Tue May 19 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Management of acute kidney injury in patients with COVID-19 – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Related: Acute Kidney Injury In Patients Hospitalized With Covid-19 – Kidney International

2 – Psychiatric and neuropsychiatric presentations associated with severe coronavirus infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis with comparison to the COVID-19 pandemic – The Lancet Psychiatry

3 – Acute heart failure in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) in the context of global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic – Circulation

Related Case Report: Cardiac dysfunction and thrombocytopenia-associated multiple organ failure inflammation phenotype in a severe paediatric case of COVID-19 – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

4 – Cross-neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by a human monoclonal SARS-CoV antibody – Nature

Commentary: Cross-neutralization of SARS and COVID-19 coronaviruses by a monoclonal antibody – News Medical

5 – Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2–Specific Antibodies Among Adults in Los Angeles County, California, on April 10-11, 2020 – JAMA

“the prevalence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 was 4.65%. The estimate implies that approximately 367 000 adults had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, which is substantially greater than the 8430 cumulative number of confirmed infections in the county on April 10”

6 – Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV): An Unprecedented Partnership for Unprecedented Times – JAMA

Commentary: NIH Director: Defeating COVID-19 requires unprecedented action and collaboration – National Institutes of Health

Related Viewpoint: Planning for a COVID-19 Vaccination Program – JAMA

7 – Coronavirus: hamster research shows effectiveness of masks ‘huge’ in Covid-19 battle, Hong Kong scientists say – South China Morning Post

8 – Early data show Moderna Covid-19 vaccine generates immune response – STAT

See also: Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Shows Promising Early Results – The New York Times AND Expert reaction to Moderna announcement about their phase 1 trial data on their mRNA vaccine (mRNA-1273) candidate against COVID-19 – Science Media Centre

9 – Decline in Child Vaccination Coverage During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Michigan Care Improvement Registry, May 2016–May 2020 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Commentaries: More evidence US childhood vaccinations are dropping amid coronavirus pandemic – CNN AND Michigan reports a sharp drop in child vaccinations after the CDC warned missed shots could lead to a measles resurgence across the US – Business Insider

10 –COVID-19 Updates / 19 May 2020 Edition

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