Prevention: References

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Prevention at the personal level

Good respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette.

• Chavis S, Ganesh N. Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette. Infection Control in the Dental Office 2019; 91-103. Published 2019 Nov 18. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30085-2_7

Face masks

• Chu DK, Akl EA, Duda S, Solo K, Yaacoub S, Schünemann HJ; COVID-19 Systematic Urgent Review Group Effort (SURGE) study authors. Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet. 2020 Jun 1:S0140-6736(20)31142-9. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32497510. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31142-9
• Meselson M. Droplets and Aerosols in the Transmission of SARS-CoV-2. N Engl J Med. 2020 May 21;382(21):2063. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32294374. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc2009324

• Prather KA, Wang CC, Schooley RT. Reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Science. 2020 May 27: eabc6197. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32461212. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abc6197
• Chan JF, Yuan S, Zhang AJ, et al. Surgical mask partition reduces the risk of non-contact transmission in a golden Syrian hamster model for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Clin Infect Dis. 2020 May 30:ciaa644. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32472679. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa644
• Howard, J, Huang A, Li Z, et al. Face Masks Against COVID-19: An Evidence Review. Preprints 2020, 2020040203 (Full-text: https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202004.0203.v2).
• Renyi Zhang, View ORCID ProfileYixin Li, Annie L. Zhang, View ORCID ProfileYuan Wang, and Mario J. Molina Identifying airborne transmission as the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19  PNAS June 30, 2020 117 (26) 14857-14863; first published June 11, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2009637117
• Eikenberry SE, Mancuso M, Iboi E, et al. To mask or not to mask: Modeling the potential for face mask use by the general public to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic. Infect Dis Model. 2020 Apr 21;5:293-308. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32355904. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idm.2020.04.001. eCollection 2020
• Fikenzer, S., Uhe, T., Lavall, D. et al. Effects of surgical and FFP2/N95 face masks on cardiopulmonary exercise capacity. Clin Res Cardiol (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-020-01704-y
• Mask use in the context of COVID-19. Interim guidance 1 December 2020 https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/advice-on-the-use-of-masks-in-the-community-during-home-care-and-in-healthcare-settings-in-the-context-of-the-novel-coronavirus-(2019-ncov)-outbreak

 

Hand Hygiene

• Kwok YL, Gralton J, McLaws ML. Face touching: a frequent habit that has implications for hand hygiene. Am J Infect Control. 2015 Feb;43(2):112-4. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/25637115. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2014.10.015
• Kratzel A, Todt D, V’kovski P, et al. Inactivation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 by WHO-Recommended Hand Rub Formulations and Alcohols. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 13;26(7). PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32284092 Full-text: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2607.200915
• Charles W. Schmidt Lack of Handwashing Access: A Widespread Deficiency in the Age of COVID-19 Environmental Health Perspectives 2020 128:6 CID: 064002 https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP7493
• Kevin P Fennelly, MD Particle sizes of infectious aerosols: implications for infection control Lancet Respir Med 2020Published OnlineJuly 24, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30323-
• WHO Interim recommendations on obligatory hand hygiene against transmission of COVID-19. 1 April 2020
• Guide to Local Production: WHO-recommended Handrub Formulations

