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Studies offer little hope for tocilizumab in treating COVID

JAMA Internal Medicine today published a trio of studies on use of the immunosuppressive drug tocilizumab in COVID-19 patients with pneumonia, one of them a large US observational study that suggested some promise and two randomized clinical trials from Italy and France that found no benefit.

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News Scan for Oct 20, 2020

Racial and ethnic minority workers have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 in food manufacturing and agriculture workplaces, according to a study yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases.Demographics were not available for all 742 sites surveyed across

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Experts: Don't count on mild flu season amid COVID-19

The Southern Hemisphere had a very light flu season in 2020, with Australia seeing only 315 cases over its winter, down 99.8% from the 130,000 cases seen in most years. But flu experts say that, while the low numbers could portend a similar scenario in the Northern Hemisphere, it would be a foolhardy not to prepare for high caseloads this winter.

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World's COVID-19 cases top 40 million

The global number of COVID-19 cases passed 40 million today, led by a deepening situation in Europe and a steady rise in cases—and clashes within the Trump Administration—in the United States.

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News Scan for Oct 19, 2020

A randomized, controlled clinical trial involving high-risk healthcare workers found that pre-exposure prophylaxis with hydroxychloroquine once or twice weekly did not significantly reduce COVID-19 compared with placebo, researchers reported late last week in Clinical Infectious Diseases.The randomized, double-blind trial, led by researchers with the Univers

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Kidney disease tied to high death rates in COVID patients

COVID-19 patients who have chronic kidney disease (CKD) or develop coronavirus-related kidney injury in the intensive care unit (ICU) face higher odds of death than their otherwise-healthy peers, according to a study published late last week in Anaesthesia.

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Global study shows deadly convergence of chronic disease, COVID-19

An ongoing modeling study and multiple analyses of the disease burden in 204 countries and territories reveal a dangerous combination of rising rates of preventable chronic diseases that increased vulnerability to COVID-19 and ineffective public health responses that failed to stem the pandemic.

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News Scan for Oct 16, 2020

The emergency sick leave provision of the Mar 18 bipartisan Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) appears to have reduced the spread of the virus. A Health Affairs study yesterday found that states where workers could get up to 2 weeks of paid sick leave showed 417 fewer confirmed cases per day, or an average of 1 prevented case per day per 1,300 workers.The lack of universal access to paid sick leave in the Unite

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Large trial shows little benefit for remdesivir, pandemic total tops 39 million

In the latest international pandemic developments, a closely watched large phase 3 trial of four treatments for COVID-19—including remdesivir—found little or no benefit for survival, and as new spikes accelerated in the United States and Europe, the global total topped 39 million cases.

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US surpasses 8 million COVID-19 cases

The United States surpassed 8 million confirmed COVID-19 cases today since the beginning of the pandemic, as a new surge of infections in the Midwest and West brings daily case numbers back to levels not seen since the peak days of July and early August.

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News Scan for Oct 15, 2020

A study yesterday in Journal of School Choice found that US schools in poor districts with large non-white student populations are less likely to reopen fully for the 2020 to 2021 academic year.Researchers analyzed back-to-the-classroom plans for scho

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COVID-19 cases climb in the US and Europe

A third COVID-19 spike in the United States continues to intensify, as several European countries take more steps to reverse steep case rises, some of which are at record levels.

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WHO warns of COVID impact on TB services

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned today that the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening to reverse global progress against tuberculosis (TB).

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Global COVID-19 total surges past 38 million

Overnight the global pandemic total topped 38 million, amid rising cases in the United States in the weeks leading up to the holiday gathering season and further rises in Europe, where countries scrambled to dial up restrictions to curb second-wave activity.

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News Scan for Oct 14, 2020

In one of the first large-scale studies of COVID-19 transmission in US childcare programs, no association was found between day care exposure and COVID-19 transmission risk for providers.The Pediatrics study analyzed online survey data from 57,

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Trust in COVID info sources varies by demographics, beliefs

People seek COVID-19 information from different sources based on sex, age, education level, political bent, and beliefs about the pandemic, according to a study published last week in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance.

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Reports shed more light on COVID reinfection as 2 trials paused

As the pandemic total closes in on 38 million cases, researchers in the United States detailed North America's first known reinfection case as media reports from the Netherlands noted the first known instance of a fatal reinfection.

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COVID-19 Scan for Oct 13, 2020

The first SARS-CoV-2 infections in US animals were confirmed in large cats at the Bronx Zoo in March during the height of the local COVID-19 outbreak. An American Society for Microbiology study today details the genomic characteristics of viruses that infected zookeepers, four tigers, and three African lions, supporting a human-to-animal transmission pathway.SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—has a suspected zoonotic

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Study finds low risk to infants of moms with COVID-19

A study of 101 newborns in New York City hospitals published yesterday in JAMA Pediatrics found no evidence of transmission of COVID-19 from infected mothers to their babies when basic infection-control protocols were followed, while a small Italian study suggests that coronavirus genetic material may pass from mother to fetus in utero.

