clearance\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">11.29, 95% CI 4.9<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">25.9<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and improves clinical<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">condition<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2.06, 95% CI 0.8<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4.9<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sarkar et al. (Aug\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">10,<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a02020). Convalescent Plasma a Clutch at Straws in COVID-19 Management! A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Medical Virology.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/jmv.26408\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/jmv.26408<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\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-8985\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">An Understanding of Discordant SARS-CoV-2 Test Results: An Examination of the Data from a Central Auckland Laboratory<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Results from<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a retrospective observational study\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">patients with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">initial negative and subsequent positive\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR results\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in New Zealan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d suggest\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">repeat testing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">may be indicated for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">patients<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0who have a significant risk factor<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for infection<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n initial<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0negative test result<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0total of 20,089 samples were received for SARS-CoV-2 testing. Of 2,011 samples from patients with multiple tests, 25 samples were positive. Nine samples were from patients who initially tested negative then tested positive. All\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">9 of these<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0patients had significant risk factors\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for infection<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, such a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s international travel or exposure to a known contact,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and ongoing or evolving symptoms\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">prompted<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0repeat testing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fox-Lewis et al. (July 31, 2020). An Understanding of Discordant SARS-CoV-2 Test Results: An Examination of the Data from a Central Auckland Laboratory. The New Zealand Medical Journal.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzma.org.nz\/journal-articles\/an-understanding-of-discordant-sars-cov-2-test-results-an-examination-of-the-data-from-a-central-auckland-laboratory\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.nzma.org.nz\/journal-articles\/an-understanding-of-discordant-sars-cov-2-test-results-an-examination-of-the-data-from-a-central-auckland-laboratory<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\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-8983\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Re-Testing for SARS-CoV-2: Patterns of Testing from a Large U.S. Healthcare System<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kennedy et al. performed a retrospective chart review of all in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">patients and out<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">patients age \u226518 years old with<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">at least 2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ound<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that that re-testing for SARS-CoV-2 was uncommon and often resulted in multiple negative tests.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The majority of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0individuals were re-tested due to pre-procedural asymptomatic screening or clinical suspicion for COVID-19 disease.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kennedy et al. (Aug 10, 2020). Re-Testing for SARS-CoV-2: Patterns of Testing from a Large U.S. Healthcare System. Infection Control &amp; Hospital Epidemiology.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/ice.2020.413\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/ice.2020.413<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\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-8981\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibody Responses in New York City<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reifer<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0et al. describe positive SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody responses in 12,424 of 28,523 (44%) people tested who were participating in primary care and urgent care facilities in the New York City metropolitan area. For a subset of patients (n=240) who received a symptom severity score, patients who reported more severe clinical had higher serum levels of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Reifer<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al. (July 21, 2020). SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibody Responses in New York City. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.diagmicrobio.2020.115128\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.diagmicrobio.2020.115128<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\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\">Vaccines<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-8989\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Immunogenicity and Safety of a SARS-CoV-2 Inactivated Vaccine in Healthy Adults Aged 18-59 Years Report of the Randomized Double-Blind and Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Clinical 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=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">[pre-print, not peer-reviewed]<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zhang<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0et al. conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the optimal dose, immunogenicity<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and safety of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a SARS-CoV-2 inactivated\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">whole virion\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">vaccine (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CoronaVac<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">),<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0finding that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the vaccine demonstrated\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">favorable safety and immunogenicity on both schedules and both dosages.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he lower 3 g dose elicit<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a092.4% seroconversion under\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Day 0,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">14 schedule and 97.4% under\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Day 0,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">28\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">schedule<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Most adverse events were\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mild<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and the three serious adverse events were determined to be unrelated to the vaccine<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Zhang et al. (Aug 10, 2020). Immunogenicity and Safety of a SARS-CoV-2 Inactivated Vaccine in Healthy Adults Aged 18-59 Years Report of the Randomized Double-Blind and Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Clinical Trial.