Physical/Social distancing and avoiding crowded conditions

• Zhang J, Litvinova M, Liang Y, et al. Changes in contact patterns shape the dynamics of the COVID-19 outbreak in China. Science. 2020 Apr 29:eabb8001. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32350060. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abb8001
• Du Z, Xu X, Wang L, et al. Effects of Proactive Social Distancing on COVID-19 Outbreaks in 58 Cities, China. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Sep;26(9):2267-9. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32516108. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2609.201932
• Kissler SM, Tedijanto C, Goldstein E, Grad YH, Lipsitch M. Projecting the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 through the postpandemic period. Science. 2020 May 22;368(6493):860-868. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32291278. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abb5793
• Alagoz O, Sethi A, Patterson B, et al. Impact of Timing of and Adherence to Social Distancing Measures on COVID-19 Burden in the US: A Simulation Modeling Approach. MedRxiv 2020 doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.07.20124859  [published Online First: 9th June, 2020]
• WHO Considerations for public health and social measures in the workplace in the context of COVID-19 Published online 10 May 2020 https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/considerations-for-public-health-and-social-measures-in-the-workplace-in-the-context-of-covid-19
• Chu DK, Akl EA, Duda S, Solo K, Yaacoub S, Schünemann HJ; COVID-19 Systematic Urgent Review Group Effort (SURGE) study authors. Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet. 2020 Jun 27;395(10242):1973-1987. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32497510. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31142-9
• Nazrul Islam, Stephen J Sharp, Gerardo Chowell, Sharmin Shabnam, Ichiro Kawachi, Ben Lacey, Joseph M Massaro, Ralph B D’Agostino Sr, Martin White. Physical distancing interventions and incidence of coronavirus disease 2019: natural experiment in 149 countries BMJ 2020; 370 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2743  (Published 15 July 2020)
• Zeshan Qureshi, Nicholas Jones, Robert Temple, Jessica PJ Larwood, Trisha Greenhalgh, Lydia Bourouiba. What is the evidence to support the 2-metre social distancing rule to reduce COVID-19 transmission? CEBM,  Published Online June 22, 2020. Full-text: https://www.cebm.net/covid-19/what-is-the-evidence-to-support-the-2-metre-social-distancing-rule-to-reduce-covid-19-transmission/

• Jones NR, Qureshi ZU, Temple RJ, Larwood JPJ, Greenhalgh T, Bourouiba L. Two metres or one: what is the evidence for physical distancing in covid-19? 2020 Aug 25;370:m3223. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32843355. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3223

 

Speak quietly, don’t shout (or sing)!

• Asadi S, Wexler AS, Cappa CD, Barreda S, Bouvier NM, Ristenpart WD. Aerosol emission and superemission during human speech increase with voice loudness. Sci Rep. 2019 Feb 20;9(1):2348. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/30787335. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-38808-z

 

Household hygiene

• van Doremalen N, Bushmaker T, Morris DH, et al. Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1. N Engl J Med. 2020 Apr 16;382(16):1564-1567. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32182409. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc2004973
• Alex W H Chin; Julie T S Chu; Mahen R A Perera; Kenrie P Y Hui; Hui-Ling Yen; Michael C W Chan; et al. Stability of SARS-CoV-2 in different environmental conditions Lancet 2020:April 02, 2020DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-5247(20)30003-3
• Radhika Gharpure; Candis M. Hunter; Amy H. Schnall; Catherine E. Barrett; Amy E. Kirby; Jasen Kunz; Kirsten Berling; Jeffrey W. Mercante; Jennifer L. Murphy; Amanda G. Garcia-Williams. Knowledge and Practices Regarding Safe Household Cleaning and Disinfection for COVID-19 Prevention — United States, MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. May 2020 Early Release / June 5, 2020 / 69 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6923e2.htm?s_cid=mm6923e2_w
• Chang A, Schnall AH, Law R, et al. Cleaning and Disinfectant Chemical Exposures and Temporal Associations with COVID-19 – National Poison Data System, United States, January 1, 2020-March 31, 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Apr 24;69(16):496-498. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32324720. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6916e1

 

Prevention at the community/societal levels

Widespread testing, quarantine and intensive contact tracing

• Sheridan C. Coronavirus and the race to distribute reliable diagnostics. Nat Biotechnol. 2020 Apr;38(4):382-384. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32265548. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41587-020-00002-2
• Li Z, Chen Q, Feng L, et al. Active case finding with case management: the key to tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 Jul 4;396(10243):63-70. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32505220. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31278-2
• Lam HY, Lam TS, Wong CH, et al. The epidemiology of COVID-19 cases and the successful containment strategy in Hong Kong-January to May 2020. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Jun 21;98:51-58. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32579906. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.06.057
• Park YJ, Choe YJ, Park O, Park SY, Kim YM, Kim J, et al. Contact tracing during coronavirus disease outbreak, South Korea, 2020. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Oct [date cited]. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2610.201315
• Contact tracing for COVID-19: current evidence, options for scale-up and an assessment of resources needed. ECDC, April 2020
• Salathé M, Althaus CL, Neher R, et al. COVID-19 epidemic in Switzerland: on the importance of testing, contact tracing and isolation. Swiss Med Wkly. 2020 Mar 19;150:w20225. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32191813. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2020.20225. eCollection 2020 Mar 9
• Mallapaty, Smriti. The mathematical strategy that could transform coronavirus testing. Nature ; 583(7817): 504-505, 2020 Jul. Full-text: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02053-6