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Global COVID accelerates; Trump to resume campaign travel

COVID-19 activity across the world is accelerating, with daily highs at record levels over the past 4 days, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said today. And in the United States, President Trump—who is recovering from an infection—was scheduled to return to campaign travel today.

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COVID-19 Scan for Oct 12, 2020

A study late last week found that convalescent plasma (CP) treatment did not significantly reduce mortality, but improved hospital discharge rates for patients 65 and older. The study in Clinical Infectious Diseases is one of the first to analyze clinical outcomes for closely matched cohorts of CP and control patients. In convalescent plasma treatment, plasma collected from individuals

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US leads 19 nations in COVID-19, all-cause death rates

Two research letters published today in JAMA estimate excess deaths due to COVID-19 and other causes in different countries since the pandemic began, one finding a higher coronavirus death rate in the United States than in 18 other countries since early May , and the other showing that the overall US death rate rose 20% from March to August, with 67% of the excess deaths attributable to the virus.

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COVID-19 hot spots may start with young adults

Surges in COVID-19 outbreaks may be preceded by an increase of infections in young adults, according to a US study late last week on transmission dynamics by age-group in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

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COVID-19 antibodies persist at least 3 months, studies show

Two separate studies late last week in Science Immunology document the persistence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in COVID-19 patients at least 3 months after symptom onset.

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Germany's troubling reliance on generic drug materials from Asia

In a new study funded by Pro Generika, a German pharmaceutical lobbying group, researchers determined that, as of Apr 30, 2020, 63% of the country's commonly used generic active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) came from Asia and 33% from Europe—almost a complete inverse compared with 20 years ago.

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As US COVID-19 cases climb, Trump scraps weekend travel

COVID-19 cases in the United States are at an 8-week high, with early signs of a rise even in the Northeast, as questions continued to swirl about President Donald Trump's health and the extent of spread linked to the White House.

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Global COVID-19 cases hit daily high; China joins COVAX effort

As COVID-19 surges across much of Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday recorded the most cases in a single day, and its COVAX effort to speed the development and equitable global distribution of vaccines gained more steam with China's announcement that it has joined.

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New COVID studies: Remdesivir yes, hydroxychloroquine no

The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) yesterday published the results of two randomized, controlled trials on two medications for the treatment of COVID-19, one supporting previous studies that found that Gilead Sciences' antiviral drug remdesivir helps patients recover faster and one adding to mounting evidence that the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine is no better than a placebo at preventing death in hospital patients.

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Study finds women, older people more likely to embrace distancing

With more than 36 million people diagnosed as having COVID-19 worldwide to date, physical distancing remains one of the most effective ways to prevent COVID-19 spread until the widespread distribution of effective vaccines, and two new studies demonstrate who is most likely to embrace the measure—most notably women, older people, and conscientious types.

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COVID-19 rattles US election lead-up as global total tops 36 million

COVID-19 developments—including President Donald Trump's infection and the spread of the virus in White House ranks—continue to stir up the final weeks of the US presidential campaign, as the global total passed 36 million and a number of European countries reported new record daily highs.

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FDA head: Outside pressures won't rush COVID vaccine

The decision to authorize and approve a COVID-19 vaccine will be based on data and science—not politics, Stephen Hahn, MD, commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), said today in a Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) webinar.

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COVID-19 Scan for Oct 08, 2020

Most pregnant women with COVID-19 experience mild disease, but many have prolonged symptoms lasting weeks after infection, according to a large nationwide study yesterday in Obstetrics & Gynecology.Pregnant women have a higher risk of severe disease with

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News Scan for Oct 07, 2020

A study yesterday found that US patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are more likely to be male, younger, and have fewer comorbidities and lower medication use than hospitalized flu patients.Previous studies of clinical characteristics of COVID-19 hospita

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World Bank: COVID-19 stalls progress against poverty

As the global COVID-19 total closed in on 36 million cases, the World Bank today warned that COVID-19 is among the factors that could reverse progress in reducing extreme poverty. And India—the second hardest-hit country—reported some signs of a possible peak.

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White House COVID outbreak grows as Midwest hospital cases surge

As the COVID-19 outbreak in the White House continues to grow, infectious disease experts expressed concern about the limited information coming from the Trump administration concerning contact tracing efforts, as well comments made by the president downplaying the dangers of the coronavirus.

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CDC: COVID-19 spread slowed in Arizona after public health orders

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published yesterday in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report suggests that implementation and enforcement of COVID-19 mitigation measures in Arizona may have slowed spread of the virus 2 weeks later and slashed it roughly 75% over the summer.

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Trump returns to White House as outbreak expands to more staff and military

In the wake of his return to the White House yesterday from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for COVID-19 treatment, President Donald Trump continued to downplay the threat from the virus, with more infections reported in a growing circle of people around him and in upper military ranks.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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