{"id":9152,"date":"2020-08-18T10:47:56","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T17:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=9152"},"modified":"2021-04-15T11:11:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T18:11:20","slug":"covid-19-literature-situation-report-august-18-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/08\/18\/covid-19-literature-situation-report-august-18-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Literature Situation Report August 18, 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\">An analysis of COVID-19 hospitalizations across 12\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">US\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">states found that the share of hospitalizations of\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">w<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hite\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">patients was substantially smaller than\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the corresponding<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">share of the state<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8216; population<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and the share of\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hospitalizations among Black\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and Hispanic\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">patients<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">substantially larger<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamainternmed.2020.3857\"><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\">A national survey of adolescents and young adults age found that COVID-19 diagnos<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">i<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s was 5<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-fold<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0more likely among ever-users of e-cigarettes and 7<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-fold<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0more likely among dual users of cigarettes and e-cigarettes.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jadohealth.2020.07.002\"><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\">An interim analysis (n=316) of an ongoing prospective study showed that convalescent plasma transfusion significantly reduced mortality at 28 days, particularly among patients\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who received plasma with<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">high IgG titers\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">or were<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">transfused within 72 hours.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ajpath.2020.08.001\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">More<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Death registrations\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in a\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cohort<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in the UK exceeded\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3-year historical values by 51% in\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">participants with type 1 diabetes and 64% in participants with type 2 diabetes during the first 19 weeks of 2020<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">correspond<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0with the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2213-8587(20)30271-0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">More<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/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 style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transmission<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-9155\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">High Seroprevalence for SARS-CoV-2 among Household Members of Essential Workers Detected Using a Dried Blood Spot Assay<\/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\">Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 were found in 80% of a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">community sample of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">30<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0individuals\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who shared<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a household with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">confirmed COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0case<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">but\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">had not had a prior SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">McDade et al.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tested for anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies using\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a dried blood spot assay from self-collected samples<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">McDade et al. (Aug 14, 2020). High Seroprevalence for SARS-CoV-2 among Household Members of Essential Workers Detected Using a Dried Blood Spot Assay. PLOS ONE.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0237833\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0237833<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Testing and Treatment<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-9163\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Responses Correlate with Resolution of\u00a0RNAemia\u00a0But Are Short-Lived in Patients with Mild Illness<\/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><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">S<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">everely ill patients developed significantly higher SARS-CoV-2 specific antibody responses<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, based on analysis of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">625 serial plasma samples from 40 hospitalized patients\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and 170 SARS-CoV-2 infected outpatients and asymptomatic individuals<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The development of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">plasma antibodies was<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">also correlated with decreases in viral\u00a0RNAemia<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, suggesting\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">potential humoral immune clearance of virus<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Additionally, the serological responses of outpatient and asymptomatic individuals were found to decrease within 2 months.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">R<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00f6<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">ltgen\u00a0et al. (Aug 17, 2020). SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Responses Correlate with Resolution of\u00a0RNAemia\u00a0But Are Short-Lived in Patients with Mild Illness.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print downloaded Aug 18 from<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.08.15.20175794\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.08.15.20175794<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-9161\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Potential Antigenic Cross-Reactivity between SARS-CoV-2 and Dengue Viruses<\/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 study in Israel identified\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">potential cross-reactivity between<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0de<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ngue viruses and SARS-CoV-2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by testing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">serum samples from 55 COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">patients<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for dengue\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">antibodies\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and detect<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a012 positive cases<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. In comparison,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">there were no\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">positive<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">dengue<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0serum samples obtained from 70 healthy individuals prior to September 2019 (p &lt; 0.001).