{"id":9182,"date":"2020-08-19T11:11:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T18:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=9182"},"modified":"2021-04-15T11:24:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T18:24:19","slug":"covid-19-literature-situation-report-august-19-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/08\/19\/covid-19-literature-situation-report-august-19-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Literature Situation Report August 19, 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 assessment of 2 likely SARS-CoV-2 transmissions on an international flight among 102 total passengers\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with 7 potential index cases<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0suggests possible airborne transmission.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2020.18044\"><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\">I<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ndividuals with pre-existing neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 were not re-infected while they were aboard a fishing vessel that experienced a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak with a high attack rate, providing some of the first direct evidence for potential immunity following infection.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.08.13.20173161\"><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\">There was a\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">greater risk of SARS-CoV-2 test positivity\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and severe COVID-19 disease\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among individuals\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with non-allergic asthma, based on\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a nationwide cohort study in South Korea<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jaci.2020.08.008\"><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\">No<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">new\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">infections<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0were reported<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fter the<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0addition of face shields to\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">personal protective equipment\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of community health workers\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in India<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">made more than\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">18,000<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">home visits to<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0contacts of\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">patients with\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and identified\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2,682<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0new infections<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2020.15586\"><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=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">C<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">umulative incidence of COVID-19 among non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">persons\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a03.5<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-fold higher<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">than\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among non-Hispanic white persons<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6934e1\"><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 style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transmission<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-9184\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission on an International Flight and Among a Tourist Group<\/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\">M<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">onitor<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">commercial airline\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">passengers\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(n=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">102)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on an international flight<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 24 of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">whom\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were part of a tourist group\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who came in contact with a hotel manager<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0with COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">identified<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a02<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0likely SARS-CoV-2 transmissions on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0flight, with 7 index cases<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">indicating possible airborne transmission<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Both<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0passengers with likely onboard\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">acquisition<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were seated within 2 rows of an index case.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The airflow in the cabin from the ceiling to the floor and from the front to the rear may have been associated with a reduced transmission rate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, though\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">authors hypothesize that the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rate\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">may<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0have been reduced further had the passengers worn masks<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on the flight<\/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\">Hoehl<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al. (Aug 18, 2020). Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission on an International Flight and Among a Tourist Group. JAMA Network Open.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2020.18044\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2020.18044<\/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 style=\"font-weight: 400\">Testing and Treatment<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-9186\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir Compared with Standard of Care in the Treatment of Patients Admitted to Hospital with Moderate or Severe Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19): A Randomized Controlled 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\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In an open-label, multicente<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">r<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, randomized clinical trial in adults with moderate or severe COVID-19 admitted to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">four<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">university hospitals in Iran<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the addition of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">drugs used to treat hepatitis C<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0viru<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sofosbuvir and daclatasvir<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to standard care\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(n=33)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">significantly reduced the duration of hospital stay compared with standard care alone<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(n=33)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cumulative incidence of hospital discharge was significantly higher in the treatment<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">versus the control<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">arm<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Although fewer deaths were observed in the treatment arm,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the difference was\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">not statistically significant.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sadeghi et al. (Aug 19, 2020). Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir Compared with Standard of Care in the Treatment of Patients Admitted to Hospital with Moderate or Severe Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19): A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jac\/dkaa334\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jac\/dkaa334<\/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\">Immunity<\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-9188\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Neutralizing Antibodies Correlate with Protection from SARS-CoV-2 in Humans during a Fishery Vessel Outbreak with High Attack Rate<\/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=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Three individuals with pre-existing neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 were not re-infected while they were aboard a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fishing vessel\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that experienced a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a high attack rate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, providing some of the first direct evidence for potential immunity following infection<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Out of a crew of 122, a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0total of 104 individuals had a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0positive SARS-CoV-2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">RT-PCR test\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">or\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">seroconverted during the follow-up period (attack rate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">85%).<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Only three crewmembers tested seropositive prior to the boat&#8217;s departure in initial serological screening\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and also<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0had neutralizing and spike-reactive antibodies in follow-up assays. None of these crewmembers with neutralizing antibody titers showed evidence of bona fide viral infection or experienced any symptoms during the viral outbreak.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Addetia<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al. (Aug 14, 2020). Neutralizing Antibodies Correlate with Protection from SARS-CoV-2 in Humans during a Fishery Vessel Outbreak with High Attack Rate. Pre-print downloaded Aug 19 from\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.08.13.20173161\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.08.13.20173161<\/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 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-9196\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Effects of a Major Deletion in the SARS-CoV-2 Genome on the Severity of Infection and the Inflammatory Response: An Observational 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\">Findings from a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0prospective observational cohort study conducted at\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">seven<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">public hospitals in Singapore<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">show that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0382-nucleotide deletion (\u2206382)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">variant of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">associated with a milder infection<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Individuals infected with the \u2206382 variant were compared with those infected with wild-type SARS-CoV-2.