 

Quarantine and isolation of suspected or confirmed cases

• Discontinuation of Isolation for Persons with COVID-19 Not in Healthcare Settings. US CDC Interim Guidance Updated July 20, 2020 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/disposition-in-home-patients.html
• Little P, Read RC, Amlôt R, et al. Reducing risks from coronavirus transmission in the home-the role of viral load. BMJ. 2020 May 6;369:m1728. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32376669. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m1728
• Bi Q, Wu Y, Mei S, et al. Epidemiology and transmission of COVID-19 in 391 cases and 1286 of their close contacts in Shenzhen, China: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 27:S1473-3099(20)30287-5. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32353347. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30287-5
• Wu J, Huang Y, Tu C, et al. Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Zhuhai, China, 2020. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 May 11:ciaa557. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32392331. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa557
• Laboratory testing of human suspected cases of novel coronavirus (nCOV) infection WHO 10 January 2020 (Interim Guidance) https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/330374/WHO-2019-nCoV-laboratory-2020.1-eng.pdf
• Criteria for releasing COVID-19 patients from isolation WHO Scientific Brief, 17 June 2020  https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/criteria-for-releasing-covid-19-patients-from-isolation

• Muge Cevik, Matthew Tate, Oliver Lloyd, Alberto Enrico Maraolo, Jenna Schafers, Antonia Ho SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV viral load dynamics, duration of viral shedding and infectiousness: a living systematic review and meta-analysis medRxiv 2020.07.25.20162107; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.25.20162107

 

Test. Treat. Track.

• Contact tracing in the context of COVID-19: Interim guidance, WHO 10 May 2020
• Steinbrook Contact Tracing, Testing, and Control of COVID-19-Learning From Taiwan. JAMA Intern Med. 2020 May 1. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32356871. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2072
• Cheng HY, Jian SW, Liu DP, Ng TC, Huang WT, Lin HH; Taiwan COVID-19 Outbreak Investigation Team. Contact Tracing Assessment of COVID-19 Transmission Dynamics in Taiwan and Risk at Different Exposure Periods Before and After Symptom Onset. JAMA Intern Med. 2020 May 1:e202020. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32356867. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2020
• Keeling MJ, Hollingsworth TD, Read JM. Efficacy of contact tracing for the containment of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). J Epidemiol Community Health. 2020 Jun 23:jech-2020-214051. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32576605. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2020-214051

 

Tracking apps

• Jia JS, Lu X, Yuan Y, Xu G, Jia J, Christakis NA. Population flow drives spatio-temporal distribution of COVID-19 in China. 2020 Apr 29. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32349120. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2284-y
• Oliver N, Lepri B, Sterly H, et al. Mobile phone data for informing public health actions across the COVID-19 pandemic life cycle. Sci Adv. 2020 Jun 5;6(23):eabc0764. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32548274. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abc0764
• Ferretti L, Wymant C, Kendall M, et al. Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 transmission suggests epidemic control with digital contact tracing. 2020 May 8;368(6491):eabb6936. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32234805. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abb6936

 

Mandatory face masks

• Recommendation Regarding the Use of Cloth Face Coverings, Especially in Areas of Significant Community-Based Transmission, US CDC 2020
• Considerations for Wearing Masks. Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19. US CDC, July 2020
• WHO Advice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19, Interim guidance, 5 June 2020
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Using face masks in the community. Stockholm: ECDC; 2020

 

Ban on mass gatherings

• McCloskey B, Zumla A, Ippolito G, et al. Mass gathering events and reducing further global spread of COVID-19: a political and public health dilemma. 2020 Apr 4;395(10230):1096-1099. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32203693. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30681-4
• Ebrahim SH, Memish ZA. COVID-19 – the role of mass gatherings. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2020 Mar-Apr;34:101617. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32165283. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101617
• Key planning recommendations for mass gatherings in the context of the current COVID-19 outbreak, WHO Interim guidance 29 May 2020 https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/10665-332235

 

Localized and nationwide Lockdowns

• Cowling BJ, Ali ST, Ng TWY, et al. Impact assessment of non-pharmaceutical interventions against coronavirus disease 2019 and influenza in Hong Kong: an observational study. Lancet Public Health. 2020 May;5(5):e279-e288. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32311320. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30090-6