\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0complementary analysis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">22% (21 of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">95<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">serum samples obtained prior to September 2019 from patients with diagnosis of past dengue fever\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">w<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ere<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">positive\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">S<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">RS-CoV-2 IgG or IgA antibod<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y tests<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0compared to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4% (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0102<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">healthy controls (p &lt; 0.001). The investigators suggest\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that potential\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cross-reactivity between dengue virus<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">es<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and SARS-CoV-2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">could<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0lead to false positive<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0tests<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lustig et al. (Aug 14, 2020). Potential Antigenic Cross-Reactivity between SARS-CoV-2 and Dengue Viruses. Clinical Infectious Diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa1207\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa1207<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-9159\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">COVID-19 ICU and Mechanical Ventilation Patient Characteristics and Outcomes &#8211; 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\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">[Pre-print, not peer reviewed]<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A systematic review\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">28 studies<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a012,437 COVID-19 ICU admissions in 7 countries<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0found\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">strong<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">correlates of ICU mortality were invasive mechanical ventilation (OR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">16.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 95%CI 4.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-6<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">), acute kidney injury (OR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">12.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 95%CI 1.5-102.7), and acute respiratory distress syndrome (OR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6.5, 95% CI 2.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">7<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-16.0).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Chang et al. (Aug 18, 2020). COVID-19 ICU and Mechanical Ventilation Patient Characteristics and Outcomes &#8211; A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print downloaded Aug 18 from<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.08.16.20035691\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.08.16.20035691<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-9157\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Treatment of COVID-19 Patients with Convalescent Plasma Reveals a Signal of Significantly Decreased Mortality<\/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 of an interim analysis (n=316) of an ongoing prospective study assessing the efficacy of convalescent plasma transfusion showed a significant reduction in mortality (p=0.047) within 28 days, specifically among patients transfused within 72 hours of admission and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who received plasma\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0high<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">anti-receptor binding domain IgG titer.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Salazar et al. (Aug 10, 2020). Treatment of COVID-19 Patients with Convalescent Plasma Reveals a Signal of Significantly Decreased Mortality. The American Journal of Pathology.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ajpath.2020.08.001\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ajpath.2020.08.001<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\">Immunity<\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-9165\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Evaluating the Association of Clinical Characteristics\u00a0With\u00a0Neutralizing Antibody Levels in Patients Who Have Recovered\u00a0From\u00a0Mild COVID-19 in Shanghai, China<\/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\">Wu et al. collected plasma at\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hospital<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">discharge<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0from a cohort of 175 patients who recovered from mild COVID-19 in\u00a0Shangai\u00a0and found that the titers of SARS-CoV-2 specific neutralizing antibodies varied substantially, showing a moderate correlation with older age (r=0.414; 95%CI, 0.279-0.533), including 10 patients in whom neutralizing antibodies were below the limit of detection<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Wu et al. (Aug 18, 2020). Evaluating the Association of Clinical Characteristics\u00a0With\u00a0Neutralizing Antibody Levels in Patients Who Have Recovered\u00a0From\u00a0Mild COVID-19 in Shanghai, China. JAMA Internal Medicine.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamainternmed.2020.4616\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamainternmed.2020.4616<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-9175\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Longitudinal SARS-CoV-2\u00a0Serosurveillance\u00a0of over Ten Thousand Health Care Workers in the Providence Oregon Cohort<\/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><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0large\u00a0serosurveillance\u00a0study (n=10,019) of asymptomatic healthcare workers across Oregon<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">found 2.5% (n=253) had antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The highest seroprevalence was found among those with a job type of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">housekeeper<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(8%)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Comparing self-reported swab PCR testing with serology results showed only modest agreement (K=0.47).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Leidner et al. (Aug 18, 2020). Longitudinal SARS-CoV-2\u00a0Serosurveillance\u00a0of over Ten Thousand Health Care Workers in the Providence Oregon Cohort.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print downloaded Aug 18 from<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.08.16.20176107\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.08.16.20176107<\/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-9173\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Infections Among Healthcare Workers, Los Angeles County, February &#8211; May 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\">Among<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0COVID-19 positive healthcare workers in Los Angeles County (n=5,118), Hartmann et al. found that the highest proportion worked in long-term care facilities (46%) and hospitals (2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">8<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">%).\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sixty-eight percent<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0worked at some point during their infectious period, while nearly half reported a known exposure to a positive patient and\/or co-worker. Compared to the general population, healthcare workers reported lower hospitalization rates (5% vs 12%) and death rates (0.7% vs 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<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hartmann et al. (Aug 17, 2020). Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Infections Among Healthcare Workers, Los Angeles County, February &#8211; May 2020. Clinical Infectious Diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa1200\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa1200<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-9171\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Maternal and Neonatal Characteristics and Outcomes among COVID-19 Infected Women: An Updated 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 including 61 studies comprising 790 COVID-19 positive females and 548 neonates found that C-section, premature birth, and adverse pregnancy events\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">varied<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0geographically among\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">women with COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. C-section prevalence ranged from 38% in European studies to 91% in Chinese studies, while adverse pregnancy event prevalence ranged from 15% in US studies to 21% in Chinese studies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dubey et al. (July 21, 2020). Maternal and Neonatal Characteristics and Outcomes among COVID-19 Infected Women: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. European Journal of Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology and Reproductive Biology.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ejogrb.2020.07.034\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ejogrb.2020.07.034<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-9169\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Risk Factors for COVID-19-Related Mortality in People with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in England: A Population-Based Cohort Study<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Analysis of a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0cohort study of people diagnosed with type 1 and type 2 diabetes registered with a general practice in England\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">found that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0weekly death registrations in the first 19 weeks of 202<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0exceed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0corresponding 3-year weekly averages by 5<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">% among people with type 1 diabetes and by 64% among people with type 2 diabetes. Male sex, older age, renal impairment, non-white ethnicity, socioeconomic deprivation, and prior cardiovascular disease was associated with increased COVID-19 related mortality.