COVID-19 Publications, Thought Pieces, and Blogs
Institute members are working on the front lines and on research and public health projects to add to the growing and evolving body of knowledge on COVID-19. As this body of knowledge grows, so do our publications in the medical literature and writings in the lay press.
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Publications in the Medical Literature
Data-driven automated classification algorithms for acute health conditions: applying PheNorm to COVID-19 disease
Smith JC, Williamson BD, Cronkite DJ, Park D, Whitaker JM, McLemore MF, Osmanski JT, Winter R, Ramaprasan A, Kelley A, Shea M, Wittayanukorn S, Stojanovic D, Zhao Y, Toh S, Johnson KB, Aronoff DM, Carrell DS. Data-driven automated classification algorithms for acute health conditions: applying PheNorm to COVID-19 disease. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2023 Dec 18:ocad241. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocad241. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38109888.
Enrollment of Pediatric Patients in COVID-19 Interventional Trials
Ong MS, Wu AC, Bourgeois FT. Enrollment of Pediatric Patients in COVID-19 Interventional Trials. JAMA Health Forum. 2023 Nov 3;4(11):e233939. doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3939. PMID: 37991785; PMCID: PMC10665967.
Is Nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 Still Worth Preventing?
Klompas M, Baker MA, Rhee C. Is Nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 Still Worth Preventing? JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Nov 1;6(11):e2344704. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.44704. PMID: 37948088.
Comparative antimicrobial use in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and non-COVID-19 inpatients from 2019 to 2020: A multicenter ecological study
Santos CAQ, Tseng M, Martinez AI, Shankaran S, Hodgson HA, Ahmad FS, Zhang H, Sievert DM, Trick WE. Comparative antimicrobial use in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and non-COVID-19 inpatients from 2019 to 2020: A multicenter ecological study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Oct 25:1-8. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.180. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37877166.
Life satisfaction for adolescents with developmental and behavioral disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic
Sherlock P, Mansolf M, Blackwell CK, Blair C, Cella D, Deoni S, Fry RC, Ganiban J, Gershon R, Herbstman JB, Lai JS, Leve LD, LeWinn KZ, Margolis AE, Miller EB, Neiderhiser JM, Oken E, O'Shea TM, Stanford JB, Zelazo PD; program collaborators for Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes. Life satisfaction for adolescents with developmental and behavioral disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pediatr Res. 2023 Oct 24. doi: 10.1038/s41390-023-02852-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37875726.
Continuous Medicaid coverage during the COVID-19 public health emergency reduced churning, but did not eliminate it
Daniel B Nelson, Anna L Goldman, Fang Zhang, Hao Yu, Continuous Medicaid coverage during the COVID-19 public health emergency reduced churning, but did not eliminate it, Health Affairs Scholar, Volume 1, Issue 5, November 2023, qxad055, https://doi.org/10.1093/haschl/qxad055
Association Between Hypertension and Diabetes Control and COVID-19 Severity: National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network, United States, March 2020 to February 2022
Jackson SL, Woodruff RC, Nagavedu K, Fearrington J, Rolka DB, Twentyman E, Carton TW, Puro J, Denson JL, Kappelman MD, Paranjape A, Thacker D, Weiner MG, Goodman AB, Lekiachvili A, Boehmer TK, Block JP; PCORnet Collaboration Authors *. Association Between Hypertension and Diabetes Control and COVID-19 Severity: National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network, United States, March 2020 to February 2022. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Nov 7;12(21):e030240. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.030240. Epub 2023 Oct 18. PMID: 37850404; PMCID: PMC10727406.
Use of Electronic Clinical Data to Track Incidence and Mortality for SARS-CoV-2-Associated Sepsis
Shappell CN, Klompas M, Chan C, Chen T, Kanjilal S, McKenna C, Rhee C; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. Use of Electronic Clinical Data to Track Incidence and Mortality for SARS-CoV-2-Associated Sepsis. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Sep 5;6(9):e2335728. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.35728. PMID: 37773495; PMCID: PMC10543118.
Assessing past versus present severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection: A survey of criteria for discontinuing precautions in asymptomatic patients testing positive on admission
Gohil SK, De St Maurice A, Yokoe DS, Cohen SH, Torriani FJ, Grein JD, Robinson PA, Mabalot S, Park J, Pedrani P, Platt R, Huang SS. Assessing past versus present severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection: A survey of criteria for discontinuing precautions in asymptomatic patients testing positive on admission. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Sep 13:1-4. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.147. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37702088.
Corticosteroids but not Anti-TNF Are Associated With Increased COVID-19 Complications in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Long MD, Parlett L, Lewis JD, Haynes K, Adimadhyam S, Hou L, Wolfe A, Toh S, Burris J, Dorand J, Kappelman MD. Corticosteroids but not Anti-TNF Are Associated With Increased COVID-19 Complications in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2023 Aug 23:izad176. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izad176. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37611117.
Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Prevention Measures on Non-SARS-CoV-2 Hospital-Onset Respiratory Viral Infections: An Incidence Trend Analysis From 2015-2023
Ehrenzeller S, Chen T, Vaidya V, Rhee C, Baker MA, Klompas M. Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Prevention Measures on Non-SARS-CoV-2 Hospital-Onset Respiratory Viral Infections: An Incidence Trend Analysis From 2015-2023. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Dec 15;77(12):1696-1699. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad451. PMID: 37531616.
Assessment of Hospital-Onset SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rates and Testing Practices in the US, 2020-2022
Hatfield KM, Baggs J, Maillis A, Warner S, Jernigan JA, Kadri SS, Klompas M, Reddy SC. Assessment of Hospital-Onset SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rates and Testing Practices in the US, 2020-2022. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Aug 1;6(8):e2329441. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.29441. PMID: 37639273; PMCID: PMC10463096.
Sociodemographic Differences in COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences Among Families in the United States
LeWinn KZ, Trasande L, Law A, Blackwell CK, Bekelman TA, Arizaga JA, Sullivan AA, Bastain TM, Breton CV, Karagas MR, Elliott AJ, Karr CJ, Carroll KN, Dunlop AL, Croen LA, Margolis AE, Alshawabkeh AN, Cordero JF, Singh AM, Seroogy CM, Jackson DJ, Wood RA, Hartert TV, Kim YS, Duarte CS, Schweitzer JB, Lester BM, McEvoy CT, O'Connor TG, Oken E, Bornkamp N, Brown ED Jr, Porucznik CA, Ferrara A, Camargo CA Jr, Zhao Q, Ganiban JM, Jacobson LP; Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes Consortium. Sociodemographic Differences in COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences Among Families in the United States. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Aug 1;6(8):e2330495. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.30495. PMID: 37610749; PMCID: PMC10448300.
How Likes and Retweets Impacted Our Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ramirez LG, Wickner PG, Cline NB, Rehman N, Wu AC, Pien LC, Stukus D. How Likes and Retweets Impacted Our Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2023 Nov;11(11):3356-3364. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.07.033. Epub 2023 Aug 1. PMID: 37536500.
Syndromic Surveillance for COVID-19, Massachusetts, February 2020-November 2022: The Impact of Fever and Severity on Algorithm Performance
Cocoros NM, Willis SJ, Eberhardt K, Morrison M, Randall LM, DeMaria A, Brown CM, Madoff LC, Zambarano B, Sljivo S, Nagavedu K, Klompas M. Syndromic Surveillance for COVID-19, Massachusetts, February 2020-November 2022: The Impact of Fever and Severity on Algorithm Performance. Public Health Rep. 2023 Sep-Oct;138(5):756-762. doi: 10.1177/00333549231186574. Epub 2023 Jul 21. PMID: 37476917; PMCID: PMC10363673.