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print downloaded Aug 11 from<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.07.31.20161216\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.07.31.20161216<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\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-8993\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Projected Effects of Nonpharmaceutical Public Health Interventions to Prevent Resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Canada<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An age structured agent-based model of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a generalized<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Canadian\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">setting\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">found<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he only\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">intervention<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0scenario that consistently kept hospital<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and intensive care unit bed use under capacity, prevented nearly all deaths, and eliminated the epidemic was continuation of case detection and contact tracing,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">contin<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">uation of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">physical distancing, and reimplementation of restrictive measures. Extending school closures had minimal effects\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in the general population\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">but did reduce transmission in schools<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">E<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">xtending closures of workplaces and mixed-age venues markedly reduced attack rates and usually or always eliminated the epidemic.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ng et al. (Aug 9, 2020). Projected Effects of Nonpharmaceutical Public Health Interventions to Prevent Resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Canada. Canadian Medical Association Journal.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1503\/cmaj.200990\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1503\/cmaj.200990<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\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-8991\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Vaccine Efficacy Needed for a COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine to Prevent or Stop an Epidemic as the Sole Intervention<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Results\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of simulation<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">experiments from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a computational model\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">developed by Bartsch et al.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">indicate\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">vaccine\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">would need to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">have an efficacy of at least 70<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">% to prevent an epidemic and at least 80% to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">extinguish an epidemic without any other measures (e.g., social distancing)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in the US.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A vaccine with an efficacy between 60% and 80% could\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reduce or eliminate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the need for other measures under certain circumstances<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0such as\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">such as a vaccination coverage of nearly 100%<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bartsch et al. (July\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">15,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">2020). Vaccine Efficacy Needed for a COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine to Prevent or Stop an Epidemic as the Sole Intervention. American Journal of Preventive Medicine.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.amepre.2020.06.011\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.amepre.2020.06.011<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\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 SCXW30833909 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW30833909 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-8995\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Association of Nursing Home Ratings on Health Inspections, Quality of Care, and Nurse Staffing With COVID-19 Cases<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Figueroa et al. found that nursing homes (NHs)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">good<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0ratings for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nurse staffing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">less<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">likely<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">be in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">highest category for<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0cases i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n an\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">analysis of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nursing homes<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">8 states\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rated by the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services across 3 domains<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nurse staffing,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">health inspections, quality measures, and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In contrast, there was no significant difference in the burden of COVID-19 cases between high- vs low-performing NHs for health inspection or quality measure ratings.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Figueroa et al. (Aug 10, 2020). Association of Nursing Home Ratings on Health Inspections, Quality of Care, and Nurse Staffing With COVID-19 Cases. JAMA.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2020.14709\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2020.14709<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\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\/10.2471\/BLT.20.271080\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Refugees and COVID-19: Achieving a Comprehensive Public Health Response<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">WHO<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\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\/ageing\/afaa184\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Association of Frailty with Mortality in Older Inpatients with Covid-19: A Cohort Study<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Age and Ageing (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">10<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\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\/10.1515\/ijamh-2020-0111\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">COVID-19 on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">TikTok<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">: Harnessing an Emerging Social Media Platform to Convey Important Public Health Messages<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">10<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\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\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6932e4\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Involving Residents Receiving Dialysis in a Nursing Home \u2014 Maryland, April 2020<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 MMWR (Aug 11)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2020.14033\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">COVID-19 in 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data-contrast=\"none\">Beyond\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Serosurveys<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">: Human Biology and the Measurement of SARS\u2010Cov\u20102 Antibodies<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 American Journal of Human Biology (Aug 9)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\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\/10.1097\/CRD.0000000000000337\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A Review of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Remdesivir<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0for COVID-19: Data to Date<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Cardiology in Review (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">10<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" 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data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\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\/10.1016\/S2589-7500(20)30196-5\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Applications of Predictive Modelling Early in the COVID-19 Epidemic<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 The Lancet Digital Health (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">10<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\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\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">From<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Severe COVID-19<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 JAMA (Aug 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