Intellectual Humility Understanding the psychology of vaccination attitudes is arguably more important now than ever. The authors of this article examine intellectual humility’s relationship with COVID-19 anti-vaccination and hesitant attitudes and intention to vaccinate using hierarchical regression and bivariate correlations.
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Trends in Correctional Facilities The authors of this study aim to document trends in COVID-19 cases among staff working in correctional facilities. Data were included from March through November 2020 and were extracted from the Federal Bureau of Prisons and
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Vitamin D The authors in this article explore the possible associations of vitamin D status and in-hospital mortality related to COVID-19 and the need for mechanical ventilation. They conducted a retrospective, observational, 2-center cohort study which included adult patients from
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Age Structure and Policy This article examines the impact of age structure and government policy in response to COVID-19 in 209 countries. The variables included in the study were total cases and deaths (per million), shares of the median age
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Risk Factors This meta-analysis aims to provide an overview of the major predictors of SARS-CoV-2 related mortality rates (MR). All prospective and retrospective observational studies reporting crude overall COVID-19-related MR in hospitalized patients were included in the study. There were
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Mental Health This study examined factors of mental distress among the younger population (aged 16-25) in order to further contribute to the research regarding mental health and COVID-19. Specifically, the article assessed the impact of lockdown-related changes in various life
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Contact Tracing A critical component to controlling the spread of COVID-19 has been prompt and effective contact tracing. By identifying close contacts, spread of the disease is reduced. Contact tracing is an effective disease control strategy yet little data are
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This scoping review synthesized the literature related to maternal health and COVID-19. Literature published through September 11 was included in the review. It was divided into the following categories: direct effects on pregnancy, intrauterine transmission, labor and delivery, breastfeeding and
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Socioeconomic Status and Racial Disparities Socioeconomic status has played a major role with SARS-CoV-2. Those who have a low socioeconomic status have high incidence rates of SARS-CoV-2 as well as high case-fatality rates. This study examined the association between socioeconomic
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Viral Load and COVID-19 Few studies have examined the association between upper respiratory tract (URT) viral load and symptomatic COVID-19 disease severity . This study, however, examined URT viral load of patients with symptomatic or asymptomatic COVID-19 infection and their
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