General Interest
Covid-19: Study found those younger than 40 had an infection fatality ratio (IFR) of 0.01%; those 60 or older had an IFR of 1.71%
3 Sep, 2020 | 11:18h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Age, sex, race affect death risk from #COVID-19. @FSPH_IUPUI study found those younger than 40 had fatality rate of 0.01%; those 60 or older 1.71%—2.5 times greater than #flu https://t.co/oT4BCVbVxe. @jblackburn_phd @aaronecarroll pic.twitter.com/wE6Ti0EG6E
— Annals of Int Med (@AnnalsofIM) September 2, 2020
COVID-19 sparks 12-fold increase in remote delivery of mental health care across the US
3 Sep, 2020 | 11:13h | UTCOriginal Study: The COVID-19 Telepsychology Revolution: A National Study of Pandemic-Based Changes in U.S. Mental Health Care Delivery – American Psychologist
COVID-19 can wreck your heart, even if you haven’t had any symptoms
3 Sep, 2020 | 11:06h | UTCCOVID-19 Can Wreck Your Heart, Even if You Haven’t Had Any Symptoms – Scientific American
IDSA Podcast – Managing patients post-COVID-19: From symptoms to lasting complications
3 Sep, 2020 | 11:08h | UTC
Fauci says COVID vaccine trials could end early if results are overwhelming
3 Sep, 2020 | 11:02h | UTCFauci Says COVID Vaccine Trials Could End Early If Results Are Overwhelming – Kaiser Health News
23 bus passengers contracted coronavirus from 1 infected person. No one was wearing a mask.
2 Sep, 2020 | 10:09h | UTCOriginal Study: Community Outbreak Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Among Bus Riders in Eastern China – JAMA Internal Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Outbreak on a bus in China is offering new evidence about SARSCoV2's airborne spread. A person on a poorly ventilated vehicle infected nearly 2 doz people even tho many weren't sitting nearby. Conclusion: mere breathing can send micro-droplets into the air https://t.co/plxzOrZLAT
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) September 1, 2020
Study: Face shields, masks with valves ineffective against COVID-19 spread
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:55h | UTCFace Shields, Masks with Valves Ineffective Against COVID-19 Spread – American Institute of Physics
Original Study: Visualizing droplet dispersal for face shields and masks with exhalation valves – Physics of Fluids
How many people has the coronavirus killed?
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:59h | UTCHow many people has the coronavirus killed? – Nature
Opinion: Managing uncertainty in the Covid-19 era
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:49h | UTCManaging uncertainty in the covid-19 era – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/fibke/status/1300795813543673857
Humoral immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:57h | UTCHumoral Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland – New England Journal of Medicine
Editorial: The Power of Antibody-Based Surveillance
Commentary on Twitter
I would never have guessed that IFR would become one of the most controversial topics of 2020
The IFR in today's @NEJM publication of the Iceland experience was 0.3% https://t.co/bkub1TcazK
The IFR in the preprint meta-analysis by satan was 0.27%
🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/arz3cCKRvA— Vinay Prasad MD MPH (@VPrasadMDMPH) September 1, 2020
U.S. advisory group lays out detailed recommendations on how to prioritize Covid-19 vaccine
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:46h | UTCU.S. advisory group lays out detailed recommendations on how to prioritize Covid-19 vaccine – STAT
Perspective: Age in the Age of COVID-19
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:45h | UTCAge in the Age of COVID-19 – Think Global Health
The mosquito strategy that could eliminate dengue
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:36h | UTCThe mosquito strategy that could eliminate dengue – Nature
Commentary on Twitter
A randomized field trial found that Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes reduced cases of dengue by an "extraordinary" 77%.https://t.co/7lfLkPOLFO
— nature (@Nature) September 1, 2020
In WHO global pulse survey, 90% of countries report disruptions to essential health services since COVID-19 pandemic
1 Sep, 2020 | 06:29h | UTCOriginal report: Pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic: interim report, 27 August 2020 – World Health Organization
Scientists are reporting several cases of Covid-19 reinfection — but the implications are complicated
1 Sep, 2020 | 06:20h | UTC
Perspective: How to be an ethical scientist
1 Sep, 2020 | 05:55h | UTCHow to be an ethical scientist – Science
Perspective: COVID-19 vaccine trials should seek worthwhile efficacy
31 Aug, 2020 | 01:45h | UTCCOVID-19 vaccine trials should seek worthwhile efficacy – The Lancet
Commentary: Covid vaccine rush could make pandemic worse, say scientists – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter
"Although efficacy far greater than 50% would be better, efficacy of about 50% would represent substantial progress"
Philip Krause et al for the @WHO Solidarity Vaccines Trial Expert Group on why #COVID19 vaccine trials should seek worthwhile efficacy https://t.co/2VWas8YU7L pic.twitter.com/RjbeZkeAE0
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) August 28, 2020
Study: Saliva or nasopharyngeal swab specimens for detection of SARS-CoV-2
31 Aug, 2020 | 01:47h | UTCRelated study: Salivary Detection of COVID-19 – Annals of Internal Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Just published @NEJM
Strong support for saliva as an alternative to nasopharyngeal swab samples to detect #SARSCoV2
by @awyllie13 @YaleSPH and team @YaleMed https://t.co/waF5ODmiV8 pic.twitter.com/zw1D2JqW0y— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 28, 2020
Children might play a bigger role in COVID transmission than first thought. Schools must prepare
31 Aug, 2020 | 01:41h | UTC
Misconceptions about weather and seasonality must not misguide COVID-19 response
28 Aug, 2020 | 08:39h | UTC
Perspective: We’ve got a Coronavirus vaccine update for you
28 Aug, 2020 | 08:43h | UTCWe’ve Got a Coronavirus Vaccine Update for You – Self
Global Burden of Disease Study: Measuring universal health coverage in 204 countries and territories
28 Aug, 2020 | 08:37h | UTCInvited commentary: The universal health coverage ambition faces a critical test
Commentary on Twitter
“Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019” was just published in @TheLancet.
Read online: https://t.co/Vx6Y8LiIYI pic.twitter.com/fmUBNZNmNx
— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) August 27, 2020
Viewpoint: The transformational effects of COVID-19 on medical education
27 Aug, 2020 | 09:52h | UTCThe Transformational Effects of COVID-19 on Medical Education – JAMA
Author Interview: The Transformational Effects of COVID-19 on Medical Education
Pandemic debate: Should doctors recommend treatments and vaccines when full data are not publicly available?
27 Aug, 2020 | 09:49h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
In normal circumstances, insisting on full data transparency and limiting decision making to published data alone is rightly paramount. But what about during a pandemic? https://t.co/pUvM9PK47s
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) August 26, 2020
COVID-19 re-infection by a phylogenetically distinct SARS-coronavirus-2 strain confirmed by whole genome sequencing
26 Aug, 2020 | 04:13h | UTCSee also: First Covid-19 reinfection documented in Hong Kong