Fri May 29 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Shielding from covid-19 should be stratified by risk – The BMJ

2 – COVID-19: in the footsteps of Ernest Shackleton – Thorax

Commentaries: New Paper Finds Startling Number Of Asymptomatic Covid-19 Carriers – Forbes AND Asymptomatic COVID-19 cases may be more common than suspected – NBC News AND Cruise ship study hints at many ‘silent’ COVID-19 infections – The BMJ

3 – Comparison of Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Asymptomatic vs Symptomatic Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Wuhan, China – JAMA Network Open

Commentaries: 40% of COVID-19 patients may be asymptomatic as disease progresses – UPI AND How Common Are Asymptomatic Cases of COVID-19? – U.S News

4 – Using Controlled Trials to Resolve Key Unknowns About Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA

5 – Conducting Clinical Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protecting Scientific Integrity – JAMA

6 – For Seniors, COVID-19 Sets Off A Pandemic Of Despair – Kaiser Health News

7 – Wastewater testing gains traction as a Covid-19 early warning system – STAT

Related: SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater anticipated COVID-19 occurrence in a low prevalence area – Water Research AND New Research Examines Wastewater to Detect Community Spread of Covid-19

8 – Ethical guidelines for deliberately infecting volunteers with COVID-19 – Journal of Medical Ethics

Commentary: COVID-19 vaccine development: New guidelines for ethical approach to infecting trial volunteers – University of Warwick

Related: Challenge trials can speed development of a Covid-19 vaccine. Planning for them needs to start now – STAT AND AstraZeneca says it may consider exposing vaccine trial participants to virus – Reuters

9 – Ethical guidelines for COVID-19 tracing apps – Nature

10 –COVID-19 Updates / 29 May 2020 Edition

29 May 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)