General Interest
Wastewater Testing Gains Traction as a Covid-19 Early Warning System
29 May, 2020 | 03:22h | UTCWastewater 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
Opinion: Ethical Guidelines for Deliberately Infecting Volunteers with COVID-19 to Speed Vaccine Development
29 May, 2020 | 03:19h | UTCEthical guidelines for deliberately infecting volunteers with COVID-19 – Journal of Medical Ethics
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
Face Coverings for the Public: Laying Straw Men to Rest, by Trisha Greenhalgh
28 May, 2020 | 09:57h | UTCFace coverings for the public: Laying straw men to rest – Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
Related: Face coverings for the lay public: an alternative view – CEBM Oxford AND Cloth Masks May Prevent Transmission of COVID-19: An Evidence-Based, Risk-Based Approach – Annals of Internal Medicine
https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1265640531016552449
Perspective: “The Unexpected Side Effect of Covid-19″
28 May, 2020 | 09:53h | UTCThe unexpected side effect of Covid-19 – CNN
“After Covid-19, if we dare imagine the day, it will be important to ask who was harmed by delayed and forgone medical care. But the severe financial strains on individuals and public budgets make it just as essential to ask who benefited from avoiding interventions with no salutatory effect.”
Study: Financial Ties Between Leaders of Influential US Professional Medical Associations and Industry
28 May, 2020 | 09:37h | UTCEditorial: Financial relations between leaders of US medical societies and industry – The BMJ
WHO Manifesto for a Healthy Recovery from COVID-19
27 May, 2020 | 02:47h | UTCWHO Manifesto for a healthy recovery from COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Perspective: Fast and Frugal Innovations in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
27 May, 2020 | 02:33h | UTCFast and frugal innovations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic – Nature Medicine
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1265215886178336768
CDC Updated Guidance: When You Can be Around Others After You Had or Likely Had COVID-19
27 May, 2020 | 02:37h | UTC“I think or know I had COVID-19, and I had symptoms.”
You can be with others after:
- 3 days with no fever AND
- Symptoms improved AND
- 10 days since symptoms first appeared”
Perspective: The Totality of the Evidence, by Dr. John Ioannidis
27 May, 2020 | 02:29h | UTCThe Totality of the Evidence – Boston Review
See other interesting perspectives from the Boston Review: Models v. Evidence AND Good Science Is Good Science
“Given what we know now, it is reasonable to consider alternatives to population-wide lockdown, even as we focus on protecting those most at risk and support health care systems to care for patients who are sick.”
Reasons to Worry Less About the Explosion of Preprints
27 May, 2020 | 02:24h | UTCReasons to Worry Less About the Explosion of Preprints – Absolutely Maybe Blog
Perspective: In Pandemic, Many Seeing Upsides to Telemedicine
26 May, 2020 | 09:52h | UTCPart I: In pandemic, many seeing upsides to telemedicine – CIDRAP
Part II: COVID-19 reveals telehealth barriers, solutions – CIDRAP
Study: Androgenetic Alopecia Present in the Majority of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
26 May, 2020 | 09:43h | UTC
Perspective: “Here’s What Needs to Happen Before We Can All Get Vaccinated for COVID-19”
26 May, 2020 | 09:45h | UTCHere’s what needs to happen before we can all get vaccinated for COVID-19 – CBC
WHO Pauses Hydroxychloroquine Arm Of COVID-19 Clinical Trial Due to Safety Concerns
26 May, 2020 | 09:35h | UTCSee also: WHO halts hydroxychloroquine trial for coronavirus amid safety fears – The Guardian AND WHO Halts Hydroxychloroquine Trial Over Safety Concerns – NPR
Opinion: The ‘Just Stay Home’ Message Will Backfire
26 May, 2020 | 09:33h | UTCThe ‘Just Stay Home’ Message Will Backfire – The Atlantic
“We need less extreme and more nuanced recommendations for navigating life during the pandemic.”
Related Commentary on Twitter
The #JustStayHome Message Will Backfire: We need less extreme and more nuanced recommendations for navigating life during the pandemic, by @ProfEmilyOster https://t.co/qy8TumP1z6 via @TheAtlantic @VPrasadMDMPH #Covid19 #HarmReduction
— André Picard (@picardonhealth) May 24, 2020
Perspective: The World May Be Overestimating the Power of Vaccines
25 May, 2020 | 01:55h | UTCThe world needs Covid-19 vaccines. It may also be overestimating their power – STAT
Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine for Covid-19: Large Observational Analysis Finds No Benefit and Possible Harm
25 May, 2020 | 02:03h | UTCCommentaries: Chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19: why might they be hazardous? – The Lancet AND What a big new study on malaria drugs as Covid-19 treatments tells us — and what it doesn’t – STAT AND Hydroxychloroquine May Cause More Harm Than Benefit To COVID-19 Patients, Says New Lancet Study – Health Policy Watch
Opinion: Why Countries Should Stop Using Anti-malarial Drugs for COVID-19
25 May, 2020 | 02:02h | UTCWhy countries should stop using anti-malarial drugs for COVID-19 – The Conversation
Editorial – SARS-CoV2 Vaccines: Slow is Fast
25 May, 2020 | 01:54h | UTCSARS-CoV2 vaccines: Slow is fast – Science
Promising Early Results with New Vaccine from China in Phase I Trial
25 May, 2020 | 01:57h | UTCCommentaries: First human trial of COVID-19 vaccine finds it is safe and induces rapid immune response – The Lancet AND Early Study Of Covid-19 Vaccine Developed In China Sees Mixed Results – Forbes AND Coronavirus Vaccine Shows Promising Early Results in China – The New York Times AND A Chinese biotech just published the first human data for its coronavirus vaccine candidate, supporting further trials – Business Insider AND Experts skeptical after researchers report positive vaccine results – CNN AND Two COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates Induce Immune Response In Healthy Volunteers – Health Policy Watch
SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Wastewater Anticipated COVID-19 Occurrence in a Low Prevalence Area
25 May, 2020 | 01:47h | UTCRelated: New Research Examines Wastewater to Detect Community Spread of Covid-19
Opinion: Ten Reasons why Immunity Passports are a Bad Idea
22 May, 2020 | 04:54h | UTCTen reasons why immunity passports are a bad idea – Nature
Related: Ethical and Legal Challenges of COVID-19 Immunity Certificates (articles and commentaries on the subject) AND Privileges and Immunity Certification During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA AND The Ethics of COVID-19 Immunity-Based Licenses (“Immunity Passports”) – JAMA
Open Access: How COVID-19 will Change the Way Research Findings are Shared
22 May, 2020 | 04:48h | UTCOpen access: how COVID-19 will change the way research findings are shared – Wellcome
Related: Plan S: Making Full and Immediate Open Access a Reality AND UC Terminates Subscriptions with World’s Largest Scientific Publisher in Push for Open Access (several resources on the subject) AND PLOS and the University of California announce open access publishing agreement – PLOS Blogs AND The war to free science – Vox (free) AND WHO Joins Coalition for Free Digital Access to Health Research
Ethics of Controlled Human Infection to Address COVID-19
22 May, 2020 | 04:49h | UTCEthics of controlled human infection to address COVID-19 – Science
Opinion: Revisiting the No Visitors Policy
22 May, 2020 | 04:43h | UTCRevisiting the No Visitors Policy – CMAJ Blogs
“I follow the policy, as I must, but neither my heart nor my mind believe that the harm we aim to prevent with current no visitors edicts outweighs the harm we are causing.”