The ventilation of buildings and other mitigating measures for COVID-19: a focus on winter 2020 [PDF]
This report reviews knowledge of the tranmission of COVID-19 indoors, reviews mitigating measures, and considers the implications for winter 2020.
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Benefits of early aggressive immunomodulatory therapy (tocilizumab and methylprednisolone) in COVID-19: Single center cohort study of 685 patients [PDF]
Introduction: A growing evidence suggests that immune dysregulation and thrombotic phenomena are key features in the pathophysiology of COVID-19.
Astigarraga Aguirre, María Iciar+1 more
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Needs assessment and impact of COVID-19 on pharmacy professionals in 31 commonwealth countries [PDF]
Funding The study was approved by the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association Trus‑ tees and funded within CPA funds. There was no specifc grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-proft sectors.
C. P. A. COVID-19 Action Team
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Written Reminiscences of Dorothea Jansen [PDF]
These written responses were completed by Dorothea Jansen as part of Project 2020: A Collaborative Oral History. These recollections provide insight into the COVID-19 pandemic and critical year 2020, notably from the perspective of a retired American ...
COVID-19 Pandemic, Dorothea Jansen
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Interview with Deitre Owens Helvy [PDF]
This interview was conducted by Winthrop student Michaela Bessinger with Deitre Owens Helvy as part of Project 2020: A Collaborative Oral History. Helvy details her experiences as a Black female educator in Greenville County School District during the ...
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SEAIR epidemic spreading model of COVID-19 [PDF]
We study Susceptible-Exposed-Asymptomatic-Infectious-Recovered (SEAIR) epidemic spreading model of COVID-19. It captures two important characteristics of the infectiousness of COVID-19: delayed start and its appearance before onset of symptoms, or even with total absence of them.
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Pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: an exploratory analysis of infection and fatality rates, and contextual factors associated with preparedness in 177 countries, from Jan 1, 2020, to Sept 30, 2021. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: National rates of COVID-19 infection and fatality have varied dramatically since the onset of the pandemic. Understanding the conditions associated with this cross-country variation is essential to guiding investment in more effective ...
COVID-19 National Preparedness Collaborators
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Technology and COVID-19: How Reliant is Society on Technology? [PDF]
Social media and messaging platforms have become a support system for those in fear of COVID-19 while, at the same time, becoming the root cause of spreading hate, inaccurate representations, and false realities. As technology has morphed into a commodity for daily tasks and actions, this article may be useful for people of all ages and backgrounds who
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Interview with Shacara Taylor - OH 768 [PDF]
This interview was conducted by Autumn Jackson with Shacara Taylor as part of Project 2020: A Collaborative Oral History. Taylor discusses her experiences amid the COVID-19 pandemic as a Black woman, mother, and educator.
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Modeling COVID-19 scenarios for the United States. [PDF]
We use COVID-19 case and mortality data from 1 February 2020 to 21 September 2020 and a deterministic SEIR (susceptible, exposed, infectious and recovered) compartmental framework to model possible trajectories of severe acute respiratory syndrome ...
IHME COVID-19 Forecasting Team
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