Global & Public Health (all articles)
How Coronavirus Lockdowns Stopped Flu in its Tracks
22 May, 2020 | 04:53h | UTCHow coronavirus lockdowns stopped flu in its tracks – Nature
“Reported rates of influenza and other infections have fallen sharply, but some communicable diseases may see a rise.”
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
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.”
[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
Attacks Against Health-care Personnel Must Stop, Especially as the World Fights COVID-19
22 May, 2020 | 04:40h | UTC
A Critical Look at A Preprint Inferring the Covid-19 Infection Fatality Rate
21 May, 2020 | 09:21h | UTCA Critical Look at A Preprint Inferring the Covid-19 Infection Fatality Rate – by Hilda Bastian
Original Preprint: The infection fatality rate of COVID-19 inferred from seroprevalence data – medRxiv
Review: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Global Health
21 May, 2020 | 09:11h | UTCArtificial intelligence and the future of global health – The Lancet (free registration required)
[No Publication Available] Covid-19 Patients Testing Positive After Recovery Aren’t Infectious
20 May, 2020 | 10:00h | UTCCovid Patients Testing Positive After Recovery Aren’t Infectious, Study Shows – Bloomberg
Why Saliva Tests Could Offer a Better Alternative to Nasal COVID-19 Swabs
20 May, 2020 | 09:58h | UTCOriginal Article: Saliva—Friend and Foe in the COVID-19 Outbreak – Diagnostics
Editorial: Lack of Efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine in Covid-19
20 May, 2020 | 10:01h | UTCLack of efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in covid-19 – The BMJ
Original Research: Hydroxychloroquine in patients with mainly mild to moderate coronavirus disease 2019: open label, randomised controlled trial – The BMJ
Related Meta-analysis (preprint) Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis – medRxiv
Why do Some COVID-19 Patients Infect Many Others, Whereas Most Don’t Spread the Virus at All?
20 May, 2020 | 09:52h | UTC
[Preprint] The Infection Fatality Rate of COVID-19 Inferred from Seroprevalence Data
20 May, 2020 | 09:51h | UTCThe infection fatality rate of COVID-19 inferred from seroprevalence data – medRxiv
Related Commentary on Twitter
The infection fatality rate of COVID-19 inferred from seroprevalence data – a paper by John Ioannidis with a discussion of methodological issues that should stimulate much useful discussion| medRxiv https://t.co/Y2u3LsQW0T
— Jeffrey Flier (@jflier) May 19, 2020
Viewpoint: Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines
19 May, 2020 | 04:31h | UTCRelated Viewpoint: Planning for a COVID-19 Vaccination Program – JAMA
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2–Specific Antibodies Among Adults in Los Angeles County, California
19 May, 2020 | 04:34h | UTC“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”
[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
SARS-CoV-2 Transmission from Presymptomatic Meeting Attendee, Germany
19 May, 2020 | 04:22h | UTC
Early Data Show Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine Generates Immune Response
19 May, 2020 | 04:29h | UTCEarly 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
Open-access Science Funders Announce Price Transparency Rules for Publishers
19 May, 2020 | 04:12h | UTCOpen-access science funders announce price transparency rules for publishers – Science
Original Guidance: Plan S Price Transparency Frameworks: guidance & requirements – Plan S
News Release: cOAlition S announces price transparency requirements – Plan S
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
Shifting the Paradigm: Using Disease Outbreaks to Build Resilient Health Systems
19 May, 2020 | 04:13h | UTCShifting the paradigm: using disease outbreaks to build resilient health systems – BMJ Global Health
WHO Scientific Brief: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children and Adolescents with COVID-19
18 May, 2020 | 02:18h | UTCNews Release: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and adolescents temporally related to COVID-19
Related: Covid-19: Cases of inflammatory syndrome in children surge after urgent alert – The BMJ AND Description of an Outbreak of Severe Kawasaki-like Disease at the Italian Epicenter of the SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic
WHO Policy Brief: COVID-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health
18 May, 2020 | 02:17h | UTCPolicy Brief: COVID-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health – World Health Organization
News Release: Substantial investment needed to avert mental health crisis – World Health Organization
Commentary: “Mental health services are an essential part of all government responses to COVID-19” – United Nations
More Harm Than Good? The Net Impact of COVID-19 Policies Is What Matters for Health
18 May, 2020 | 02:01h | UTC
Quantifying the Impact of Interventions in COVID-19 Pandemic
18 May, 2020 | 01:50h | UTCOriginal Study: Inferring change points in the spread of COVID-19 reveals the effectiveness of interventions – Science