Safety signal identification for COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccination using tree-based scan statistics in the Vaccine Safety Datalink
Yih WK, Daley MF, Duffy J, Fireman B, McClure DL, Nelson JC, Qian L, Smith N, Vazquez-Benitez G, Weintraub E, Williams JTB, Xu S, Maro JC. Safety signal identification for COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccination using tree-based scan statistics in the Vaccine Safety Datalink. Vaccine. 2023 Aug 14;41(36):5265-5270. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.07.010. Epub 2023 Jul 20. PMID: 37479610.
In Support of Universal Admission Testing for SARS-CoV-2 During Significant Community Transmission
Rhee C, Klompas M, Pak TR, Köhler JR. In Support of Universal Admission Testing for SARS-CoV-2 During Significant Community Transmission. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Jul 18:ciad424. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad424. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37463411.
Treatment and care received by children hospitalized with COVID-19 in a large hospital network in the United States, February 2020 to September 2021
Fuller CC, Cosgrove A, Shinde M, Rosen E, Haffenreffer K, Hague C, McLean LE, Perlin J, Poland RE, Sands KE, Pratt N, Bright P, Platt R, Cocoros NM, Dutcher SK. Treatment and care received by children hospitalized with COVID-19 in a large hospital network in the United States, February 2020 to September 2021. PLoS One. 2023 Jul 11;18(7):e0288284. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288284. PMID: 37432951; PMCID: PMC10335660.
Association between negative-pressure room utilization and hospital-acquired Aspergillus rates in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in two academic hospitals
Biebelberg BM, Ye S, Wang R, Klompas M, Rhee C. Association between negative-pressure room utilization and hospital-acquired Aspergillus rates in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in two academic hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Jun 23:1-4. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.104. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37350257.
Prognostic Factors of COVID-19: An Umbrella Review Endorsed by the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology
Sarri G, Liu W, Zabotka L, Freitag A, Claire R, Wangge G, Elvidge J, Dawoud D, Bennett D, Wen X, Li X, Rentsch CT, Uddin MJ, Ali MS, Gokhale M, Déruaz-Luyet A, Moga DC, Guo JJ, Zullo AR, Patorno E, Lin KJ. Prognostic Factors of COVID-19: An Umbrella Review Endorsed by the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2023 Sep;114(3):604-613. doi: 10.1002/cpt.2977. Epub 2023 Jul 20. PMID: 37342987.
Safety of simultaneous vaccination with COVID-19 vaccines in the Vaccine Safety Datalink
Kenigsberg TA, Hanson KE, Klein NP, Zerbo O, Goddard K, Xu S, Yih WK, Irving SA, Hurley LP, Glanz JM, Kaiser R, Jackson LA, Weintraub ES. Safety of simultaneous vaccination with COVID-19 vaccines in the Vaccine Safety Datalink. Vaccine. 2023 Jul 19;41(32):4658-4665. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.06.042. Epub 2023 Jun 15. PMID: 37344264; PMCID: PMC10267508.
Strategic Masking to Protect Patients from All Respiratory Viral Infections
Klompas M, Baker MA, Rhee C, Baden LR. Strategic Masking to Protect Patients from All Respiratory Viral Infections. N Engl J Med. 2023 Jul 6;389(1):4-6. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp2306223. Epub 2023 Jun 14. PMID: 37314330.
Development of a Definition of Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Thaweethai T, Jolley SE, Karlson EW..., RECOVER Consortium. Development of a Definition of Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection. JAMA. 2023 Jun 13;329(22):1934-1946. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.8823. PMID: 37278994; PMCID: PMC10214179.
Risk of admission to hospital with arterial or venous thromboembolism among patients diagnosed in the ambulatory setting with covid-19 compared with influenza: retrospective cohort study
Lo Re V 3rd, Dutcher SK, Connolly JG, Perez-Vilar S, Carbonari DM, DeFor TA, Djibo DA, Harrington LB, Hou L, Hennessy S, Hubbard RA, Kempner ME, Kuntz JL, McMahill-Walraven CN, Mosley J, Pawloski PA, Petrone AB, Pishko AM, Rogers Driscoll M, Steiner CA, Zhou Y, Cocoros NM. Risk of admission to hospital with arterial or venous thromboembolism among patients diagnosed in the ambulatory setting with covid-19 compared with influenza: retrospective cohort study. BMJ Med. 2023 Jun 6;2(1):e000421. doi: 10.1136/bmjmed-2022-000421. PMID: 37303490; PMCID: PMC10254785.
Discontinuation of Universal Admission Testing for SARS-CoV-2 and Hospital-Onset COVID-19 Infections in England and Scotland
Pak TR, Rhee C, Wang R, Klompas M. Discontinuation of Universal Admission Testing for SARS-CoV-2 and Hospital-Onset COVID-19 Infections in England and Scotland. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 Aug 1;183(8):877-880. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.1261. PMID: 37273229; PMCID: PMC10242507.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection prevention practices that exceed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance: Balancing extra caution against impediments to care
Gohil SK, Septimus E, Sands KE, Blanchard EJ, Moody J, de St Maurice A, Yokoe D, Kwon J, Grein J, Cohen S, Uslan D, Vasudev M, Mauricio A, Mabalot S, Coady MH, Sljivo S, Smith K, Carver B, Poland R, Perlin J, Platt R, Huang SS; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenters Program. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection prevention practices that exceed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance: Balancing extra caution against impediments to care. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Jun 1:1-4. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.89. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37260365.
Association of Inborn Errors of Immunity with Severe COVID-19 and Post-acute Sequelae of COVID-19.
Farmer JR, Galbraith A, Ong MS. Association of Inborn Errors of Immunity with Severe COVID-19 and Post-acute Sequelae of COVID-19 [published online ahead of print, 2023 May 25]. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2023;S2213-2198(23)00567-6. doi:10.1016/j.jaip.2023.05.029
A spatial and contextual exposome-wide association study and polyexposomic score of COVID-19 hospitalization.
Hu H, Laden F, Hart J, James P, et al. A spatial and contextual exposome-wide association study and polyexposomic score of COVID-19 hospitalization. Exposome. 2023;3(1):osad005. Published 2023 Apr 11. doi:10.1093/exposome/osad005
Data-driven analysis to understand long COVID using electronic health records from the RECOVER initiative
Zang C, Zhang Y, Xu J, Bian J, Morozyuk D, Schenck EJ, Khullar D, Nordvig AS, Shenkman EA, Rothman RL, Block JP, Lyman K, Weiner MG, Carton TW, Wang F, Kaushal R. Data-driven analysis to understand long COVID using electronic health records from the RECOVER initiative. Nat Commun. 2023 Apr 7;14(1):1948. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-37653-z. PMID: 37029117; PMCID: PMC10080528.
Impact of changing case definitions for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalization on pandemic metrics
Shappell CN, Klompas M, Chan C, Chen T, Rhee C. Impact of changing case definitions for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalization on pandemic metrics. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Mar 13:1-9. doi: 10.1017/ice.2022.300. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36912323.
Use of expert consensus to develop a shared list of procedures with potential for aerosol generation during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
Pepe DE, Mehrotra P, Bruno-Murtha LA, Colgrove R, Doron S, Duncan R, Ellison R 3rd, Haessler S, Hooper DC, Klompas M, Pierre CM, Sandora TJ, Shenoy ES, Wright SB. Use of expert consensus to develop a shared list of procedures with potential for aerosol generation during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023 Mar 6;3(1):e44. doi: 10.1017/ash.2023.118. PMID: 36960085; PMCID: PMC10028938.
