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Protecting healthcare workers from pandemic influenza: N95 or surgical masks?
(2010-02)Objective: The successful management of an influenza pandemic will be reliant on the expertise of healthcare workers at high risk for occupationally acquired influenza. Recommended infection control measures for ... -
Protective Adaptive Immunity Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronaviruses 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Implications for Vaccines
(2020-06-01)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an emerging human coronavirus responsible for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a predominantly respiratory disease that has become a global pandemic. ... -
Prudent public health intervention strategies to control the coronavirus disease 2019 transmission in India: A mathematical model-based approach
(2020-04-28)Background & objectives: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has raised urgent questions about containment and mitigation, particularly in countries where the virus has not yet established human-to-human transmission. The ... -
Psychological and Behavioral Responses in South Korea During the Early Stages of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
(2020-04-25)Background: The psychological and behavioral responses during the early stage of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in South Korea were investigated to guide the public as full and active participants of public health ... -
Psychological distress in refugee children
(2020-04-11)What is this? The COVID-19 pandemic is causing considerable stress to migrants and internally displaced persons (IDPs). Children, especially those who are defined as refugees or IDPs, are vulnerable to the psychological ... -
Psychological First Aid. Stronger Together. A Guide to Help You and Your Community. Second Edition
(2020-07-22)This is a revision of an illustrated booklet developed by the Pan American Health Organization and the Caribbean Development Bank. It is meant as a tool to help the general population of the Caribbean care for themselves ... -
The psychological impact of COVID-19 and other viral epidemics on frontline healthcare workers and ways to address it: A rapid systematic review
(2020-09-17)Background: As the world is battling the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline health care workers (HCWs) are among the most vulnerable groups at risk of mental health problems. The many risks to the wellbeing of HCWs are not well ... -
Psychological impact of lockdown (confinement) on young children and how to mitigate its effects: Rapid review of the evidence
(2020-07)The aim of this article is to review the available evidence on the psychological impact of confinement in children, seeking to identify the main stressors and protective factors at play. -
The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence
(2020-02-26)The December, 2019 coronavirus disease outbreak has seen many countries ask people who have potentially come into contact with the infection to isolate themselves at home or in a dedicated quarantine facility. Decisions ... -
Public health ethics framework: A guide for use in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
(2020-04-25)Introduction: The public health threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic has led all levels of government to take unprecedented measures to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and thereby minimise serious illness, death and ... -
Public health management of persons, including health care workers, having had contact with COVID-19 cases in the European Union - first update
(2020-02-25)This document aims to provide guidance for EU/EEA public health authorities on the management of persons, including healthcare workers, who had contact with COVID-19 cases. A contact of a COVID-19 case is a person not ... -
Public Health Responses to COVID-19 Outbreaks on Cruise Ships — Worldwide, February–March 2020
(2020-03-27)What is already known about this topic? Cruise ships are often settings for outbreaks of infectious diseases because of their closed environment and contact between travelers from many countries. What is added by this ... -
Public interest in preventative measures of COVID-19 associated with timely issuance of state-wide Stay-at-Home orders
(2020-06-05)Introduction: One method of monitoring public preparedness is through measuring public interest in preventive measures. The objective of this study was to analyze public interest in COVID-19 preventive measures and to ... -
Public Notice (COVID-19)
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Pulmonary post-mortem findings in a large series of COVID-19 cases from Northern Italy
(2020-04-22)Importance. The analysis of lung tissues of patients with COVID-19 may help understand pathogenesis and clinical outcomes in this life-threatening respiratory illness. Objective. To determine the histological patterns in ...