Global & Public Health (all articles)
Change in antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 over 60 days among health care personnel
18 Sep, 2020 | 09:32h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
In this cohort study, anti–SARS-CoV-2 antibodies decreased over 60d in HCWs w 58% becoming seronegative. The results suggest that x-sectional seroprevalence studies may underestimate rates of prior infections because Abs may only be transiently detectable https://t.co/IHgURuDJYm
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) September 18, 2020
The new Covid-19 case surge in Europe, explained
18 Sep, 2020 | 09:29h | UTCThe new Covid-19 case surge in Europe, explained – Vox
Cochrane publishes three rapid reviews of the evidence on different public health measures to slow the spread of COVID-19
18 Sep, 2020 | 09:33h | UTCSee update reviews: How effective is screening for COVID-19? AND Can travel-related control measures contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic? AND Does quarantine control coronavirus (COVID-2019) either alone or in combination with other public health measures?
Commentary on Twitter
📣 3 rapid reviews of the evidence on different #publichealth measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 https://t.co/QShfHABEpL Quarantine, travel-related control measures, and Universal screening. – Open-access in @CochraneLibrary – #COVID #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/HqyQtYErfK
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) September 17, 2020
WHO: Keep health workers safe to keep patients safe
18 Sep, 2020 | 09:26h | UTCKeep health workers safe to keep patients safe – World Health Organization
See also: World Patient Safety Day Campaign
Commentaries on Twitter
No country, hospital or clinic can keep patients safe unless it keeps #healthworkers safe.
Today, @WHO launched a health worker safety charter to ensure they have safe working conditions, training, pay & the respect they deserve.https://t.co/3Fks43r4JN #WorldPatientSafetyDay— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) September 17, 2020
Two pharma companies released their coronavirus vaccine blueprints in a bid to regain public trust
18 Sep, 2020 | 09:30h | UTC
Not necessary. 5 policy ideas for limiting low-value care in Canada
18 Sep, 2020 | 09:23h | UTCNot Necessary. Policy Ideas for Limiting Low-Value Care in Canada – Choosing Wisely Canada
Commentary on Twitter
#ChoosingWisely🇨🇦 has released 5 policy ideas to address in the short, medium, and long-term to limit low-value care in Canada during the pandemic and beyond.
Read now: https://t.co/fSTAe2ZvFM
— Choosing Wisely Canada (@ChooseWiselyCA) September 17, 2020
Viable SARS-CoV-2 in the air of a hospital room with COVID-19 patients
18 Sep, 2020 | 09:27h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
More evidence for aerosol transmission "Viable #SARSCoV2 isolated from air samples 2-4.8 m away from patients…genome sequence isolated from material collected by air samplers identical to isolates from newly admitted patient". https://t.co/mvPJEmvMjV
— MJA Editor in Chief (@MJA_Editor) September 18, 2020
Study: Longer-than-necessary duration of outpatient antibiotic therapy for common outpatient infections
18 Sep, 2020 | 09:21h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
NEW #CID using large NDTI dataset,clinicians defaulted 10d courses for most conditions, regardless of guideline-recommendations. Median antibiotic course
duration was 10 days for all conditions except acute cystitis. #IDTwitter https://t.co/WTJBFEcRtk pic.twitter.com/TAx7twUoTo— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) September 16, 2020
WHO Guidance: Allocation and prioritization of COVID-19 vaccination
17 Sep, 2020 | 09:42h | UTCCommentary: World Health Organization announces distribution plan for COVID-19 vaccine – ABD News
Related: An ethical framework for global vaccine allocation – Science
Antimicrobial resistance: The next big pandemic?