Excess burden of respiratory and abdominal conditions following COVID-19 infections during the ancestral and Delta variant periods in the United States: An EHR-based cohort study from the RECOVER Program (Preprint)
Varma JK, Zang C, Carton TW, Block JP, Khullar DJ, Zhang Y, Weiner MG, Rothman RL, Schenck EJ, Xu Z, Lyman K, Bian J, Xu J, Shenkman EA, Maughan C, Castro-Baucom L, Oâ Brien L, Wang F, Kaushal R. Excess burden of respiratory and abdominal conditions following COVID-19 infections during the ancestral and Delta variant periods in the United States: An EHR-based cohort study from the RECOVER Program. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2023 Feb 23:2023.02.15.23286012. doi: 10.1101/2023.02.15.23286012. PMID: 36865304; PMCID: PMC9980238.
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Post-acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in New York: an EHR-Based Cohort Study from the RECOVER Program
Khullar D, Zhang Y, Zang C, Xu Z, Wang F, Weiner MG, Carton TW, Rothman RL, Block JP, Kaushal R. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Post-acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in New York: an EHR-Based Cohort Study from the RECOVER Program. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Apr;38(5):1127-1136. doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-07997-1. Epub 2023 Feb 16. PMID: 36795327; PMCID: PMC9933823.
Forecasting hospital-level COVID-19 admissions using real-time mobility data
Klein B, Zenteno AC, Joseph D, Zahedi M, Hu M, Copenhaver MS, Kraemer MUG, Chinazzi M, Klompas M, Vespignani A, Scarpino SV, Salmasian H. Forecasting hospital-level COVID-19 admissions using real-time mobility data. Commun Med (Lond). 2023 Feb 14;3(1):25. doi: 10.1038/s43856-023-00253-5. PMID: 36788347; PMCID: PMC9927044.
Associations between greenness and predicted COVID-19-like illness incidence in the United States and the United Kingdom
Chen K, Klompmaker JO, Roscoe CJ, Nguyen LH, Drew DA, James P, Laden F, Fecht D, Wang W, Gulliver J, Wolf J, Steves CJ, Spector TD, Chan AT, Hart JE. Associations between greenness and predicted COVID-19-like illness incidence in the United States and the United Kingdom. Environ Epidemiol. 2023 Feb 7;7(1):e244. doi: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000244. PMID: 36788976; PMCID: PMC9916094.
Predictors of low spike antibody response in patients with systemic rheumatic disease after an initial course of COVID-19 vaccination
Whelan, M. G., Santacroce, L., Masto, L., Qian, G., Kowalski, E., Vanni, K., Kanjilal, S., Weinblatt, M. E., Sparks, J. A., & Tedeschi, S. K. (2023). Predictors of low spike antibody response in patients with systemic rheumatic disease after an initial course of COVID-19 vaccination. Clinical rheumatology, 1–6. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-023-06512-z
Update on Sepsis Epidemiology in the Era of COVID-19
Shappell, C., Rhee, C., & Klompas, M. (2023). Update on Sepsis Epidemiology in the Era of COVID-19. Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine, 44(1), 173–184. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1759880
2022
Pediatric Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Prescribing Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Bose-Brill, S., Hirabayashi, K., Pajor, N. M., Rao, S., Mejias, A., Jhaveri, R., Forrest, C. B., Bailey, C., Christakis, D. A., Thacker, D., Hanley, P. C., Patel, P. B., Cogen, J. D., Block, J. P., Prahalad, P., Lorman, V., & Lee, G. M. (2022). Pediatric Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Prescribing Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences, 2022.12.23.22283868. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.23.22283868
Association between SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Select Symptoms and Conditions 31 to 150 Days After Testing among Children and Adults.
Zhang, Y., Romieu-Hernandez, A., Boehmer, T. K., Azziz-Baumgartner, E., Carton, T. W., Gundlapalli, A. V., Fearrington, J., Nagavedu, K., Dea, K., Moyneur, E., Cowell, L. G., Kaushal, R., Mayer, K. H., Puro, J., Rasmussen, S. A., Thacker, D., Weiner, M. G., Saydeh, S., Block, J. P., & PCORnet Network Partners (2022). Association between SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Select Symptoms and Conditions 31 to 150 Days After Testing among Children and Adults. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences, 2022.12.18.22283646. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.18.22283646
Data-driven identification of post-acute SARS-CoV-2 infection subphenotypes.
Zhang, H., Zang, C., Xu, Z., Zhang, Y., Xu, J., Bian, J., Morozyuk, D., Khullar, D., Zhang, Y., Nordvig, A. S., Schenck, E. J., Shenkman, E. A., Rothman, R. L., Block, J. P., Lyman, K., Weiner, M. G., Carton, T. W., Wang, F., & Kaushal, R. (2022). Data-driven identification of post-acute SARS-CoV-2 infection subphenotypes. Nature medicine, 10.1038/s41591-022-02116-3. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-022-02116-3
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Outpatient Treatment of COVID-19 - United States, January-July 2022.
Boehmer, T. K., Koumans, E. H., Skillen, E. L., Kappelman, M. D., Carton, T. W., Patel, A., August, E. M., Bernstein, R., Denson, J. L., Draper, C., Gundlapalli, A. V., Paranjape, A., Puro, J., Rao, P., Siegel, D. A., Trick, W. E., Walker, C. L., & Block, J. P. (2022). Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Outpatient Treatment of COVID-19 - United States, January-July 2022. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 71(43), 1359–1365. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7143a2
Determinants of coronavirus disease 2019 infection by artificial intelligence technology: A study of 28 countries.
Baral, S., Rao, A., Rwema, J. O. T., Lyons, C., Cevik, M., Kågesten, A. E., Diouf, D., Sohn, A. H., Phaswana-Mafuya, R. N., Kamarulzaman, A., Millett, G., Marcus, J. L., & Mishra, S. (2022). Competing health risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and early response: A scoping review. PloS one, 17(8), e0273389. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273389
Determinants of coronavirus disease 2019 infection by artificial intelligence technology: A study of 28 countries.
Peng, H. Y., Lin, Y. K., Nguyen, P. A., Hsu, J. C., Chou, C. L., Chang, C. C., Lin, C. C., Lam, C., Chen, C. I., Wang, K. H., & Lu, C. Y. (2022). Determinants of coronavirus disease 2019 infection by artificial intelligence technology: A study of 28 countries. PloS one, 17(8), e0272546. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272546
Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 and respiratory viral infections in healthcare settings: current and emerging concepts.
Rhee, C., Baker, M. A., & Klompas, M. (2022). Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 and respiratory viral infections in healthcare settings: current and emerging concepts. Current opinion in infectious diseases, 35(4), 353–362. https://doi.org/10.1097/QCO.0000000000000839
Association of Omicron vs Wild-type SARS-CoV-2 Variants With Hospital-Onset SARS-CoV-2 Infections in a US Regional Hospital System
Klompas M, Pandolfi MC, Nisar AB, Baker MA, Rhee C. Association of Omicron vs Wild-type SARS-CoV-2 Variants With Hospital-Onset SARS-CoV-2 Infections in a US Regional Hospital System. JAMA. 2022 Jul 19;328(3):296-298. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.9609.
Survey of COVID-19 Infection Control Policies at Leading U.S. Academic Hospitals in the Context of the Initial Omicron Surge
Rhee C, Baker MA, Klompas M. Survey of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection control policies at leading US academic hospitals in the context of the initial pandemic surge of the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron variant. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Jun 16:1-7. doi: 10.1017/ice.2022.155.
Influence of Increasing Age and Body Mass Index of Gender in COVID-19 Patients
Mufarrih SH, Qureshi NQ, Yunus R, Ngo D, Katz D, Krakower D, Bhambhani V, Quadir J, Solleveld P, Banner-Goodspeed V, Mahmood F, Matyal R. Influence of Increasing Age and Body Mass Index of Gender in COVID-19 Patients. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2022 Jun;31(6):779-786. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2021.0615.