• Hsiang, S., Allen, D., Annan-Phan, S. et al. The effect of large-scale anti-contagion policies on the COVID-19 pandemic. Nature (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2404-8
• Anita Charlesworth, Toby Watt, Ruth Thorlby. Early insight into the impacts of COVID-19 on care for people with long-term conditions. Blog, 21 May 2020 The Health Foundation. https://www.health.org.uk/news-and-comment/blogs/early-insight-into-the-impacts-of-covid-19-on-care-for-people-with-long-term
• Impact of lockdown measures on the informal economy – A summary ILO Briefing note | 05 May 2020 https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/employment-promotion/informal-economy/publications/WCMS_743534/lang–en/index.htm
• Louise Marshall, Jo Bibby, Isabel Abbs. Emerging evidence on COVID-19’s impact on mental health and health inequalities. The Health Foundation. Published online on 18 June 2020. https://www.health.org.uk/news-and-comment/blogs/emerging-evidence-on-covid-19s-impact-on-mental-health-and-health
• Pierce M, Hope H, Ford T, et al. Mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal probability sample survey of the UK population. Lancet Psychiatry. 2020 Oct;7(10):883-892. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32707037. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30308-4
• Williams SN, Armitage CJ, Tampe T, et al. Public perceptions and experiences of social distancing and social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic: a UK-based focus group study BMJ Open 2020;10:e039334. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039334 https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/7/e039334
• Galea S, Merchant RM, Lurie N. The Mental Health Consequences of COVID-19 and Physical Distancing: The Need for Prevention and Early Intervention. JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(6):817–818. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.1562 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2764404
• Bedford J, Enria D, Giesecke J, et al. Living with the COVID-19 pandemic: act now with the tools we have. 2020 Oct 8;396(10259):1314-6. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/33038947. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32117-6

 

Travel bans/border closures

• Hufnagel L, Brockmann D, Geisel T. Forecast and control of epidemics in a globalized world. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Oct 19;101(42):15124-9. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/15477600. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0308344101
• Hollingsworth TD, Ferguson NM, Anderson RM. Frequent travelers and rate of spread of epidemics. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Sep;13(9):1288-94. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/18252097. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1309.070081
• #COVID19 Government Measures Dataset, ACAPS, 2020
• Habibi R, Burci GL, de Campos TC, et al. Do not violate the International Health Regulations during the COVID-19 outbreak. 2020 Feb 29;395(10225):664-666. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32061311. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30373-1
• WHO International Health Regulations, WHA 58.3, 2nd edn. World Health Organization, Geneva 2005 https://www.who.int/ihr/9789241596664/en/
• Updated WHO recommendations for international traffic in relation to COVID-19 outbreak, WHO 29 February 2020
• Brownstein JS, Wolfe CJ, Mandl KD. Empirical evidence for the effect of airline travel on inter-regional influenza spread in the United States. PLoS Med. 2006 Sep;3(10):e401. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/16968115. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030401
• Mateus ALP, Otete HE, Beck CR, Dolan GP, Nguyen-Van-Tam JS Effectiveness of travel restrictions in the rapid containment of human influenza: a systematic review. Bull World Health Organ 2014;92:868–880D doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.14.13559
• Poletto C, Gomes MF, Pastore y Piontti A, et al. Assessing the impact of travel restrictions on international spread of the 2014 West African Ebola epidemic. Euro Surveill. 2014 Oct 23;19(42):20936. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/25358040. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.42.20936
• Devi S. Travel restrictions hampering COVID-19 response. 2020 Apr 25;395(10233):1331-1332. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32334692. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30967-3
• Chinazzi M, Davis JT, Ajelli M, et al. The effect of travel restrictions on the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak Science24 Apr 2020:395-400 https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6489/395
• Suau-Sanchez P, Voltes-Dorta A, Cugueró-Escofet N. An early assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on air transport: Just another crisis or the end of aviation as we know it? J Transp Geogr. 2020 Jun;86:102749. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32834670. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2020.102749
• Mangili A, Gendreau MA. Transmission of infectious diseases during commercial air travel. Lancet. 2005 Mar 12-18;365(9463):989-96. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/15767002. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(05)71089-8
• Arnold Barnett Covid-19 Risk Among Airline Passengers: Should the Middle Seat Stay Empty?org doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.02.20143826
• Browne A, Ahmad SS, Beck CR, Nguyen-Van-Tam JS. The roles of transportation and transportation hubs in the propagation of influenza and coronaviruses: a systematic review. J Travel Med. 2016 Jan 18;23(1):tav002. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/26782122. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/tav002
• Schwartz KL, Murti M, Finkelstein M, et al. Lack of COVID-19 transmission on an international flight. 2020 Apr 14;192(15):E410. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32392504. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.75015
• https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/covid19-airports-pandemics-public-health/

