WHO Calls for New Measures to Identify COVID-19 Variants
New variants found in Britain and South Africa appear to be more contagious and have triggered new travel restrictions
COVID-19 Mortality Rates Dropped Over First Months of Pandemic
Hospital-level risk-standardized event rates worse in association with higher county-level COVID-19 case rates
Public Health Videos Cut COVID-19 Knowledge Gap for Minorities
Messages from race/ethnic-concordant physicians increase information-seeking incidence for Black participants
No Evidence Found of Placental Infection, Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Mother-to-neonate transfer of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies significantly lower than anti-influenza hemagglutinin A antibody transfer
Majority Do Not Support COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Adults
Employer mandates deemed more acceptable than state mandates
Disparities Seen in Pediatric Sepsis Outcomes in the U.S.
Black children have higher odds of death; Hispanic and Black children have longer hospital stays, especially Black neonates
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
First COVID-19 Cases Reported in Antarctica
Until now, Antarctica had been the only continent that was free of the virus
CDC: Life Expectancy for U.S. Population Increased in 2019
And age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths increased from 20.7 to 21.6 per 100,000 from 2018 to 2019
Most Pregnant Women With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Are Asymptomatic
Patients who test positive for SARS-CoV-2 more likely to be Hispanic, report Spanish as primary language