Machine Learning for Identifying Data-Driven Subphenotypes of Incident Post-Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection Conditions with Large Scale Electronic Health Records: Findings from the RECOVER Initiative. (Preprint)
Zhang, H., Zang, C., Xu, Z., Zhang, Y., Xu, J., Bian, J., Morozyuk, D., Khullar, D., Zhang, Y., Nordvig, A. S., Schenck, E. J., Shenkman, E. A., Rothman, R. L., Block, J. P., Lyman, K., Weiner, M., Carton, T. W., Wang, F., & Kaushal, R. (2022). Machine Learning for Identifying Data-Driven Subphenotypes of Incident Post-Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection Conditions with Large Scale Electronic Health Records: Findings from the RECOVER Initiative. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences, 2022.05.21.22275412. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.05.21.22275412
Prevalence, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes of Sepsis Caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Versus Other Pathogens in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19
Shappell CN, Klompas M, Kanjilal S, Chan C, Rhee C. Prevalence, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes of Sepsis Caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Versus Other Pathogens in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19. Crit Care Explor. 2022 May 13;4(5):e0703. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000703.
Cardiac Complications After SARS-CoV-2 Infection and mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination - PCORnet, United States, January 2021-January 2022
Block, J. P., Boehmer, T. K., Forrest, C. B., Carton, T. W., Lee, G. M., Ajani, U. A., Christakis, D. A., Cowell, L. G., Draper, C., Ghildayal, N., Harris, A. M., Kappelman, M. D., Ko, J. Y., Mayer, K. H., Nagavedu, K., Oster, M. E., Paranjape, A., Puro, J., Ritchey, M. D., Shay, D. K., … Gundlapalli, A. V. (2022). Cardiac Complications After SARS-CoV-2 Infection and mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination - PCORnet, United States, January 2021-January 2022. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 71(14), 517–523. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7114e1
A Tale of Trial and Triumph: Molecular Diagnostics for Severe Acute Respiratory Coronavirus 2 Over the First Two Years of the Coronavirus Disease 2019
Kanjilal, S., & Tang, Y. W. (2022). A Tale of Trial and Triumph: Molecular Diagnostics for Severe Acute Respiratory Coronavirus 2 Over the First Two Years of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. Clinics in laboratory medicine, 42(2), xiii–xv. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cll.2022.04.001
Nature's contributions in coping with a pandemic in the 21st century: A narrative review of evidence during COVID-19
Labib SM, Browning MHEM, Rigolon A, Helbich M, James P. Nature's contributions in coping with a pandemic in the 21st century: A narrative review of evidence during COVID-19. Sci Total Environ. 2022 Apr 6;833:155095. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155095.
The Risk of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Transmission from Patients With Undiagnosed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to Roommates in a Large Academic Medical Center
Karan, A., Klompas, M., Tucker, R., Baker, M., Vaidya, V., & Rhee, C. (2022). The Risk of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Transmission from Patients With Undiagnosed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to Roommates in a Large Academic Medical Center. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 74(6), 1097–1100. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab564
The Effect of Vaccine Type and SARS-CoV-2 Lineage on Commercial SARS-CoV-2 Serologic and Pseudotype Neutralization Assays in mRNA Vaccine Recipients
Tolan NV, Sherman AC, Zhou G, Nabel KG, Desjardins M, Melanson S, Kanjilal S, Moheed S, Kupelian J, Kaufman RM, Ryan ET, LaRocque RC, Branda JA, Dighe AS, Abraham J, Baden LR, Charles RC, Turbett SE. The Effect of Vaccine Type and SARS-CoV-2 Lineage on Commercial SARS-CoV-2 Serologic and Pseudotype Neutralization Assays in mRNA Vaccine Recipients. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 Apr 27;10(2):e0021122. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00211-22.
COVID-19's Challenges to Infection Control Dogma Regarding Respiratory Virus Transmission. (Pubmed Abstract)
Klompas M, Baker M, Rhee C. COVID-19's Challenges to Infection Control Dogma Regarding Respiratory Virus Transmission. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Mar 10:ciac204. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac204.
ISPE-endorsed guidance in using electronic health records for comparative effectiveness research in COVID-19: opportunities and trade-offs
Sarri G, Bennett D, Debray T, Deruaz-Luyet A, Soriano Gabarró M, Largent JA, Li X, Liu W, Lund JL, Moga DC, Gokhale M, Rentsch CT, Wen X, Yanover C, Ye Y, Yun H, Zullo AR, Lin KJ. ISPE-Endorsed Guidance in Using Electronic Health Records for Comparative Effectiveness Research in COVID-19: Opportunities and Trade-Offs. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2022 Feb 16:10.1002/cpt.2560. doi: 10.1002/cpt.2560.
COVID-19 Vaccination: Concerning Trends in Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas
Yu H, Klompas M, Kofner A, Horvitz-Lennon M, Zhang F, McKernan S. COVID-19 Vaccination: Concerning Trends in Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas. Am J Prev Med. 2022 Feb 9:S0749-3797(22)00070-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.12.024.
Rapid control of hospital-based SARS-CoV-2 Omicron clusters through daily testing and universal use of N95 respirators
Baker MA, Rhee C, Tucker R, Badwaik A, Coughlin C, Holtzman MA, Hsieh C, Maguire A, Mermel Blaeser E, Seetharaman S, Solem O, Vaidya V, Klompas M. Rapid control of hospital-based SARS-CoV-2 Omicron clusters through daily testing and universal use of N95 respirators. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Feb 7:ciac113. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac113.
Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Health Care Settings in the Context of the Omicron Variant
Klompas, M., & Karan, A. (2022). Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Health Care Settings in the Context of the Omicron Variant. JAMA, 327(7), 619–620. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2022.0262
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Receipt of Medications for Treatment of COVID-19 - United States, March 2020-August 2021.
Wiltz, J. L., Feehan, A. K., Molinari, N. M., Ladva, C. N., Truman, B. I., Hall, J., Block, J. P., Rasmussen, S. A., Denson, J. L., Trick, W. E., Weiner, M. G., Koumans, E., Gundlapalli, A., Carton, T. W., & Boehmer, T. K. (2022). Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Receipt of Medications for Treatment of COVID-19 - United States, March 2020-August 2021. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 71(3), 96–102. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7103e1
Incidence, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Ventilator-associated Events during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Weinberger, J., Rhee, C., & Klompas, M. (2022). Incidence, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Ventilator-associated Events during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 19(1), 82–89. https://doi.org/10.1513/AnnalsATS.202103-364OC
Immunosuppressive biologics did not increase the risk of COVID-19 or subsequent mortality: A retrospective matched cohort study from Massachusetts
Pahalyants, V., Murphy, W. S., Klebanov, N., Lu, C., Theodosakis, N., Klevens, R. M., Estir, H., Lilly, E., Asgari, M., & Semenov, Y. R. (2022). Immunosuppressive biologics did not increase the risk of COVID-19 or subsequent mortality: A retrospective matched cohort study from Massachusetts. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 86(1), 252–255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2021.08.065
2021
Ventilator-associated pneumonia among SARS-CoV-2 acute respiratory distress syndrome patients.
Fumagalli J, Panigada M, Klompas M, Berra L. Ventilator-associated pneumonia among SARS-CoV-2 acute respiratory distress syndrome patients. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2022;28(1):74-82. doi:10.1097/MCC.0000000000000908
Validation of diagnosis codes to identify hospitalized COVID-19 patients in health care claims data.
Kluberg SA, Hou L, Dutcher SK, Billings M, Kit B, Toh S, Dublin S, Haynes K, Kline AM, Maiyani M, Pawloski PA, Watson ES, Cocoros NM. Validation of diagnosis codes to identify hospitalized COVID-19 patients in health care claims data. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2021 Dec 16. doi: 10.1002/pds.5401. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34913208.
Association of Changes in Obesity Prevalence With the COVID-19 Pandemic in Youth in Massachusetts.