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Between Jan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">uary<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a022 and March 21,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">131\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">individuals<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0enrolled, 70% were infected with the wild-type virus, 8% had a mix of wild-type and \u2206382-variant viruses, and 22%<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">had only the \u2206382 variant.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After adjusting for age and presence of comorbidities, infection with the \u2206382 variant only was associated with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a 93% lower\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">odds\u00a0of developing hypoxia<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0requiring supplemental oxygen<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">compared with infection with wild-type virus only.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Young et al. (Aug\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">18,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">2020). Effects of a Major Deletion in the SARS-CoV-2 Genome on the Severity of Infection and the Inflammatory Response: An Observational Cohort Study. The Lancet.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S0140-6736(20)31757-8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S0140-6736(20)31757-8<\/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-9194\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Allergic Disorders and Susceptibility to and Severity of COVID-19: A Nationwide 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\">In a propensity-score-matched nationwide cohort study<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(n=219,959)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of individuals tested for SARS-CoV-2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in South Korea,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">patients with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">allergic rhinitis and asthma<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0were more likely to have a positive SARS-CoV-2 test and to have severe COVID-19 outcomes if infected, compared to individuals without these conditions. The greatest increased risk was among those with non-allergic asthma (for positivity,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">aOR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1.3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">95%CI<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u20131.7<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">; for severe disease,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">aOR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">=4.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 95%<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CI 1.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">7<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201310.5<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/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\">Yang et al. (Aug 7, 2020). Allergic Disorders and Susceptibility to and Severity of COVID-19: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jaci.2020.08.008\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jaci.2020.08.008<\/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-9192\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Infection in Pregnant Women Characterization of Symptoms and Syndromes Predictive\u00a0of Disease and Severity through Real-Time Remote Participatory Epidemiology<\/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=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An observational study\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">used a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">smart<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">phone app<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lication and web-based survey<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to collect\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">self-reported pregnancy status<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and COV<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">D-19-related\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">symptom\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">information\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0&gt;400,000 women in the UK and Sweden and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&gt;1.3 million\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reports from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">women in the US<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Investigators found<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the profile of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0SARS-CoV-2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">symptom characteristics and severity\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0pregnant women<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0were comparable to those observed among non-pregnant women, except for gastrointestinal symptoms<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pregnant women were more likely to have received SARS-CoV-2 testing than non-pregnant<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0women<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, despite reporting fewer clinical symptoms.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Consistent with observations in non-pregnant populations, comorbidities such as lung disease and diabetes were associated with an increased risk of more severe SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Molteni<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al. (Aug 19, 2020). SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Infection in Pregnant Women Characterization of Symptoms and Syndromes Predictive\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">of Disease and Severity through Real-Time Remote Participatory Epidemiology.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print downloaded Aug 19 from\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.08.17.20161760\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.08.17.20161760<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&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-9190\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Community Health Workers in India Before and After Use of Face Shields<\/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\">fter the addition of face shields\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">personal protective<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0equipment,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0there were no reported infections among the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">50<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0community health workers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(CHWs)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in India<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">assigned to counsel asymptomatic family contacts of patients who had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 at their\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">homes<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Before\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">implementing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">face shields, 62\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CHWs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0visited 5<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">880 homes with 31<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">164 persons<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, among whom\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">222 persons tested positive for SARS-CoV-2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">May 4 to May 13<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">During this period,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">12<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CHWs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0were infected<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">8<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0developed symptoms<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4 were asymptomatic. After\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">implementing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">face shields, 50\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">previously uninfected\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CHWs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0continued to provide counseling, visiting 18<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">228 homes. Among\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">those<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0counseled<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(n=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">118<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">428<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">682 subsequently tested positive for SARS-CoV-2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, while<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CHWs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0developed asymptomatic or symptomatic infection.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bhaskar and Arun. (Aug\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">17,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">2020). SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Community Health Workers in India Before and After Use of Face Shields. JAMA.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2020.15586\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2020.15586<\/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 SCXW40066948\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW40066948\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Modeling and Prediction<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-9198\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Comparison of Molecular Testing Strategies for COVID-19 Control: A Mathematical Modelling Study<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mathematical modeling by\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Grassly<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0et al.