General Interest
[Preprint] Estimating the Number of Deaths that Could Have Been Prevented with Earlier Lockdown Measures
22 May, 2020 | 04:45h | UTCDifferential Effects of Intervention Timing on COVID-19 Spread in the United States – medRxiv
Commentaries: At Least 54,000 U.S. Deaths Could Have Been Avoided If Lockdown Had Come Two Weeks Earlier – Forbes AND Lockdown Delays Cost at Least 36,000 Lives, Data Show – The New York Times AND Latest Columbia COVID-19 Projections: Delayed Response to Rebound Would Cost Lives – Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health AND Delayed Social Restrictions Led to 36,000 Deaths – U.S. News AND About 83% of US coronavirus deaths could have been avoided if lockdowns were imposed March 1, researchers estimate – Business Insider
Opinion: Calling Health Care Workers ‘Heroes’ Harms all of Us
22 May, 2020 | 04:41h | UTCCalling health care workers ‘heroes’ harms all of us – STAT
Viewpoint: Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines
19 May, 2020 | 04:31h | UTCRelated Viewpoint: Planning for a COVID-19 Vaccination Program – JAMA
[No Publication Available] Hamster Research Shows Effectiveness of Masks ‘Huge’ in Covid-19 Battle
19 May, 2020 | 04:30h | UTC
Decline in Child Vaccination Coverage During the COVID-19 Pandemic
19 May, 2020 | 04:26h | UTCCommentaries: 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
Infection of Dogs with SARS-CoV-2
19 May, 2020 | 04:19h | UTCInfection of dogs with SARS-CoV-2 -Nature
Commentary: Coronavirus in cats and dogs: How does COVID-19 impact pets? – CNet
Opinion: Masks Help Stop the Spread of Coronavirus
15 May, 2020 | 03:44h | UTCRelated: Face Masks Against COVID-19: An Evidence Review – Preprints AND Face Masks for the Public During the Covid-19 Crisis
Indirect Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Maternal and Child Mortality in Low-income and Middle-income Countries
14 May, 2020 | 10:02h | UTCCommentaries: As COVID-19 devastates already fragile health systems, over 6,000 additional children under five could die a day, without urgent action – UNICEF AND Unicef: 6,000 children could die every day due to impact of coronavirus – The Guardian
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW Modelling: Estimates of indirect effects of #COVID19 pandemic on child and maternal health in low & middle income countries show increase in child & maternal deaths will be devastating if healthcare is disrupted & access to food decreases https://t.co/Lt0yuYgAxv @JohnsHopkins pic.twitter.com/AjnaL6onzO
— The Lancet Global Health (@LancetGH) May 13, 2020
Estimating Excess Deaths Associated with the COVID-19 According to Underlying Conditions and Age
14 May, 2020 | 10:05h | UTCCommentaries: Scientists develop online calculator to predict individual’s risk of dying from Covid-19 – The Independent AND Expert reaction to study estimating excess deaths over one year directly or indirectly related to COVID-19 based on underlying health conditions and age of UK population, and making comments on the effect of easing the lockdown – Science Media Centre
See calculator: OurRisk.CoV
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW—Estimating excess 1-year mortality associated with the #COVID19 pandemic according to underlying conditions and age: a population-based cohort study https://t.co/ryAyF5x9EG (1/3) @ucl @uclh @NHSBartsHealth @GreatOrmondSt @UniofOxford @turinginst @MRC_Epid @HDR_UK @PHE_uk pic.twitter.com/UPkz8410CC
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) May 12, 2020
Study: A Close Relative of SARS-CoV-2 Found in Bats Offers More Evidence It Evolved Naturally
13 May, 2020 | 02:08h | UTCA close relative of SARS-CoV-2 found in bats offers more evidence it evolved naturally – Cell Press
Original Article: A novel bat coronavirus closely related to SARS-CoV-2 contains natural insertions at the S1/S2 cleavage site of the spike protein – Current Biology
World Report: New Zealand Eliminates COVID-19
13 May, 2020 | 02:10h | UTCNew Zealand eliminates COVID-19 – The Lancet
See also: How New Zealand ‘eliminated’ Covid-19 after weeks of lockdown – CNN AND New Zealand has ‘effectively eliminated’ coronavirus. Here’s what they did right. – National Geographic AND Why New Zealand’s Coronavirus Elimination Strategy Is Unlikely to Work in Most Other Places – TIME
Canadian Study Finds Temperature, Latitude Not Associated with COVID-19 Spread
11 May, 2020 | 00:30h | UTCNews Release: Canadian study finds temperature, latitude not associated with COVID-19 spread – Canadian Medical Association Journal
AGS Position Statement: Resource Allocation Strategies and Age‐Related Considerations in the COVID‐19 Era
7 May, 2020 | 09:24h | UTCNews Release: Position statement addresses difficult issue: allocating scare resources in COVID-19 era – American Geriatrics Society
“Age should never be used as a means for categorically excluding someone from what is ordinarily the standard of care, nor should age “cut-offs” be used in allocation strategies.”