Wu AJ, Aris IM, Hivert MF, Rocchio C, Cocoros NM, Klompas M, Taveras EM. Association of Changes in Obesity Prevalence With the COVID-19 Pandemic in Youth in Massachusetts. JAMA Pediatr. 2021 Dec 13:e215095. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.5095. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34901998; PMCID: PMC8669600.
Structural basis for continued antibody evasion by the SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain.
Nabel KG, Clark SA, Shankar S, Pan J, Clark LE, Yang P, Coscia A, McKay LGA, Varnum HH, Brusic V, Tolan NV, Zhou G, Desjardins M, Turbett SE, Kanjilal S, Sherman AC, Dighe A, LaRocque RC, Ryan ET, Tylek C, Cohen-Solal JF, Darcy AT, Tavella D, Clabbers A, Fan Y, Griffiths A, Correia IR, Seagal J, Baden LR, Charles RC, Abraham J. Structural basis for continued antibody evasion by the SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain. Science. 2021 Dec 2:eabl6251. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34855508.
Delay in the Effect of Restricting Community Mobility on the Spread of COVID-19 During the First Wave in the United States.
He, S., Lee, J., Langworthy, B., Xin, J., James, P., Yang, Y., & Wang, M. (2021). Delay in the Effect of Restricting Community Mobility on the Spread of COVID-19 During the First Wave in the United States. Open forum infectious diseases, 9(1), ofab586. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab586
COVID-19 screening system utilizing daily symptom attestation helps identify hospital employees who should be tested to protect patients and co-workers.
Kim E, Morris C, Klompas M, Zhang H, Landman A, Eappen S, Hopcia K, Hashimoto D, Salmasian H. COVID-19 screening system utilizing daily symptom attestation helps identify hospital employees who should be tested to protect patients and co-workers. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Nov 10:1-17. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.461. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34753527.
Understanding Breakthrough Infections Following mRNA SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination.
Klompas M. Understanding Breakthrough Infections Following mRNA SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination. JAMA. 2021 Nov 23;326(20):2018-2020. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.19063. PMID: 34734985.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cardiovascular Science: Anticipating Problems and Potential Solutions: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association.
McNally EM, Elkind MSV, Benjamin IJ, Chung MK, Dillon GH, Hernandez AF, Ibeh C, Lloyd-Jones DM, McCullough LD, Wold LE, Wright DR, Wu JC; American Heart Association. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cardiovascular Science: Anticipating Problems and Potential Solutions: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2021 Nov 1:CIR0000000000001027. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001027. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34719260.
Changes in the Epidemiology of Ventilator-Associated Events over the Course of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Weinberger J, Rhee C, Klompas M; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. Changes in the Epidemiology of Ventilator-Associated Events over the Course of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Oct 27:1-10. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.459. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34702420.
Association between Airborne Infection Isolation Room Utilization Rates and Healthcare Worker COVID-19 Infections in Two Academic Hospitals
Klompas M, Ye S, Vaidya V, Ochoa A, Baker MA, Hopcia K, Hashimoto D, Wang R, Rhee C. Association between Airborne Infection Isolation Room Utilization Rates and Healthcare Worker COVID-19 Infections in Two Academic Hospitals. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Oct 2:ciab849. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab849. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34599821; PMCID: PMC8500060.
Immunosuppressive biologics did not increase the risk of COVID-19 or subsequent mortality: a retrospective matched cohort study from Massachusetts
Pahalyants V, Murphy WS, Klebanov N, Lu C, Theodosakis N, Klevens RM, Estir H, Lilly E, Asgari M, Semenov YR. Immunosuppressive biologics did not increase the risk of COVID-19 or subsequent mortality: a retrospective matched cohort study from Massachusetts. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 Sep 9:S0190-9622(21)02443-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.08.065. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34509536; PMCID: PMC8428982.
Surveillance for Adverse Events After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination
Klein NP, Lewis N, Goddard K...Yih, WK...et al. Surveillance for Adverse Events After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination. JAMA. Published online September 03, 2021. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.15072
Annals On Call - The Case for Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines for Health Care Workers
Centor RM, Klompas M, Pearson M, Morris C. Annals On Call - The Case for Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines for Health Care Workers. Ann Intern Med. 2021 Aug 10:OC1. doi: 10.7326/A20-0020. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34370513.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare-Associated Infections
Baker MA, Sands KE, Huang SS, Kleinman K, Septimus EJ, Varma N, Blanchard J, Poland RE, Coady MH, Yokoe DS, Fraker S, Froman A, Moody J, Goldin L, Isaacs A, Kleja K, Korwek KM, Stelling J, Clark A, Platt R, Perlin JB; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. The Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare-Associated Infections. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Aug 9:ciab688. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab688. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34370014.
Deconstructing improvements and hospital variation in COVID-19 mortality rates during the early pandemic wave: the effects of wave evolution and advances in testing, treatment, and hospital care quality
Rhee C. Deconstructing improvements and hospital variation in COVID-19 mortality rates during the early pandemic wave: the effects of wave evolution and advances in testing, treatment, and hospital care quality. BMJ Qual Saf. 2021 Aug 5:bmjqs-2021-013809. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2021-013809. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34353959.
Suspected SARS-CoV-2 Reinfections: Incidence, Predictors, and Healthcare Use among Patients at 238 U.S. Healthcare Facilities, June 1, 2020- February 28, 2021
Lawandi A, Warner S, Sun J, Demirkale CY, Danner RL, Klompas M, Gundlapalli A, Datta D, Harris AM, Morris SB, Natarajan P, Kadri SS. Suspected SARS-CoV-2 Reinfections: Incidence, Predictors, and Healthcare Use among Patients at 238 U.S. Healthcare Facilities, June 1, 2020- February 28, 2021. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Aug 5:ciab671. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab671. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34351392.
Performance of Crisis Standards of Care Guidelines in a Cohort of Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients in the United States
Jezmir JL, Bharadwaj M, Chaitoff A, Diephuis B, Crowley CP, Kishore SP, Goralnick E, Merriam LT, Milliken A, Rhee C, Sadovnikoff N, Shah SB, Gupta S, Leaf DE, Feldman WB, Kim EY; STOP-COVID Investigators. Performance of Crisis Standards of Care Guidelines in a Cohort of Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients in the United States. Cell Rep Med. 2021 Jul 28:100376. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100376. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34337554; PMCID: PMC8316067.
Absence of long-range severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission from a highly infectious patient with undiagnosed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a positive-pressure room
Rhee C, Baker MA, Tucker R, Klompas M. Absence of long-range severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission from a highly infectious patient with undiagnosed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a positive-pressure room. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Jul 21:1-2. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.327. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34287114; PMCID: PMC8314189.
COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Insured Persons Aged ≥16 Years, by Race/Ethnicity and Other Selected Characteristics - Eight Integrated Health Care Organizations, United States, December 14, 2020-May 15, 2021
Pingali C, Meghani M, Razzaghi H, Lamias MJ, Weintraub E, Kenigsberg TA, Klein NP, Lewis N, Fireman B, Zerbo O, Bartlett J, Goddard K, Donahue J, Hanson K, Naleway A, Kharbanda EO, Yih WK, Nelson JC, Lewin BJ, Williams JTB, Glanz JM, Singleton JA, Patel SA. COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Insured Persons Aged ≥16 Years, by Race/Ethnicity and Other Selected Characteristics - Eight Integrated Health Care Organizations, United States, December 14, 2020-May 15, 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Jul 16;70(28):985-990. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7028a1. PMID: 34264911; PMCID: PMC8314710.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breast Cancer Mortality in the US: Estimates From Collaborative Simulation Modeling
Alagoz O, Lowry KP, Kurian AW, Mandelblatt JS, Ergun MA, Huang H, Lee SJ, Schechter CB, Tosteson ANA, Miglioretti DL, Trentham-Dietz A, Nyante SJ, Kerlikowske K, Sprague BL, Stout NK. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breast Cancer Mortality in the US: Estimates From Collaborative Simulation Modeling. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2021 Jul 14:djab097. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djab097. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34258611; PMCID: PMC8344930.
