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 Coronavirus

Vaccines, convalescent plasma, and monoclonal antibodies for covid-19
HF Sewell, BMJ, July 9, 2020

ReCoNet: Multi-level Preprocessing of Chest X-rays for COVID-19 Detection Using Convolutional Neural Networks
S Ahmed et a, MEDRXIV, July 11, 2020

Dynamics of RT-qPCR SARS-CoV-2 Detection Rates Prior to and After Symptom Onset
SS Mix, MEDRXIV< July 11, 2020

COVID-19 severity is predicted by earlier evidence of accelerated aging
CL Kuo et al, MEDRXIV, July 11, 2020

Saliva offers a sensitive, specific and non-invasive alternative to upper respiratory swabs for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis.
RL Byrne et al MEDRXIV, July 11, 2020

We collected 145 paired saliva and nasal/throat (NT) swabs at diagnosis (day 0) and repeated on day 2 and day 7 dependent on inpatient care and day 28 for study follow up. Self-collected saliva samples were found to be consistent, and in some cases superior when compared to healthcare worker collected NT swabs.

Association of Cancer with Risk and Mortality of COVID-19: Results from the UK Biobank
Z Shi et al, MEDRXIV, July 11, 2020

Covid-19 in the US: We’re not getting full value from our data
CM Rivers et al, BMJ, July 6, 2020

‘Huge hole’ in COVID-19 testing data makes it harder to study racial disparities
K Servick, Science, July 10, 2020

Characteristics of Persons Who Died with COVID-19 — United States, February 12–May 18, 2020
JM Worthman et al, CDC MMWR, July 10, 2020

Analysis of supplementary data for 10,647 decedents in 16 public health jurisdictions found that a majority were aged =65 years and most had underlying medical conditions. Overall, 34.9% of Hispanic and 29.5% of nonwhite decedents were aged <65 years, compared with 13.2% of white, non-Hispanic decedents.