Case Series: Hyperinflammatory Shock in Children During COVID-19 Pandemic
7 May, 2020 | 09:21h | UTCHyperinflammatory shock in children during COVID-19 pandemic – The Lancet
Commentaries: Researchers report “unprecedented cluster” of inflammatory problems in children amid pandemic – CNN AND Expert reaction to report on 8 children with hyperinflammatory shock during the COVID-19 pandemic – Science Media Centre AND Mysterious inflammatory syndrome in children potentially linked to COVID-19 reported in Montreal – National Post AND A New Coronavirus Threat to Children – The New York Times AND What to Know About Kawasaki Disease, the Pediatric Inflammatory Condition Possibly Linked to COVID-19 – TIME AND Kawasaki Disease—The Latest Weird Illness From Coronavirus – Forbes
Privileges and Immunity Certification During the COVID-19 Pandemic
7 May, 2020 | 09:13h | UTCPrivileges and Immunity Certification During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA
Related article: The Ethics of COVID-19 Immunity-Based Licenses (“Immunity Passports”) – JAMA
See also: Ethical and Legal Challenges of COVID-19 Immunity Certificates (articles and commentaries on the subject)
Study: COVID-19 Detected in France in late December
7 May, 2020 | 09:05h | UTCStudy: COVID-19 detected in France in late December – CIDRAP
Original Article: SARS-COV-2 was already spreading in France in late December 2019 – International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Opinion – Can We Discuss Flatten-the-Curve in COVID19? My Eight Assertions
6 May, 2020 | 03:54h | UTCCan We Discuss Flatten-the-Curve in COVID19? My Eight Assertions – Dr. John M
Perspective: The Cost of Technology
6 May, 2020 | 03:35h | UTC
Randomized Clinical Trials and COVID-19: Managing Expectations
5 May, 2020 | 04:56h | UTCRandomized Clinical Trials and COVID-19: Managing Expectations – JAMA
COVID-19: Out-of-control Science and Bypassing Science-based Medicine
5 May, 2020 | 05:04h | UTCCOVID-19: Out-of-control science and bypassing science-based medicine – Science Based Medicine
Related: Covid-19 — A Reminder to Reason – New England Journal of Medicine AND Pandemic Science Out of Control – Issues in Science and Technology AND Science Has an Ugly, Complicated Dark Side. And the Coronavirus Is Bringing It Out – Mother Jones AND Against pandemic research exceptionalism – Science AND In Defense of Evidence-Based Medicine for the Treatment of COVID-19 ARDS – Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Ethical and Legal Challenges of COVID-19 Immunity Certificates
5 May, 2020 | 04:16h | UTCRelated: Covid-19 ‘immunity certificates’: practical and ethical conundrums – STAT AND The Dangerous History of Immunoprivilege – The New York Times AND “COVID-19 ‘Immunity Passports’ and Dystopian Segregation: A Few Concerns” – Bioethics.net
Offline: A Global Health Crisis? No, Something far Worse
3 May, 2020 | 21:58h | UTCOffline: A global health crisis? No, something far worse – The Lancet
We Need to Flatten the ‘Other’ Coronavirus Curve, Our Looming Mental Health Crisis
1 May, 2020 | 02:45h | UTCRelated: Health Care Workers Seek to Flatten COVID-19’s ‘Second Curve’—Their Rising Mental Anguish
Audio Interview: Loosening Covid-19 Restrictions
30 Apr, 2020 | 04:17h | UTCAudio Interview: Loosening Covid-19 Restrictions – New England Journal of Medicine
Men with COVID-19 Twice More Likely to Die than Women
30 Apr, 2020 | 04:21h | UTCNews Release: COVID-19 study shows that men have over double the death rate of women – Frontiers