Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 Research Guide: News and GW Resources

Breaking News ​

• CDC expands definition of ‘close contacts,’ after study suggests Covid-19 can be passed in brief interactions, STAT News, October 21, 2020
• 'Please stay home:' COVID-19 tightens grip on U.S. Midwest, Reuters, October 21, 2020
• Studies Point To Big Drop In COVID-19 Death Rates, NPR, October 20, 2020
• Report details COVID-19 drug shortages—and solutions, CIDRAP News, October 20, 2020
• COVID-19 Patients Swamp Rural Hospitals, Stateline (Pew), October 20, 2020

New Resource

• A pooled testing strategy for identifying SARS-CoV-2 at low prevalence, Nature, October 21, 2020
• Interim Guidance: Wearing of face masks while on public conveyances and at stations, ports, and similar transportation hubs, CDC, October 19, 2020
• Cytokine elevation in severe and critical COVID-19: a rapid systematic review, meta-analysis, and comparison with other inflammatory syndromes, Lancet Respiratory Medicine, October 16, 2020
• DC COVID Alert Notice (DC CAN) app 
• Safety and Immunogenicity of Two RNA-Based Covid-19 Vaccine Candidates, NEJM, October 14, 2020

• CDC COVID-19 Situation Summary, CDC Newsroom, and COVIDView
• WHO Situation Reports (updated daily)
• NIAID News Releases - latest drug and vaccine trials news and more.
• Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Dashboard Track cases around the world with data from WHO, CDC, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, China's National Health Commission, and ncov.dxy.cn.
• NEJM Journal Watch and Physician First Watch COVID-19 Coverage
• Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Situation Reports  Daily global and US updates on epidemiology and response. Sign up for email distribution.
• Kaiser Health News COVID-19 News
• COVID-19 coverage from the Washington Post  (free access)
• The Coronavirus Outbreak from NY Times - free access (requires email registration); maps, breaking news, FAQ

• A Webinar Series on COVID-19 Ethical Concerns, Bioethics Interest Group, GW Milken Institute School of Public Health.
• Surviving a Pandemic, a series of COVID-19 episodes of Healthy You: A GWSPH Podcast  View A Conversation with Anthony Fauci recorded Wednesday, August 19th on Facebook here. 
• Emergency Workforce Policies to Address COVID-19, webinar series from the Mullan Institute at GW  "This webinar series will focus on actions that we can take now to avoid entering a vicious cycle of staffing shortages."
• GWU SMHS COVID-19 Virtual Symposium: March 27, 2020: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences linical Public Health Faculty provide a comprehensive exploration of COVID-19 and related issues.
• ​COCA Calls (Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity Office, CDC) - The most up to date information and guidance for clinicians. Join the email list for notification of new webinars.
• COVID-19 Q&A from JAMA Network - On demand video interviews. CME credits
• Public Health On Call podcast (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) - Evidence-based insights on the public health news of the day. The current focus is the novel coronavirus spreading around the world.  Daily podcast available on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and YouTube. 
• Epidemic, a weekly podcast about infectious disease epidemics, hosted by Dr. Celine Gounder and Ronald Klain. On Apple, Google, Spotify and other services.

This guide is a resource for health care and public health professionals. Many resources listed are freely available.  Every attempt is made to keep the list current and complete but the guide is not comprehensive.

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