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Latest COVID-19 Research & Evidence — 30/12/20
Research
Title: Clinical course of COVID‐19 in children with pre‐existing medical conditions
Description: According to the authors, studies addressing whether or not children with pre‐existing conditions face a higher risk from COVID‐19 than healthy peers are scarce. This briefing report aims to address that.
Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/apa.15730
Title: Antibody Responses 8 Months after Asymptomatic or Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Description: An investigation of the antibody responses of 58 people, 8 months after asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic infection with SARS-CoV-2 Infection.
Available from: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/3/20-4543_article
Title: Complications and Pathophysiology of COVID-19 in the Nervous System
Description: In this review, the authors discuss the complications and potential mechanisms of COVID-19 in the nervous system.
Available from: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2020.573421/pdf
Guidance
Title: A new therapeutic communication model “TAGEET” to help nurses engage therapeutically with patients suspected of or confirmed with COVID-19
Description: This position paper draws on previous research to inform the design of a new communication model.
Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jocn.15609
Title: Management protocol for emergency aneurysm craniotomy clipping in non-major COVID-19 epidemic areas in Beijing, China
Description: An emergency surgery management protocol for scheduling emergency aneurysm craniotomy.
Available from: https://cnjournal.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s41016-020-00217-x.pdf
Expert Opinions
Title: How to Understand Herd Immunity in the Context of COVID-19
Description: This article comprehensively expounds the concept and purpose of herd immunity—including the conditions needed for realizing the herd immunity, and the restrictive conditions for the application of herd immunity.
Available from: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/vim.2020.0195
Title: What have we learnt about the new variant in the UK?
Description: The new SARS-CoV-2 variant has evoked scenes reminiscent of the early days of the pandemic. With large parts of south-east England locked down, Clinical Reporter Elisabeth Mahase looks at what we know so far.
Available from: https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/371/bmj.m4944.full.pdf
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