18 Sep, 2020 | 09:19h | UTCAntimicrobial resistance: The next big pandemic? – Open Access Government
Fast coronavirus tests: what they can and can’t do
17 Sep, 2020 | 09:35h | UTCFast coronavirus tests: what they can and can’t do – Nature
Opinion: “Is lockdown worth the pain? No, it’s a sledgehammer and we have better options”
17 Sep, 2020 | 09:31h | UTCIs lockdown worth the pain? No, it’s a sledgehammer and we have better options – The Conversation
Updated Cochrane Rapid Review assesses the effectiveness of quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic
17 Sep, 2020 | 09:32h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Recently published: https://t.co/lLM4ehhyro Updated @cochranecollab Rapid Review assesses the effectiveness of #quarantine during the #COVID-19 pandemic. It includes 51 relevant studies – 22 more than in the first version. @CochraneAus pic.twitter.com/ME5CiuTzUa
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) September 16, 2020
CDC Study: Characteristics and maternal and birth outcomes of hospitalized pregnant women with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19
17 Sep, 2020 | 09:29h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
.@CDCMMWR report looking at almost 600 hospitalized pregnant women with #COVID19 found that pregnant women can have severe illness and poor birth outcomes, such as the mother requiring intensive care, pregnancy loss, and preterm birth. Learn more: https://t.co/g7WsFWJdDs. pic.twitter.com/Ve0dnGNTDM
— CDC (@CDCgov) September 16, 2020
Gates Foundation COVID-19 Report: A Global Perspective
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:19h | UTC2020 Goalkeepers Report – Covid-19: A Global Perspective – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Commentaries: 25 years wiped out in 25 weeks: Pandemic sets the world back decades – Politico AND New report says Covid-19 pandemic has caused historic setbacks in global health – STAT AND The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Erased Decades of Progress on Childhood Vaccination – TIME
Gates Foundation report:
— Vaccination coverage is dropping to 1990s-era levels
— Nearly 37M more people globally are now living on less than $1.90 per day
Gates: “We’ve been set back about 25 years in about 25 weeks.”
Shocking stuff from @carmenpaun.https://t.co/FPDzCxqDhw
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) September 15, 2020
WHO: Considerations for school-related public health measures in the context of COVID-19
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:20h | UTCQ&A: Schools and COVID-19
Commentary: WHO, partners: Safe school reopening top priority – CIDRAP
Just how do deaths due to COVID-19 stack up?
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:11h | UTCJust How Do Deaths Due to COVID-19 Stack Up? – Think Global Health
COVID-19: Guidance on palliative care from a European Respiratory Society international task force
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:16h | UTC
CDC study: SARS-CoV-2–associated deaths among persons under age 21 in the US
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:07h | UTCCommentary: CDC study: Covid-19 complications killed 121 Americans under age 21 through July – STAT AND Death from COVID-19 very rare for Americans 21 and under, report says – MedicalXpress
Universal screening for SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: A rapid review
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:01h | UTCUniversal screening for SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: a rapid review – Cochrane Library
Commentary: Cochrane Rapid Review investigates the effectiveness of screening for COVID-19 – Cochrane Library
Perspective: Up is down — pharmaceutical industry caution vs. federal acceleration of Covid-19 vaccine approval
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:06h | UTC
Stillbirth rate rises dramatically during pandemic
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:03h | UTCStillbirth rate rises dramatically during pandemic – Nature
Months after recovery, COVID-19 survivors often have persistent lung trouble
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:04h | UTCMonths After Recovery, COVID-19 Survivors Often Have Persistent Lung Trouble – NIH Director’s Blog
Lancet COVID-19 Commission Statement on the occasion of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly
16 Sep, 2020 | 08:59h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
For the opening of #UN75, a statement from @TheLancet #COVID19 Commission lays out views and recommendations regarding current key issues related to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic & summarises ten priority actions of the Commission https://t.co/qsLdHLWDbQ @CSD_Columbia @UNSDSN pic.twitter.com/F19k6NpBpO
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) September 14, 2020
The false dichotomies of COVID-19
16 Sep, 2020 | 08:57h | UTCThe False Dichotomies Of COVID-19 – Medium
Commentary on Twitter
I wrote about the false dichotomies of COVID-19, and how answers are rarely as simple as a choice between two optionshttps://t.co/QbCgtxA2Kw
— Health Nerd (@GidMK) September 14, 2020