Aggregating Electronic Health Record Data for COVID-19 Research—Caveat Emptor
Brown JS, Bastarache L, Weiner MG. Aggregating Electronic Health Record Data for COVID-19 Research—Caveat Emptor. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(7):e2117175. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.17175
Absence of long-range severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission from a highly infectious patient with undiagnosed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a positive-pressure room
Rhee C, Baker MA, Tucker R, Klompas M. Absence of long-range severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission from a highly infectious patient with undiagnosed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a positive-pressure room. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Jul 21:1-2. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.327. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34287114; PMCID: PMC8314189.
COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Insured Persons Aged ≥16 Years, by Race/Ethnicity and Other Selected Characteristics — Eight Integrated Health Care Organizations, United States, December 14, 2020–May 15, 2021
Pingali C, Meghani M, Razzaghi H, Lamias MJ, Weintraub E, Kenigsberg TA, Klein NP, Lewis N, Fireman B, Zerbo O, Bartlett J, Goddard K, Donahue J, Hanson K, Naleway A, Kharbanda EO, Yih WK, Nelson JC, Lewin BJ, Williams JTB, Glanz JM, Singleton JA, Patel SA. COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Insured Persons Aged ≥16 Years, by Race/Ethnicity and Other Selected Characteristics - Eight Integrated Health Care Organizations, United States, December 14, 2020-May 15, 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Jul 16;70(28):985-990. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7028a1. PMID: 34264911.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breast Cancer Mortality in the US: Estimates From Collaborative Simulation Modeling
Alagoz O, Lowry KP, Kurian AW, Mandelblatt JS, Ergun MA, Huang H, Lee SJ, Schechter CB, Tosteson ANA, Miglioretti DL, Trentham-Dietz A, Nyante SJ, Kerlikowske K, Sprague BL, Stout NK. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breast Cancer Mortality in the US: Estimates From Collaborative Simulation Modeling. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2021 Jul 14:djab097. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djab097. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34258611.
The Case for Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines for Health Care Workers
Klompas M, Pearson M, Morris C. The Case for Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines for Health Care Workers. Ann Intern Med. 2021 Jul 13:M21-2366. doi: 10.7326/M21-2366. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34251905; PMCID: PMC8279142.
Quantifying the Burden of Viral Sepsis During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic and Beyond
Shappell CN, Klompas M, Rhee C. Quantifying the Burden of Viral Sepsis During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic and Beyond. Crit Care Med. 2021 Jul 12. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005207. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34259668.
Association Between Caseload Surge and COVID-19 Survival in 558 U.S. Hospitals, March to August 2020.
Kadri SS, Sun J, Lawandi A, Strich JR, Busch LM, Keller M, Babiker A, Yek C, Malik S, Krack J, Dekker JP, Spaulding AB, Ricotta E, Powers Iii JH, Rhee C, Klompas M, Athale J, Boehmer TK, Gundlapalli AV, Bentley W, Datta SD, Danner RL, Demirkale CY, Warner S. Association Between Caseload Surge and COVID-19 Survival in 558 U.S. Hospitals, March to August 2020. Ann Intern Med. 2021 Jul 6:M21-1213. doi: 10.7326/M21-1213. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34224257; PMCID: PMC8276718.
Incidence, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Ventilator-Associated Events during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Weinberger J, Rhee C, Klompas M; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. Incidence, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Ventilator-Associated Events during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2021 Jun 25. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202103-364OC. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34170781.
Genome-wide association analysis of COVID-19 mortality risk in SARS-CoV-2 genomes identifies mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that colocalizes with P.1 of the Brazilian strain
Hahn, G., Wu, C. M.,Lee, S., Lutz, S. M., Khurana, S., Baden, L. R.,Haneuse, S., Qiao, D., Hecker, J., DeMeo, D. L.,Tanzi, R. E., Choudhary, M. C., Etemad, B.,Mohammadi, A., Esmaeilzadeh, E., Cho, M. H., Li,J. Z., Randolph, A. G., Laird, N. M., … Lange, C.(2021). Genome-wide association analysis of COVID-19 mortality risk in SARS-CoV-2 genomes identifies mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that colocalizes with P.1 of the Brazilianstrain. Genetic Epidemiology,1–9.https://doi.org/10.1002/gepi.22421HAHN ET AL.
The Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission from Patients with Undiagnosed Covid-19 to Roommates in a Large Academic Medical Center
Abraar Karan, MD, MPH, DTM&H, Michael Klompas, MD, MPH, Robert Tucker, MPH CIC, Meghan Baker, MD ScD, Vineeta Vaidya, DMD CIC, Chanu Rhee, MD, MPH, for the CDC Prevention Epicenters Program, The Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission from Patients with Undiagnosed Covid-19 to Roommates in a Large Academic Medical Center, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2021;, ciab564, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab564
Universal Use of N95s in Healthcare Settings when Community Covid-19 Rates are High
Michael Klompas, MD, MPH, Chanu Rhee, MD, MPH, Meghan Baker, MD, ScD, Universal Use of N95s in Healthcare Settings when Community Covid-19 Rates are High, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2021;, ciab539, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab539
Hydroxychloroquine as Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Workers: A Randomized Trial
Radha Rajasingham, Ananta S Bangdiwala, Melanie R Nicol, Caleb P Skipper, Katelyn A Pastick...COVID PREP team [including Douglas Krakower], Hydroxychloroquine as Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Workers: A Randomized Trial, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 72, Issue 11, 1 June 2021, Pages e835–e843, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1571
Perceived Interruptions to HIV Prevention and Treatment Services Associated With COVID-19 for Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in 20 Countries
Rao A, Rucinski K, Jarrett BA, Ackerman B, Wallach S, Marcus J, Adamson T, Garner A, Santos GM, Beyrer C, Howell S, Baral S. Perceived Interruptions to HIV Prevention and Treatment Services Associated With COVID-19 for Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in 20 Countries. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 May 1;87(1):644-651. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002620. PMID: 33443963.
Decline in SARS-CoV-2 Infections Among Healthcare Workers at Two Hospitals Following Rollout and Administration of mRNA Vaccines
Chanu Rhee, MD MPH, Rui Wang, PhD, Shangyuan Ye, PhD, Meghan Baker, MD, ScD, Diane Griesbach, NP, Karl Laskowski, MD MBA, Michael Klompas, MD MPH, CDC Prevention Epicenters Program, Decline in SARS-CoV-2 Infections Among Healthcare Workers at Two Hospitals Following Rollout and Administration of mRNA Vaccines, Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2021;, ofab204, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab204
How SARS-CoV-2 Transformed the Clinical Laboratory: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Jonathan M Tsai, MD PhD, Nicole V Tolan, PhD, Athena K Petrides, PhD, Sanjat Kanjilal, MD MPH, Manfred Brigl, MD PhD, Neal I Lindeman, MD, Yen-Der Li, MD, Milenko J Tanasijevic, MD MBA, Sankha S Basu, MD PhD, Stacy E F Melanson, MD PhD, How SARS-CoV-2 Transformed the Clinical Laboratory: Challenges and Lessons Learned, The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, 2021;, jfab034, https://doi.org/10.1093/jalm/jfab034
A COVID-19-ready public health surveillance system: The Food and Drug Administration's Sentinel System
Cocoros, NM, Fuller, CC, Adimadhyam, S, et al. A COVID-19-ready public health surveillance system: The Food and Drug Administration's Sentinel System. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2021; 30: 827– 837. https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.5240
Impact of Cancer History on Outcomes Among Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19
Klein, I.A., Rosenberg, S.M., Reynolds, K.L., Zubiri, L., Rosovsky, R., Piper-Vallillo, A.J., Gao, X., Boland, G., Bardia, A., Gaither, R., Freeman, H., Kirkner, G.J., Rhee, C., Klompas, M., Baker, M.A., Wadleigh, M., Winer, E.P., Kotton, C.N. and Partridge, A.H. (2021), Impact of Cancer History on Outcomes Among Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19. The Oncol. https://doi.org/10.1002/onco.13794
Prospective Clinical Assessments of Hospitalized Patients With Positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR Tests for Necessity of Isolation.