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">indicates\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ptimal\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2 testing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">strategies\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">would<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0include regular screening of high-risk groups such as health-care and social-care workers during pe<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">riods of sustained transmission<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and testing of people with COVID-19 symptoms and tracing and quarantining their contacts. Test a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nd trace\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">requires<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0high coverage<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and rapid testing and contact tracing to be effective. Testing alone is unlikely to bring\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the viral reproductive number<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0below 1 at current levels of immunity and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">would n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eed to be complemented by other interventions<\/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\">Grassly<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al. (Aug 18, 2020). Comparison of Molecular Testing Strategies for COVID-19 Control: A Mathematical Modelling Study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S1473-3099(20)30630-7\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S1473-3099(20)30630-7<\/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 style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW125163458 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125163458 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Public Health Policy and Practice<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-9204\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Association of Race\u00a0With\u00a0Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) at 92 US Hospitals<\/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\">\u00a0a cohort study\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a011<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">210 adult<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hospitalized with confirmed SARS-CoV-2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in 92 hospitals\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">across<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a012 states<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, there was no statistically significant difference in risk of mortality between Black and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">w<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hite patients (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">HR=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0.93<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a095% CI 0.80<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1.09)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fter\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">adjusting<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for age, sex, insurance, comorbidities, neighborhood deprivation, and site of care<\/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\">Yehia et al. (Aug\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">18,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">2020). Association of Race\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">With<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) at 92 US Hospitals. JAMA Network Open.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2020.18039\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2020.18039<\/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-9202\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Years of Life Lost Attributable to COVID-19 in High-Incidence Countries<\/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\">Oh et al. found that the years of life lost (YLLs) due to COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">increased from 1,699,574 YLLs\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on April 22\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to 4,072,325\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on July 14\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a sum of estimates for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">30 high-incidence countries<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The US had the highest number of YLLs as of July 14<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, followed by Brazil, the UK, Italy, and France.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The YLLs per 100,000 population were highest in Belgium, the UK,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Italy,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sweden, and France. In Belgium, the estimated YLLs due to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">exceeded 10% of the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">total YLLs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0per 100,000<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0estimated\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2017,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the most recent\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">year\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">published\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for this\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">estimation<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Oh et al. (Aug\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">17,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">2020). Years of Life Lost Attributable to COVID-19 in High-Incidence Countries. Journal of Korean Medical Science.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3346\/jkms.2020.35.e300\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3346\/jkms.2020.35.e300<\/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-9200\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">COVID-19 Among American Indian and Alaska Native Persons \u2014 23 States, January 31\u2013July 3, 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\">In 23 states with adequate race\/ethnicity data, the cumulative incidence of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 among\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (AI\/AN) persons\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was 3.5<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-fold higher than<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0among non-Hispanic white persons.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AI\/AN\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">persons<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0account for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">only\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0.7% of the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">US<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0population, 1.3% of COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cases reported to CDC with known race and ethnicity\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">data\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were among AI\/AN persons<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hatcher et al. (Aug 19, 2020). COVID-19 Among American Indian and Alaska Native Persons \u2014 23 States, January 31\u2013July 3, 2020. MMWR.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6934e1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6934e1<\/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<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\/10.1016\/j.pedn.2020.07.015\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">COVID-19 and School Return: The Need and Necessity<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Journal of Pediatric Nursing (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)\u00a0<\/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\/10.1007\/s12035-020-02074-2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Therapeutic Strategies in the Development of Anti-Viral Drugs and Vaccines Against SARS-CoV-2 Infection<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Molecular Neurobiology (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">18<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)\u00a0<\/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\/10.1016\/j.jinf.2020.08.019\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Dilemma of COVID-19 Recurrence after Clinical Recovery<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Journal of Infection (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">15<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)\u00a0<\/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\/jamanetworkopen.2020.18696\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Race Disparities in the COVID-19 Pandemic-Solutions Lie in Policy, Not Biology<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 JAMA Network Open (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">18<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)\u00a0<\/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\/10.1097\/PHH.0000000000001234\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Addressing the Needs of People Living Homeless During the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)\u00a0<\/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\/jamainternmed.2020.4624\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Neutralizing Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2-Important Questions, Unclear Answers<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013 JAMA Internal Medicine (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">18<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)\u00a0<\/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\/10.1038\/d41586-020-02400-7\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">What the Immune Response to the Coronavirus Says about the Prospects for a Vaccine<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Nature (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">17<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)\u00a0<\/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\/10.1038\/d41586-020-02403-4\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">How Schools Can Reopen Safely during the Pandemic<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Nature (Aug 18)\u00a0<\/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\/10.1038\/d41586-020-02419-w\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Millions of Students Are Returning to US Universities in a Vast Unplanned Pandemic Experiment<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Nature (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">17<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)\u00a0<\/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\/10.1038\/d41586-020-02416-z\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">How We Accelerated Clinical Trials in the Age of Coronavirus<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Nature (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">18<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)\u00a0<\/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\/jamanetworkopen.2020.18033\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Comparison of Readability of Official Public Health Information About COVID-19 on Websites of International Agencies and the Governments of 15 Countries<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 JAMA Network Open (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">18<\/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:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/jir.12769\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Examining the Impact of COVID-19 in Ethnically Diverse Families with Young Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Journal of Intellectual Disability Research (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">18<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)\u00a0<\/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\/10.1016\/j.amjmed.2020.08.001\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Public Health Strategies Contain and Mitigate COVID-19: A Tale of Two Democracies<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 The American Journal of Medicine (Aug\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">15<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)\u00a0<\/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.2020.15589\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ethical Considerations for COVID-19 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