Coinfection With SARS-CoV-2, Other Respiratory Pathogens ID’d
Rhinovirus/enterovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, non-SARS-CoV-2 Coronaviridae coinfections detected
176,190 U.S. Children Estimated to Have SARS-CoV-2 by April 6, 2020
Under cumulative peds infection proportion scenario of 5 percent, 3.7 million children would be infected
Most Older Adults With New Dementia Die Within Five Years
Increased odds of death seen in association with older age, male sex, and presence of organ failure
Expanding Symptom Screening Criteria Can Up COVID-19 Detection
Even with addition of myalgia, chills, about 10 percent of health care personnel with COVID-19 would be missed
FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Test That Uses Samples Collected at Home
After self-swabbing to collect their nasal sample, patients mail their sample to a LabCorp lab
LA County COVID-19 Infections Far Exceed Number of Confirmed Cases
Findings from first round of ongoing antibody blood testing of county residents
Benefit of Social Distancing Outweighs Economic Impact
Study found the benefits of social distancing policies will outweigh the economic costs by $5.2 trillion
Lab Protocol Failures Led to Ineffective COVID-19 Tests From CDC
Researchers entered and left COVID-19 labs without changing their coats, resulting in contamination of tests
Reduced Power Plant Emissions Tied to Better Asthma Measures
Local residents used less rescue medication, had fewer asthma-related hospitalizations, ED visits
Diabetes Increases Risk for Poorer Prognosis in COVID-19
Increased inflammatory response in COVID-19 patients with diabetes thought to worsen pneumonia
