It appears we are a week or so behind Italy. A ban on flights from Europe isn’t going to change that. More decisive federal action — massive testing and social distancing — appears to be necessary to “flatten the curve.”

Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to “flatten the curve” - Washington Post washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/…

“Our results indicate that aerosol and fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is plausible, since the virus can remain viable and infectious in aerosols for hours and on surfaces up to days.”

Breaking: A child under the age of 18 has died of coronavirus in Los Angeles, public health officials announce, in what is believed to be the first child death from the virus in the US. “A devastating reminder that COVID-19 infects people of all ages,” LA health official says.

Thirteen #3Dprinters set up at UC San Francisco to print #faceshields for our brave providers on the #COVID19 frontlines! Kudos to my CA3D+ partner Dr Alexis Dang, the @ucsfmakerslab and collaborators. UCSF Health UCSF School of Medicine UCSF Benioff SF UCSF Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost #PPE 3DHEALS @NIH3Dprint

BREAKING: Randomized trial EPICOS will study #tenofovir for the prevention of #COVID19 in 4000 health care workers in Spain. Participants will receive tenofovir (an HIV drug) or hydroxychloroquine (a malaria drug) or both or placebo. Led by Julia del Amo clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04…

15% increase (!) in #COVID19 mortality for each 1 microgram per cubic meter in particulate air pollution in US. francesca dominici projects.iq.harvard.edu/files/covid-pm…

A cohort of patients with severe Covid-19 received treatment with remdesivir under a compassionate-use protocol. Improvement in oxygen-support status was observed in 68% of patients, and overall mortality was 13% over a median follow-up of 26 days. #COVID19

There is a lot of Twitter chatter surrounding a rumor that circulation of #COVID19 in California in fall 2019 has resulted in herd immunity. This is empirically not the case. COVID-19 was first introduced into the USA in Jan/Feb 2020. 1/18

Among 215 pregnant women who were admitted to a New York hospital for delivery and who underwent universal testing for SARS-CoV-2, more than one of eight asymptomatic women had positive results, and most of the women with Covid-19 were asymptomatic. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2

Many aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the public health response to it will undoubtedly contribute to widespread emotional distress and increased risk for psychiatric illness. Health care providers have an important role in addressing these emotional outcomes. #COVID19

I wish there was some good news for US #COVID19 today. But: 1. 3 days in a row >800 deaths (867 today) 2. Deaths in key hot-states are all on the rise, even California, which had not shown this sign until now 3. Arizona test test 29% All from the indispensable The COVID Tracking Project

Sobering findings from largest study of #COVID19 patients admitted to ICU in the United States: 2215 adults in 65 hospitals in March-April 2020 Mean age 60 years 39.5% died (6.2% still hospitalized by end study) From 15% in young people to 63% in older jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

Announcement: #SER2020 will be held fully online from December 15 – 18, 2020. Registration discounts will be available for those in need - visit epiresearch.org/annual-meeting… for more details and information. #VirtualConference

“when BLM was happening this summer...” BLM is still happening. #StopAsianHate and #BLM can coexist. Because anti-Asian racism and anti-Black racism can coexist. Because they always have. Ty.

Reassuring v-safe #pregnancy data out today! Registry n=3958, 827 completed preg (thru 2/28) Outcome % (vs baseline): *Miscarriage - 12.6% (vs 25%) *Preterm birth - 9.4 (vs 10) *Small for GA - 3.2 (vs. 3.5) *Birth defects - 2.2 (vs 3) ⭐️No safety signals nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Our researcher Yeyi Zhu and colleagues identify 4 trajectories in #glycemic control among women with #gestationaldiabetes and factors that influence successful control. Results reported at today's poster session at #ADA2021 Poster 860-P #KPResearch #diabetesresearch

Two-thirds of kids' calories come from ultraprocessed foods in the US. TWO-THIRDS.

New in JAMA Network Open Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal researchers identify 4 main trajectories of glycemic control in #gestationaldiabetes, find varying outcomes associated with each. Read more: k-p.li/3SmxyYj Study: bit.ly/3E4Jo54 Rana Chehab Yeyi Zhu KPNorthernCal

Rana Chehab Rana Chehab presents work on #gestationaldiabetes with Yeyi Zhu Yeyi Zhu and Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal team today at #SPER2023. Their work highlights importance of timing of #glycemic control in #pregnancy. Read more: k-p.li/3SmxyYj