Rhee C, Baker MA, Kanjilal S, et al. Prospective Clinical Assessments of Hospitalized Patients With Positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR Tests for Necessity of Isolation. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021;8(7):ofab194. Published 2021 Apr 16. doi:10.1093/ofid/ofab194.
Availability of Outpatient Telemental Health Services in the United States at the Outset of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Cantor JH, McBain RK, Kofner A, Stein BD, Yu H. Availability of Outpatient Telemental Health Services in the United States at the Outset of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Med Care. 2021 Apr 1;59(4):319-323. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001512. PMID: 33480660; PMCID: PMC7954880.
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from asymptomatic and presymptomatic individuals in healthcare settings despite medical masks and eye protection
Michael Klompas, Meghan A Baker, Diane Griesbach, Robert Tucker, Glen R Gallagher, Andrew S Lang, Timelia Fink, Melissa Cumming, Sandra Smole, Lawrence C Madoff, Chanu Rhee, for the CDC Prevention Epicenters Program, Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) From Asymptomatic and Presymptomatic Individuals in Healthcare Settings Despite Medical Masks and Eye Protection, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2021;, ciab218, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab218
Projected HIV and Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infection Incidence Following COVID-19-Related Sexual Distancing and Clinical Service Interruption
Jenness SM, Le Guillou A, Chandra C, Mann LM, Sanchez T, Westreich D, Marcus JL. Projected HIV and Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infection Incidence Following COVID-19-Related Sexual Distancing and Clinical Service Interruption. J Infect Dis. 2021 Mar 29;223(6):1019-1028. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab051. PMID: 33507308; PMCID: PMC7928867.
Changes in Mammography Utilization by Women's Characteristics during the First 5 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sprague BL, Lowry KP, Miglioretti DL, Alsheik N, Bowles EJA, Tosteson ANA, Rauscher G, Herschorn SD, Lee JM, Trentham-Dietz A, Weaver DL, Stout NK, Kerlikowske K. Changes in Mammography Utilization by Women's Characteristics during the First 5 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2021 Mar 29:djab045. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djab045. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33778894.
A SARS-CoV-2 Cluster in an Acute Care Hospital
Michael Klompas, Meghan A. Baker, Chanu Rhee, et al. A SARS-CoV-2 Cluster in an Acute Care Hospital. Ann Intern Med. [Epub ahead of print 9 February 2021]. doi:10.7326/M20-7567
Healthcare Worker's Mental Health and Their Associated Predictors During the Epidemic Peak of COVID-19.
Yang Y, Lu L, Chen T, et al. Healthcare Worker's Mental Health and Their Associated Predictors During the Epidemic Peak of COVID-19. Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2021;14:221-231. Published 2021 Feb 24. doi:10.2147/PRBM.S290931
Children's Coverage Vulnerabilities With Loss of a Parent's Employer-Sponsored Insurance
Lee LK, Todd H, Galbraith AA. Children's Coverage Vulnerabilities With Loss of a Parent's Employer-Sponsored Insurance. Pediatrics. 2021 Feb;147(2):e2020032730. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-032730. Epub 2021 Jan 14. PMID: 33446507.
Rethinking standardised infection rates and risk adjustment in the COVID-19 era
Salmasian H, Beloff J, Resnick A, Rhee C, Baker MA, Klompas M, Pimentel M. Rethinking standardised infection rates and risk adjustment in the COVID-19 era. BMJ Quality & Safety Published Online First: 08 January 2021. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2020-012074
2020
Competing Health Risks Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic and Response: A Scoping Review
Baral S, Rao A, Twahirwa Rwema JO, Lyons C, Cevik M, Kågesten AE, Diouf D, Sohn AH, Phaswana-Mafuya R, Kamarulzaman A, Millett G, Marcus JL, Mishra S. Competing Health Risks Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic and Response: A Scoping Review. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2021 Jan 8:2021.01.07.21249419. doi: 10.1101/2021.01.07.21249419. PMID: 33442703; PMCID: PMC7805463.
Uptake and Accuracy of the Diagnosis Code for COVID-19 Among US Hospitalizations
Kadri SS, Gundrum J, Warner S, Cao Z, Babiker A, Klompas M, Rosenthal N. Uptake and Accuracy of the Diagnosis Code for COVID-19 Among US Hospitalizations. JAMA. 2020;324(24):2553–2554. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.20323 (December 2020)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Effects of School Closure for Children and Their Families-Reply
Golberstein E, Wen H, Miller BF. Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Effects of School Closure for Children and Their Families-Reply. JAMA Pediatr. 2020 Nov 23. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.3598. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33226410.
Reply to Cimolai: Even With Variable Viral Culture Methods, Culturing SARS-CoV-2 After 10 Days Appears to be Rare and Has Unclear Implications for Transmission
Rhee C, Kanjilal S, Baker M, Klompas M. Reply to Cimolai: Even With Variable Viral Culture Methods, Culturing SARS-CoV-2 After 10 Days Appears to be Rare and Has Unclear Implications for Transmission. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Oct 26:ciaa1634. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1634. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33104178; PMCID: PMC7665431.
The Effect of SARS-CoV-2 Mitigation Strategies on Seasonal Respiratory Viruses: A Tale of Two Large Metropolitan Centers in the United States
Sherman AC, Babiker A, Sieben AJ, Pyden A, Steinberg J, Kraft CS, Koelle K, Kanjilal S. The Effect of SARS-CoV-2 Mitigation Strategies on Seasonal Respiratory Viruses: A Tale of Two Large Metropolitan Centers in the United States. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Nov 8:ciaa1704. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1704. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33161424; PMCID: PMC7717225.
Persistence and Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in an Immunocompromised Host
Choi B, Choudhary MC, Regan J, Sparks JA, Padera RF, Qiu X, Solomon IH, Kuo HH, Boucau J, Bowman K, Adhikari UD, Winkler ML, Mueller AA, Hsu TY, Desjardins M, Baden LR, Chan BT, Walker BD, Lichterfeld M, Brigl M, Kwon DS, Kanjilal S, Richardson ET, Jonsson AH, Alter G, Barczak AK, Hanage WP, Yu XG, Gaiha GD, Seaman MS, Cernadas M, Li JZ. Persistence and Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in an Immunocompromised Host. N Engl J Med. 2020 Dec 3;383(23):2291-2293. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2031364. Epub 2020 Nov 11. PMID: 33176080; PMCID: PMC7673303.
Clinical Risk Factors for COVID-19 Among People With Substance Use Disorders
Wen H, Barnett ML, Saloner B. Clinical Risk Factors for COVID-19 Among People With Substance Use Disorders. Psychiatr Serv. 2020 Dec 1;71(12):1308. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000215. Epub 2020 Oct 6. PMID: 33019859.
