A brief 1-3 sentence summary is included at the top of each article followed by a more in depth analysis of the article. The articles are divided into three sections: Management, Epidemiology & Transmission, and Foundational Articles. Management Date: 2/20/2020 Study Title: Effect of High Dose Zinc and Ascorbic Acid Read more…
Date: 12/29/2020 Study Title: National Trends in the US Public’s Likelihood of Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine- April 1 to December 8, 2020 Link: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2774711 Purpose: The purpose of this study was to survey US adults on their willingness to get the vaccine when it becomes available. Surveys were conducted with Read more…
As of 10/19/20 Date: 10/14/2020 Study title:Safety and Immunogenicity of Two RNA-Based Covid-19 Vaccine Candidates Link:https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2027906?query=featured_coronavirus Summary: This randomized controlled trial published by NEJM assess the safety and immunogenicity of two SARS-CoV-2 RNA candidate vaccines: BNT162b1 and BNT162b2. The researchers found that the BNT162b2 is safer and that both candidate Read more…
As of 12/22/20 LitCovid LitCovid is a database of research studies about COVID-19 published by The National Institutes of Health. It is considered to be the most comprehensive, up-to-date resource on COVID-19, providing access to a total of 82,365 studies (so far) in PubMed that is updated daily. The articles Read more…
Study Title: Case-Fatality Rate and Characteristics of Patients Dying in Relation to Covid-19 in Italy (From the Journal of American Medical Association) https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2763667 Brief Summary: As of 03/27, Italy is the country with the highest COVID-19 fatality rate and 3rd highest total number of cases. This study outlines three possible Read more…