 

Vaccinate for seasonal influenza and for COVID-19 (not yet available)

• Solomon DA, Sherman AC, Kanjilal S. Influenza in the COVID-19 Era. 2020 Aug 14. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32797145. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.14661
• Richmond H, Rees N, McHale S, Rak A, Anderson J. Seasonal influenza vaccination during a pandemic. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2020 Jul 31:1-3. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32735161. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2020.1793713
• Jaklevic MC. Flu Vaccination Urged During COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA. 2020 Sep 8;324(10):926-927. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32818238. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.15444
• Singer COVID-19 and the next influenza season. Sci Adv. 2020 Jul 29;6(31):eabd0086. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32789184. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abd0086
• Rubin R. What Happens When COVID-19 Collides With Flu Season? 2020 Sep 8;324(10):923-925. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32818229. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.15260
• Maltezou HC, Theodoridou K, Poland G. Influenza immunization and COVID-19. 2020 Sep 3;38(39):6078-6079. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32773245. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.07.058
• Balakrishnan In preparation for a COVID-19-influenza double epidemic Lancet Microbe 2020, Volume 1, ISSUE 5, e199, published: September 2020. Fulltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-5247(20)30130-0
• Gostin LO, Salmon DA. The Dual Epidemics of COVID-19 and Influenza: Vaccine Acceptance, Coverage, and Mandates. JAMA. 2020 Jul 28;324(4):335-336. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32525519. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.10802
• Zayet S, Kadiane-Oussou NJ, Lepiller Q, et al. Clinical features of COVID-19 and influenza: a comparative study on Nord Franche-Comte cluster. Microbes Infect. 2020 Jun 16:S1286-4579(20)30094-0. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32561409. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micinf.2020.05.016
• Faury H, Courboulès C, Payen M, et al. Medical features of COVID-19 and influenza infection: A comparative study in Paris, France. J Infect. 2020 Aug 14:S0163-4453(20)30551-X. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32798533. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2020.08.017
• Kim D, Quinn J, Pinsky B, Shah NH, Brown I. Rates of Co-infection Between SARS-CoV-2 and Other Respiratory Pathogens. 2020 May 26;323(20):2085-2086. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32293646. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.6266
• Paget J, Spreeuwenberg P, Charu V, et al. Global mortality associated with seasonal influenza epidemics: New burden estimates and predictors from the GLaMOR Project. J Glob Health. 2019 Dec;9(2):020421. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/31673337. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.09.020421
• Rockman S, Laurie K, Barr I. Pandemic Influenza Vaccines: What did We Learn from the 2009 Pandemic and are We Better Prepared Now? Vaccines (Basel). 2020 May 7;8(2):211. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32392812. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8020211
• Thompson MG, Pierse N, Sue Huang Q et al. Influenza vaccine effectiveness in preventing influenza-associated intensive care admissions and attenuating severe disease among adults in New Zealand 2012-2015. Vaccine. 2018; 36(39):5916-5925. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.07.028
• Ferdinands JM, Gaglani M, Martin ET, et al. Prevention of Influenza Hospitalization Among Adults in the United States, 2015-2016: Results From the US Hospitalized Adult Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Network (HAIVEN). J Infect Dis. 2019 Sep 13;220(8):1265-1275. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/30561689. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiy723
• Dunning J, Thwaites RS, Openshaw PJM. Seasonal and pandemic influenza: 100 years of progress, still much to learn. Mucosal Immunol. 2020 Jul;13(4):566-573. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32317736. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41385-020-0287-5
• Soo, R., Chiew, C. J., Ma, S., Pung, R., & Lee, V. (2020). Decreased Influenza Incidence under COVID-19 Control Measures, Singapore. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26(8), 1933-1935. Full-text: https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2608.201229
• Olsen SJ, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Budd AP, et al. Decreased Influenza Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic – United States, Australia, Chile, and South Africa, 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Sep 18;69(37):1305-1309. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32941415. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6937a6
• Itaya T, Furuse Y, Jindai K. Does COVID-19 infection impact on the trend of seasonal influenza infection? 11 countries and regions, from 2014 to 2020. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Aug;97:78-80. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32492532. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.05.088
• Choe YJ, Lee JK. The Impact of Social Distancing on the Transmission of Influenza Virus, South Korea, 2020. Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020 Jun;11(3):91-92. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32494566. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.3.07
• Fong MW, Gao H, Wong JY, et al. Nonpharmaceutical Measures for Pandemic Influenza in Nonhealthcare Settings-Social Distancing Measures. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 May;26(5):976-984. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32027585. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2605.190995
• Xiao J, Shiu EYC, Gao H, et al. Nonpharmaceutical Measures for Pandemic Influenza in Nonhealthcare Settings-Personal Protective and Environmental Measures. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 May;26(5):967-975. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32027586. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2605.190994
• Ryu S, Gao H, Wong JY, et al. Nonpharmaceutical Measures for Pandemic Influenza in Nonhealthcare Settings-International Travel-Related Measures. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 May;26(5):961-966. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32027587. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2605.190993
• Fink G, Orlova-Fink N, Schindler T, et al Inactivated trivalent influenza vaccination is associated with lower mortality among patients with COVID-19 in Brazil   BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine Published Online First: 11 December 2020. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2020-111549
• Zanettini C, Omar M, Dinalankara W, et al. Influenza Vaccination and COVID19 Mortality in the USA. 2020 Jun 26:2020.06.24.20129817. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32607525. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.24.20129817
• Mendelson M. Could enhanced influenza and pneumococcal vaccination programs help limit the potential damage from SARS-CoV-2 to fragile health systems of southern hemisphere countries this winter? Int J Infect Dis. 2020 May;94:32-33. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32194236. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.03.030

