Evaluating and synthesizing COVID-19 evidence
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DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab164.824
Abstract: The Evidence-Based Public Health Unit monitored the peer reviewed literature for policy-relevant publications. New publications deemed relevant were evaluated using validated appraisal tools, and the findings were communicated in terms of their relevance to public… read more here.
Keywords: covid evidence; synthesizing covid; evidence; public health ... See more keywords
Provision of ECPR during COVID-19: evidence, equity, and ethical dilemmas
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DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03172-2
Abstract: The use of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) to restore circulation during cardiac arrest is a time-critical, resource-intensive intervention of unproven efficacy. The current COVID-19 pandemic has brought additional complexity and significant barriers to the ongoing… read more here.
Keywords: ecpr covid; provision ecpr; provision; evidence equity ... See more keywords
Women’s groups and COVID-19: An evidence review on savings groups in Africa
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DOI: 10.12688/gatesopenres.13550.1
Abstract: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and some of the associated policy responses have resulted in significant gendered impacts that may reverse recent progress in gender equality, including in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper presents emerging… read more here.
Keywords: groups covid; covid evidence; group; savings groups ... See more keywords
Estimating the severity of COVID-19: Evidence from the Italian epicenter
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239569
Abstract: We provide results on the level of COVID-19 excess mortality in the Italian region of Lombardy and in the province of Bergamo using official and original data sources. Since February 2020 Lombardy and in particular… read more here.
Keywords: evidence italian; estimating severity; italian epicenter; number ... See more keywords
Predicting willingness to be vaccinated for Covid-19: Evidence from New Zealand
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266485
Abstract: Governments around the world are seeking to slow the spread of Covid-19 and reduce hospitalisations by encouraging mass vaccinations for Covid-19. The success of this policy depends on most of the population accepting the vaccine… read more here.
Keywords: covid evidence; willingness vaccinated; predicting willingness; willingness ... See more keywords
Smoking patterns during COVID-19: Evidence from Serbia
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DOI: 10.18332/tid/148169
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Recent research shows that in many countries, smokers who increased smoking during the COVID-19 pandemic outnumbered those who decreased it, despite higher exposure to COVID-19 severity and death. In this study, we compared changes… read more here.
Keywords: smoking; covid evidence; patterns covid; smoking patterns ... See more keywords
COVID-19 Evidence Reviews website: a VA effort to catalog and curate COVID-19 evidence reviews
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DOI: 10.5195/jmla.2022.1237
Abstract: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a wave of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research that organizations around the world have been synthesizing in evidence reviews to provide high-quality evidence to support policymakers and clinicians. The urgency… read more here.
Keywords: evidence reviews; covid evidence; catalog; evidence ... See more keywords