In the final Coronapod of 2020, we dive into the scientific literature to reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers have discovered so much about SARS-CoV-2 – information that has been vital for public health responses and the rapid development of effective vaccines. But we also look forward to 2021, and the critical questions that remain to be answered about the pandemic.
Papers discussed
A Novel Coronavirus from Patients with Pneumonia in China, 2019 - New England Journal of Medicine, 24 January
Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China - The Lancet, 24 January
A pneumonia outbreak associated with a new coronavirus of probable bat origin - Nature, 3 February
A new coronavirus associated with human respiratory disease in China - Nature, 3 February
Temporal dynamics in viral shedding and transmissibility of COVID-19 - Nature Medicine, 15 April
Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Icelandic Population - New England Journal of Medicine, 11 June
High SARS-CoV-2 Attack Rate Following Exposure at a Choir Practice — Skagit County, Washington, March 2020 - Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, 15 August
Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks - Nature Medicine, 3 April
Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1 - New England Journal of Medicine, 13 April
Projecting the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 through the postpandemic period - Science, 22 May
Estimating the effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 in Europe - Nature, 8 June
The effect of large-scale anti-contagion policies on the COVID-19 pandemic - Nature, 8 June
Retraction—Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without a macrolide for treatment of COVID-19: a multinational registry analysis - The Lancet, 20 June
A Randomized Trial of Hydroxychloroquine as Postexposure Prophylaxis for Covid-19 - New England Journal of Medicine, 3 June
Association Between Administration of Systemic Corticosteroids and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 - JAMA, 2 September
Immunological memory to SARS-CoV-2 assessed for greater than six months after infection - bioRxiv, 16 November
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Re-infection by a Phylogenetically Distinct Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Strain Confirmed by Whole Genome Sequencing - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 25 August
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