 

Containment and mitigaton of COVID-19

• Xiaoyan Zhang, Yuxuan Wang. Comparison between two types of control strategies for the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. J Infect Dev Ctries 2020 14(7):6 96-698. doi:10.3855/jidc. 12899
• OECD Flattening the covid-19 peak: Containment and mitigation policies Published online 24 March 2020  https://www.oecd.org/coronavirus/policy-responses/flattening-the-covid-19-peak-containment-and-mitigation-policies-e96a4226/
• Joel Hellewell, Sam Abbott, Amy Gimma, Nikos I Bosse, Christopher I Jarvis, Timothy W Russell, James D Munday, Adam J Kucharski, W John Edmunds. Feasibility of controlling COVID-19 outbreaks by isolation of cases and contacts. Lancet Glob Health 2020; 8: e488–96Published OnlineFebruary 28, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30074-7
• Parodi SM, Liu VX. From Containment to Mitigation of COVID-19 in the US. JAMA. 2020;323(15):1441–1442. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.3882
• Walker PGT, Whittaker C, Watson OJ, et al. The impact of COVID-19 and strategies for mitigation and suppression in low- and middle-income countries. Science. 2020 Jul 24;369(6502):413-422. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32532802. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abc0035
• Ramses Djidjou-Demasse, Yannis Michalakis, Marc Choisy, Mircea T. Sofonea, Samuel Alizon. Optimal COVID-19 epidemic control until vaccine deployment. medRxiv. 2020.04.02.20049189; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.02.20049189

 

Environmental hygiene and disinfection

• Cleaning and disinfection of environmental surfaces in the context of COVID-19, WHO 16 May 2020
• Kampf G, Todt D, Pfaender S, Steinmann E. Persistence of coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces and their inactivation with biocidal agents. J Hosp Infect. 2020 Mar;104(3):246-251. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32035997. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.01.022
• Disinfection of environments in healthcare and non-healthcare settings potentially contaminated with SARS-CoV-2, ECDC, March2020

 

