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Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2–Positive Youths Tested in Emergency Departments: The Global PERN–COVID-19 Study (NEW 2/3, Website, Publication)
JAMA Network Open
11 January 2022

Funk AL, et al.

Among 3221 SARS-CoV-2–positive youths enrolled in a global prospective cohort study with outcome data, 3.3% had severe outcomes within 14 days. Across a subgroup of 2510 SARS-CoV-2–positive youths discharged home after testing, 0.5% had severe outcomes during the 2-week follow-up period.

Development and Application of a Polydimethylsiloxane-Based Passive Air Sampler to Assess Personal Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 (NEW 2/3, Website, Publication)
Environmental Science & Technology Letters
11 January 2022

Angel DM, et al.

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 using Fresh Air Clips demonstrates that exposure to airborne or droplet virus can be detected using passive sampling methods.

Transmission of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in public washrooms: A systematic review
Science Direct
10 January 2022

Vardoulakis S, et.al

Receipt of COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy and Preterm or Small-for-Gestational-Age at Birth — Eight Integrated Health Care Organizations, United States, December 15, 2020–July 22, 2021 (NEW 2/3, Website, Publication)
CDC/MMWR
7 January 2022

Lipkind HS, Vazquez-Benitez G, DeSilva M, et al.

In a retrospective cohort of >40,000 pregnant women, COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy was not associated with preterm birth or small-for-gestational-age at birth overall, stratified by trimester of vaccination, or number of vaccine doses received during pregnancy, compared with unvaccinated pregnant women.

Occupational exposure to severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and risk of infection among healthcare personnel (Website, Publication)
NIH: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
6 January 2022

Shah VP, Breeher LE, Alleckson JM, Rivers DG, Wang Z, Stratton ER, Farah W, Hainy CM, Swift MD

HKUMed finds Omicron SARS-CoV-2 can infect faster and better than Delta in human bronchus but with less severe infection in lung
University of Hong Kong - LKS Faculty of Medicine
15 December 2021

Premiminary data indicates that Omicron infects and mulitplies 70x faster than the Delta variant, but causes a lower infection in the lung.

HKU microbiologists find that two doses of BNT162b2 (BioNTech ) or Coronavac (Sinovac) vaccines are inadequate against Omicron virus variants
University of Hong Kong
14 December 2021
Scientists find ‘stealth’ version of Omicron that may be harder to track
The Guardian
7 December 2021

Variant lacks feature that allows probable cases to be distinguished among positive PCR tests

Do I Still Need a Pulse Oximeter?
New York Times (NYT)
7 October 2021

New research from South Africa shows that using a pulse oximeter to check oxygen levels after a Covid diagnosis really does save lives.

Studies Suggest Why Omicron Is Less Severe: It Spares the Lungs
New York Times (NYT)
31 December 2021
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