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Systematic Review: School Closure During Coronavirus Outbreaks

10 Apr, 2020 | 02:56h | UTC

School closure and management practices during coronavirus outbreaks including COVID-19: a rapid systematic review – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

Commentaries: School closures play only a marginal role in containing COVID-19, new study says – University College London AND School closures likely to have little impact on spread of coronavirus, review finds – The Guardian AND School closures may only have a small effect on stopping coronavirus, study says – CNN AND Study Questions if School Closures Limit the Spread of COVID-19 – The Scientist AND COVID-19 school closures: How long can they last, and what comes next? – New Atlas

Podcast: Reusing Face Masks and N95 Respirators

10 Apr, 2020 | 02:54h | UTC

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Reusing Face Masks and N95 Respirators – JAMA

Related Guidance: N95 Re-Use Instructions – SAGES

Approaches to COVID-19 Care in Low-Resource Settings

10 Apr, 2020 | 02:52h | UTC

Strengthening the Basics: Approaches to COVID-19 Care in Low-Resource Settings – Center for Global Development

COVID-19: New Perspective on the Health vs. Economy Tradeoff

10 Apr, 2020 | 02:51h | UTC

If the world fails to protect the economy, COVID-19 will damage health not just now but also in the future – Nature Medicine

Related Commentary on Twitter

"The #COVID19 pandemic could be a turning point, restoring faith in science and bringing people together."

"a virus— which is not following the US president
on @Twitter"https://t.co/CSBpTYbL6l
A new, wise commentary on the health vs economy tradeoff @martinmckee @davidstuckler pic.twitter.com/91umQKRBz8

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 9, 2020

COVID‐19 And Older Adults: What We Know

10 Apr, 2020 | 02:47h | UTC

Review: COVID‐19 And Older Adults: What We Know – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Review: Should Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine be Used to Treat COVID-19?

10 Apr, 2020 | 02:50h | UTC

Should chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine be used to treat COVID-19? A rapid review – BJGP Open

“At present, there is insufficient evidence to determine whether CQ/HCQ are safe and effective treatments for COVID-19”

Study: The COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease May Be Twice As Contagious As We Thought

9 Apr, 2020 | 03:48h | UTC

The COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease May Be Twice As Contagious As We Thought – Forbes

Original Study: High Contagiousness and Rapid Spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 – CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases

Systematic Review: How Effective is Quarantine to Control Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

9 Apr, 2020 | 03:50h | UTC

Quarantine alone or in combination with other public health measures to control COVID‐19: a rapid review – Cochrane Library

Commentary: How effective is quarantine alone or in combination with other public health measures to control coronavirus (COVID-19)? – Cochrane Library

Video: Coronavirus Q&A with Anthony Fauci, MD

9 Apr, 2020 | 03:54h | UTC

Coronavirus Q&A with Anthony Fauci, MD – JAMA

Podcast: Emerging Tools in the Fight Against Covid-19

9 Apr, 2020 | 03:53h | UTC

Interview with Dr. Eric Rubin and Dr. Lindsey Baden on emerging tools in the fight against Covid-19. – New England Journal of Medicine

Editorial: Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine in Covid-19

9 Apr, 2020 | 03:47h | UTC

Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in covid-19 – Tue BMJ

“Use of these drugs is premature and potentially harmful.”

Study: Population-level COVID-19 Mortality Risk

9 Apr, 2020 | 03:38h | UTC

[Preprint] Population-level COVID-19 mortality risk for non-elderly individuals overall and for non-elderly individuals without underlying diseases in pandemic epicenters – medRxiv

“CONCLUSIONS: People <65 years old have very small risks of COVID-19 death even in the hotbeds of the pandemic and deaths for people <65 years without underlying predisposing conditions are remarkably uncommon. Strategies focusing specifically on protecting high-risk elderly individuals should be considered in managing the pandemic.”

Related perspectives from the same author:

Video: Perspectives on the Pandemic with Dr. John Ioannidis

Podcast: Be it resolved, we are making high-stakes decisions about the COVID-19 pandemic without reliable data. – Munk Debates Podcast

Editorial: Coronavirus disease 2019: the harms of exaggerated information and non‐evidence‐based measures – European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Opinion Piece: A fiasco in the making? As the coronavirus pandemic takes hold, we are making decisions without reliable data – STAT

Safety Considerations with Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin in the Management of SARS-CoV-2 Infection

9 Apr, 2020 | 03:42h | UTC

Safety considerations with chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin in the management of SARS-CoV-2 infection – Canadian Medical Association Journal

Commentary: Potential harms of chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin for treating COVID-19 – Canadian Medical Association Journal

Antibody Responses to SARS-CoV-2 in a COVID-19 Recovered Patient Cohort

9 Apr, 2020 | 03:34h | UTC

[Preprint] Neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in a COVID-19 recovered patient cohort and their implications – medRxiv

Commentaries: expert reaction to preprint (not a published paper) on antibody responses to the COVID-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2) in a group of recovered people in Shanghai – Science Media Centre AND Covid-19 Antibody Update for April 8 – Science Translational Medicine AND Coronavirus: low antibody levels raise questions about reinfection risk – South China Morning Post

Editorials: Covid-19 Testing Times

9 Apr, 2020 | 03:26h | UTC

Covid-19: testing times – The BMJ

Taking Care of COVID-19 Survivors

9 Apr, 2020 | 03:17h | UTC

For survivors of severe COVID-19, beating the virus is just the beginning – Science

Report: Coronavirus Pandemic May Not Fade in Summer Weather

9 Apr, 2020 | 03:14h | UTC

Coronavirus Pandemic May Not Fade in Summer Weather – The New York Times

Original Report: Rapid Expert Consultation on SARS-CoV-2 Survival in Relation to Temperature and Humidity and Potential for Seasonality for the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 7, 2020) – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

Severity of COVID-19 in Children

9 Apr, 2020 | 03:19h | UTC

Screening and Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Children in Madrid, Spain – JAMA Pediatrics

Commentary: Children at low risk for COVID-19, but can get seriously ill, new data show – UPI

Trials of Drugs to Prevent Coronavirus infection Begin in Health Care Workers

9 Apr, 2020 | 03:16h | UTC

Trials of drugs to prevent coronavirus infection begin in health care workers – Science

WHO Advice on the Use of Masks in the Context of COVID-19

8 Apr, 2020 | 01:33h | UTC

Advice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization

Commentary: Expert reaction to new WHO advice on use of facemasks in the context of COVID-19 – Science Media Centre

Systematic Review: Prediction Models for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Covid-19

8 Apr, 2020 | 01:29h | UTC

Prediction models for diagnosis and prognosis of covid-19 infection: systematic review and critical appraisal – The BMJ

Commentary: Expert reaction to a systematic review of prediction models for diagnosis and prognosis of COVID-19 infection – Science Media Centre

Related Commentary on Twitter

The 31 #COVID19 predictive models for diagnosis and prognosis systematically reviewed: "poorly reported, at high risk of bias, and their reported performance is probably optimistic" @bmj_latest https://t.co/lb0U3nL877 @laure_wynants @MaastrichtU and collaborators #AI/ML pic.twitter.com/GSQigu1CxY

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 7, 2020