Coronavirus (COVID-19) Q&A

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Gyms, Restaurants, Mass Transit, and Community COVID-19 Exposures Dec 10, 2020

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Lockdowns resulting from COVID-19 have had a devastating effect on everyone's personal lives and the economy. What factors in people's daily lives are most associated with SARS-CoV-2 transmission between people? Manish Patel, MD, team lead of the CDC's Influenza Prevention & Control Team, discusses a study they conducted examining what sorts of activities might be associated with COVID-19 disease transmission.

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Race/Ethnicity Among Children With COVID-19–Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Dec 08, 2020

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Ellen H. Lee, MD, joins JAMA Network Open Digital Media Editor, Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, to discuss a cohort study describing the distribution of race/ethnicity among cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children reported to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Read the article here: https://ja.ma/37vCJ1K.

JNO Live is a weekly broadcast featuring conversations about the latest research being published in JAMA Network Open.

Air Handling Standards for Increasing the Safety of Indoor Spaces During the COVID-19 Pandemic Dec 07, 2020

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Closing businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating consequences for individuals and the economy in general. Proper air handling combined with the use of masks and physical distancing can greatly improve the safety of indoor spaces. Joseph Allen, DSc, MPH, assistant professor of exposure assessment science at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Andrew Ibrahim, MD, assistant professor of surgery and architecture and urban planning at the University of Michigan, discuss air conditioning standards that can substantially reduce the risk of disease transmission in indoor spaces.

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Coronavirus Vaccine Update With Paul Offit Dec 04, 2020

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With the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines reportedly under review at the US FDA for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), Paul A. Offit, MD, of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, returns to JAMA's Q&A series to provide an update on what to expect, prospects for vaccine rollout and distribution in the coming months, and ongoing safety surveillance. Recorded December 2, 2020.

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Coronavirus Update with Nicholas Christakis Nov 25, 2020

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Yale Sterling Professor Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, PhD, returns to JAMA's Q&A series to discuss the surge in US cases and other recent pandemic developments. Dr Christakis is author of the recently published book "Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live." Recorded November 23, 2020.

Delirium in Older Patients With COVID-19 Presenting to the Emergency Department Nov 24, 2020

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Maura Kennedy, MD, MPH, joins JAMA Network Open Digital Media Editor, Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, to discuss a cohort study examining how frequently older adults with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) present to the emergency department with delirium and their associated hospital outcomes. Read the article here: https://ja.ma/3q5h74S.

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COVID-19 Update—Critical Care and Pandemic Response Nov 23, 2020

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In the midst of rising COVID-19 case rates globally, Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH, and Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, return to JAMA's Q&A series to update viewers on developments in the pandemic and the critical care management of COVID-19 patients. Dr Angus is Chief Health Care Innovation Officer at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, professor and chair of Critical Care Medicine, and a senior JAMA editor. Dr Walensky is Chief of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital and a professor at Harvard Medical School. Recorded November 19, 2020.

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Older Adults and the Mental Health Effects of COVID-19 Nov 20, 2020

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Interview with Ipsit V. Vahia, MD, author of Older Adults and the Mental Health Effects of COVID-19

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Herd Immunity as a Coronavirus Pandemic Strategy Nov 11, 2020

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Would letting coronavirus infect the broad US and global population be a safe and effective means of ending the COVID-19 pandemic? Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, of Stanford University's Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research is a signatory of the "Great Barrington Declaration," which proposes to "allow those at minimal risk of death to live their lives normally to build up immunity to the virus through natural infection, while better protecting those who are at highest risk." Marc Lipsitch, PhD, of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, a signatory of the "John Snow Memorandum," which refutes the argument, responds.

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Coronavirus and US State Departments of Health Nov 11, 2020

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Ngozi O. Ezike, MD, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, discusses state and regional management of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded November 9, 2020.

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