Use of electronic health records to support a public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: a perspective from 15 academic medical centers
Subha Madhavan, Lisa Bastarache, Jeffrey S Brown, Atul J Butte, David A Dorr, Peter J Embi, Charles P Friedman, Kevin B Johnson, Jason H Moore, Isaac S Kohane, Philip R O Payne, Jessica D Tenenbaum, Mark G Weiner, Adam B Wilcox, Lucila Ohno-Machado, Use of electronic health records to support a public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: a perspective from 15 academic medical centers, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, Volume 28, Issue 2, February 2021, Pages 393–401, https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocaa287
Incidence of nosocomial COVID-19 in patients hospitalized at a large US academic medical center
Rhee C, Baker M, Vaidya V, Tucker R, Resnick A, Morris CA, Klompas M. Incidence of nosocomial COVID-19 in patients hospitalized at a large US academic medical center. JAMA Netw Open Vol. 3 (9), 2020-09-01
County-level exposures to greenness and associations with COVID-19 incidence and mortality in the United States
Klompmaker JO, Hart JE, Holland I, Sabath MB, Wu X, Laden F, Dominici F, James P. County-level exposures to greenness and associations with COVID-19 incidence and mortality in the United States. medRxiv 2020-09-01
Projected HIV and Bacterial STI Incidence Following COVID-Related Sexual Distancing and Clinical Service Interruption
Jenness SM, Le Guillou A, Chandra C, Mann LM, Sanchez T, Westreich D, Marcus JL. Projected HIV and bacterial STI incidence following COVID-related sexual distancing and clinical service interruption. medRxiv 2020-09-30
SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics should inform policy
Muge Cevik, Julia L Marcus, Caroline Buckee, Tara C Smith, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Transmission Dynamics Should Inform Policy, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020;, ciaa1442, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1442
Low risk of COVID-19 among patients exposed to infected healthcare workers
Baker MA, Fiumara K, Rhee C, Williams SA, Tucker R, Wickner P, Resnick A, Klompas M. Low risk of COVID-19 among patients exposed to infected healthcare workers. Clin. Infect. Dis. 2020-08-28
Healthcare worker infection with SARS-CoV-2 and test-based return to work
Shenoy ES, West LR, Hooper DC, Sheehan RR, Hashimoto D, Boukus ER, Aurora MN, McEvoy DS, Klompas M. Healthcare worker infection with SARS-CoV-2 and test-based return to work. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2020-08-26
Does severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 cause sepsis?
Shappell, Claire N. MD; Klompas, Michael MD, MPH; Rhee, Chanu MD, MPH Does Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Cause Sepsis?, Critical Care Medicine: December 2020 - Volume 48 - Issue 12 - p 1707-1709. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004601
Influenza in the COVID-19 era
Solomon DA, Sherman AC, Kanjilal S. Influenza in the COVID-19 Era. JAMA. 2020;324(13):1342–1343. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.14661
Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: Theoretical considerations and available evidence
Klompas M, Baker MA, Rhee C. Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: Theoretical Considerations and Available Evidence. JAMA. 2020;324(5):441–442. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.12458
Presymptomatic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 amongst residents and staff at a skilled nursing facility: Results of real-time PCR and serologic testing
Scott A Goldberg, Jochen Lennerz, Michael Klompas, Eden Mark, Virginia M Pierce, Ryan W Thompson, Charles T Pu, Lauren L Ritterhouse, Anand Dighe, Eric S Rosenberg, David C Grabowski, Presymptomatic Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Among Residents and Staff at a Skilled Nursing Facility: Results of Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction and Serologic Testing, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 72, Issue 4, 15 February 2021, Pages 686–689, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa991
Serodiagnostics for severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus-2: A narrative review
Cheng MP, Yansouni CP, Basta NE, Desjardins M, Kanjilal S, Paquette K, Caya C, Semret M, Quach C, Libman M, Mazzola L, Sacks JA, Dittrich S, Papenburg J. Serodiagnostics for severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus-2: A narrative review. Ann. Intern. Med. 2020-06-04
Universal masking in the Covid-19 era
Klompas M, Morris CA, Shenoy ES. Universal masking in the Covid-19 era. N. Engl. J. Med. 2020-06-03.
Treating the SARS-CoV-2–positive patient with cancer: A proposal for a pragmatic and transparent ethical process
Perni S, Milligan MG, Saraf A, Vivenzio T, Marques A, Baker MA, Kosak T, Bartlett S, Physic MA, Batchelder MR, McBride S, Bredfeldt J, Cail DW, Kearney MC, Whitehouse C, Orio P, Walsh G, Haas-Kogan DA, Martin NE. Treating the SARS-CoV-2-positive patient with cancer: A proposal for a pragmatic and transparent ethical process. Cancer 2020-05-28.
Universal SARS-CoV-2 testing on admission to Labor and Delivery: Low prevalence among asymptomatic obstetric patients
Goldfarb, I., Diouf, K., Barth, W., Robinson, J., Katz, D., Gregory, K., . . . Klompas, M. (2020). Universal SARS-CoV-2 testing on admission to the labor and delivery unit: Low prevalence among asymptomatic obstetric patients. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology,41(9), 1095-1096. doi:10.1017/ice.2020.255
Restarting essential surgery in the era of COVID-19: A cautious data driven approach based on the literature and local data
Fields AC, Vacanti JC, Rhee C, Klompas M, Kanjilal S, Maldonado L, Robinson MK, Nguyen LL, Pimentel MPT, Doherty GM, Bleday R. Restarting essential surgery in the era of COVID-19: A cautious data driven approach based on the literature and local data. Ann. Surg. 2020-05-22
The Covid-19 infection control arms race
Rhee, C., Baker, M., & Klompas, M. (2020). The COVID-19 infection control arms race. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology,41(11), 1323-1325. doi:10.1017/ice.2020.211
Communication with health care workers regarding health care-associated exposure to coronavirus 2019: A checklist to facilitate disclosure
Wickner P, Hartley T, Salmasian H, Sivashanker K, Rhee C, Fiumara K, Resnick A, Mendu ML. Communication with health care workers regarding health care-associated exposure to coronavirus 2019: A checklist to facilitate disclosure. J Comm. J. Qual. Patient Saf. 2020-05-07
COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers exposed to a patient with a delayed diagnosis of COVID-19
Baker MA, Rhee C, Fiumara K, Bennett-Rizzo C, Tucker R, Williams SA, Wickner P, Beloff J, McGrath C, Poulton A, Klompas M. COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers exposed to a patient with a delayed diagnosis of COVID-19. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2020-05-27
Diagnostic testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus-2: A narrative review
Cheng MP, Papenburg J, Desjardins M, Kanjilal S, Quach C, Libman M, Dittrich S, Yansouni CP. Diagnostic testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus-2: A narrative review. Ann. Intern. Med. 2020-04-13
Universal masking in hospitals in the Covid-19 era
Klompas M, Morris CA, Sinclair J, Pearson M, Shenoy ES. Universal masking in hospitals in the Covid-19 era. N. Engl. J. Med. 2020-04-01
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and mental health for children and adolescents
Golberstein E, Wen H, Miller BF. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and mental health for children and adolescents. JAMA Pediatr 2020-04-14.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Protecting Hospitals From the Invisible
Klompas M. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Protecting hospitals from the invisible. Ann. Intern.Med. 2020-03-11
Thought Pieces in the Lay Press
The Danger of Assuming That Family Time is Dispensable – Julia Marcus, The Atlantic, December 9, 2020
An Open Letter to University Leadership – Julia Marcus, et al, Inside Higher Ed, October 15, 2020
Schools need to assume kids can get and spread COVID, and operate safely for all ages – Laura Garabedian, Rebecca Haffajee, USA Today, August 28,2020
The Fun Police Should Stand Down – Julia Marcus, The Atlantic, August 15, 2020
The coronavirus quarantine problem for travelers and nursing homes – Sanjat Kanjilal, et al, Boston Globe, August 4, 2020
Colleges Are Getting Ready to Blame Their Students – Julia Marcus, The Atlantic, July 21, 2020
The Dudes Who Won’t Wear Masks – Julia Marcus, The Atlantic, June 23, 2020
Public Health Experts Are Not Hypocrites – Julia Marcus, The Atlantic, June 11, 2020
Quarantine Fatigue Is Real - Julia Marcus, The Atlantic, May 11, 2020
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