Hospitals and other health care settings

• Chen N, Zhou M, Dong X, et al. Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study. Lancet. 2020 Feb 15;395(10223):507-513. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32007143 . Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30211-7
• Infection prevention and control andpreparedness for COVID-19 in healthcare settings ECDC Second update – 31 March 2020
• US CDC Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Settings (Update May 18, 2020)
• Hoe Gan W, Wah Lim J, Koh D. Preventing intra-hospital infection and transmission of COVID-19 in healthcare workers. Saf Health Work. 2020 Mar 24. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32292622 . Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2020.03.001
• Ghinai I, McPherson TD, Hunter JC, et al. First known person-to-person transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the USA. Lancet. 2020 Apr 4;395(10230):1137-1144. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32178768.  Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30607-3

 

Nursing facilities

• Gandhi M, Yokoe DS, Havlir DV. Asymptomatic Transmission, the Achilles’ Heel of Current Strategies to Control Covid-19. N Engl J Med. 2020 May 28;382(22):2158-2160. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32329972. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMe2009758

 

Long-term Care Institutions

• Yen MY, Schwartz J, King CC, Lee CM, Hsueh PR; Society of Taiwan Prevention and Control. Recommendations for protecting against and mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic in long-term care facilities. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2020 Apr 10;53(3):447-53. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32303480. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmii.2020.04.003
• Lai CC, Wang JH, Ko WC, et al. COVID-19 in long-term care facilities: An upcoming threat that cannot be ignored. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2020 Apr 13;53(3):444-6. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32303483. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmii.2020.04.008

 

Workplaces

• Prevention and Mitigation of COVID-19 at Work ACTION CHECKLIST, International Labor Organization 16 April 2020
• Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19, US CDC and OSHA 3990-03 2020.

 

Schools

• UK Department of Education Guidance Actions for schools during the coronavirus outbreak Updated 3 June 2020
• Cao Q, Chen YC, Chen CL, Chiu CH. SARS-CoV-2 infection in children: Transmission dynamics and clinical characteristics. J Formos Med Assoc. 2020 Mar;119(3):670-673. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32139299. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2020.02.009
• Lee B, Raszka WV Jr. COVID-19 Transmission and Children: The Child is Not to Blame. Pediatrics. 2020 May 26:e2020004879. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32457212. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-004879
• Ludvigsson JF. Children are unlikely to be the main drivers of the COVID-19 pandemic – a systematic review. Acta Paediatr. 2020 May 19. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32430964. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.15371
• Sheikh A, Sheikh A, Sheikh Z, Dhami S. Reopening schools after the COVID-19 lockdown. J Glob Health. 2020 Jun;10(1):010376. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32612815. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.10.010376
• Stein-Zamir C, Abramson N, Shoob H, et al. A large COVID-19 outbreak in a high school 10 days after schools’ reopening, Israel, May 2020. Euro Surveill. 2020 Jul;25(29):2001352. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32720636. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.29.2001352

 

Prisons

• Yang H, Thompson JR. Fighting covid-19 outbreaks in prisons. BMJ. 2020 Apr 2;369:m1362. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32241756.  Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m1362
• Burki T. Prisons are “in no way equipped” to deal with COVID-19. Lancet. 2020 May 2;395(10234):1411-1412. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32359457.  Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30984-3
• Barnert E, Ahalt C, Williams B. Prisons: Amplifiers of the COVID-19 Pandemic Hiding in Plain Sight. Am J Public Health. 2020 May 14:e1-e3. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32407126.  Full-text: https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305713

 

Homeless shelters

• Tsai J, Wilson M. COVID-19: a potential public health problem for homeless populations. Lancet Public Health. 2020 Apr;5(4):e186-e187. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32171054.  Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30053-0
• Wood LJ, Davies AP, Khan Z. COVID-19 precautions: easier said than done when patients are homeless. Med J Aust. 2020 May;212(8):384-384.e1. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32266965.  Full-text: https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50571
• Barbieri A. CoViD-19 in Italy: homeless population needs protection. Recenti Prog Med. 2020 May;111(5):295-296. PubMed: https://pubmed.gov/32448878.  Full-text: https://doi.org/10.1701/3366.33409
• Stein-Zamir Chen , Abramson Nitza , Shoob Hanna , Libal Erez , Bitan Menachem , Cardash Tanya , Cayam Refael , Miskin Ian . A large COVID-19 outbreak in a high school 10 days after schools’ reopening, Israel, May 2020. Euro Surveill. 2020;25(29):pii=2001352. Full-text: https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.29.2001352