Prevention

This review assesses the effects of quarantine (alone or in combination with other measures) of individuals who had contact with confirmed cases of COVID‐19, who traveled from countries with a declared outbreak, or who live in regions with high transmission Read More

This cohort study shows that a series of multifaceted public health interventions was temporally associated with improved control of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan. Findings may inform public health policy in other countries and regions. It is unknown whether a Read More

This study uses data from the National Institutes of Infectious Diseases Japan to compare weekly influenza activity in the 2019/2020 vs the 2014-2019 seasons given mitigation strategies taken in 2020 to limit the spread of COVID-19. The authors used data Read More

This report from STAT discusses how, to move toward suppression of COVID-19 in the United States, financially strapped state and local public health agencies nationwide will need to hire potentially hundreds of thousands of fieldworkers to conduct the labor-intensive work Read More

This analysis by leading health law and bioethics scholar Hank Greeley examines challenges with using “immunity cards,” “immunity certificates,” “Covid passports” or other such devices as part of the process of “reopening” society before robust treatments and/or effective vaccines become Read More

This review discusses why prisons are a special concern during the COVID-19 pandemic and offers thoughts on how to proceed. Prisons are epicenters for outbreaks because of a higher background prevalence of infection, more risk factors for infection, unavoidable close Read More

This Executive Order by the Michigan governor places on stores that sell groceries (including “big box” stores) more rigorous social distancing controls and limits on items that may be sold or advertised, and also bans most vacation property rentals. The Read More

This CDC investigation of COVID-19 cases in Chicago identified a cluster of 16 confirmed or probable cases, including three deaths, likely resulting from one introduction. Extended family gatherings including a funeral and a birthday party likely facilitated transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Read More

This study argues that assuring people that their lost wages will be compensated during a self-quarantine is likely an important part of achieving compliance with public health regulations. All over the world, in an attempt to contain COVID-19, health authorities Read More

This article discusses why evidence and experience argue that airport screening will do little to slow the spread of COVID-19. Airport screening is a major component of the worldwide response to the spread of COVID-19. This involves taking passengers’ temperatures Read More