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Holman et al. (Aug 13, 2020). Risk Factors for COVID-19-Related Mortality in People with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in England: A Population-Based Cohort Study. The Lancet Diabetes &amp; Endocrinology.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2213-8587(20)30271-0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2213-8587(20)30271-0<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-9167\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Association Between Youth Smoking, Electronic Cigarette Use, and Coronavirus Disease 2019<\/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\">\u00a0national survey of adolescents and young adults\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in the US<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(n=4,351) aged 13-24 found that COVID-19 diagnosis was associated with ever-use of e-cigarettes<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OR=5.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">),\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ever\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">dual use of e-cigarettes and cigarettes (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OR=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">7<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">), and past 30-day dual use (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OR=6.8).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gaiha\u00a0et al. (Aug 11, 2020). Association Between Youth Smoking, Electronic Cigarette Use, and Coronavirus Disease 2019. Journal of Adolescent Health.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jadohealth.2020.07.002\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jadohealth.2020.07.002<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW42905962 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42905962 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Mode<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW42905962 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42905962 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">ling and Prediction<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-9177\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Data-Driven Development of a Small-Area COVID-19 Vulnerability Index for the United States<\/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><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Using sociodemographic data and 668,428 COVID diagnoses in 4,803 ZIP codes in the US, Amram et al. developed a small area vulnerability index and found that zip codes with higher population density, higher percentage of uninsured,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and a higher proportion of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nonwhite race and Hispanic ethnicity\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">had higher\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19 diagnosis rates.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Amram et al. (Aug 18, 2020). Data-Driven Development of a Small-Area COVID-19 Vulnerability Index for the United States.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print downloaded Aug 18 from<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.08.17.20176248\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.08.17.20176248<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW42886532 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42886532 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-9179\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Assessment of COVID-19 Hospitalizations by Race\/Ethnicity in 12 States<\/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\">Across 12 states,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the share of the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hospitalizations\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">April 30 and June 24<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">w<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hite patients was substantially smaller\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">than\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">corresponding proportion<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of the state population<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Asian patients were underrepresented among hospitalized patients i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n 6 of 10 states\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reporting hospitalization of Asian individuals<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Black patients\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were overrepresented among the hospitalized patients\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in all 12 states, and Hispanic\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">patients<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0were overrepresented\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in 10 out of the 11 states reporting hospitalizations of Hispanic individuals.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Karaca-Mandic et al. (Aug 17, 2020). Assessment of COVID-19 Hospitalizations by Race\/Ethnicity in 12 States. JAMA Internal Medicine.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamainternmed.2020.3857\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamainternmed.2020.3857<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Other Resources and Commentaries<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.08.17.20176552\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Responses in Children with MIS-C and Mild and Severe COVID-19<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">medRxiv<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(Aug 18)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.psym.2020.06.018\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Design and Implementation of a Regional Inpatient Psychiatry Unit for Patients Who Are Positive for Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Psychosomatics (July 2)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1942602X20950670\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">School Nursing and Public Health: The Case for School Nurse Investigators and Contact Tracing Monitors of COVID-19 Patients in Massachusetts<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 NASN School Nurse (Aug 17)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/bioinformatics\/btaa739\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">CoV-AbDab: The Coronavirus Antibody Database<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Bioinformatics (Aug 17)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.sste.2020.100355\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Spatial Analysis of COVID-19 Clusters and Contextual Factors in New York City<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Spatial and\u00a0Spatio-Temporal Epidemiology (June 21)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jad.2020.08.002\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Reactions to COVID-19: Differential Predictors of Distress, Avoidance, and Disregard for Social Distancing<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Journal of Affective Disorders (Aug 7)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jhin.2020.08.005\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Efficacy and Safety of Disinfectants for Decontamination of N95 and SN95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators: A Systematic Review<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Journal of Hospital Infection (Aug 12)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.virusres.2020.198114\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">COVID-19 Vaccine: A Comprehensive Status Report<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Virus Research (Aug 13)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamainternmed.2020.2759\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Policy Implications of the Orphan Drug Designation for Remdesivir to Treat COVID-19<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 JAMA Internal Medicine (Aug 17)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.12788\/jhm.3476\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hospital Ward Adaptation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey of Academic Medical Centers<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Journal of Hospital Medicine (Aug 1)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<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\/QAD.0000000000002666\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Characteristics and Outcomes of COVID-19 in Patients with HIV<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 AIDS (Aug 10)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12879-020-05340-9\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Improving the Impact of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions during COVID-19: Examining the Factors That Influence Engagement and the Impact on Individuals<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 BMC Infectious Diseases (Aug 17)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jinf.2020.08.013\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Impact of Routine Infant BCG Vaccination in Young Generation on Prevention of Local COVID-19 Spread in Japan<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Journal of Infection (Aug 11)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><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 data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An analysis of 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