COVID-19 Research News Update for May 5
Post Date: May 5, 2020 | Publish Date:
The Research Horizons science blog is sharing links to research-oriented news about the COVID-19 pandemic, especially information about how children are affected.
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CINCINNATI CHILDREN’S TO PARTICIPATE IN PFIZER VACCINE TRIAL
The study arm at Cincinnati Children’s is led by Robert Frenck, MD, Director of the NIH-funded Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) and Vaccine Research Center.
Cincinnati Children’s will enroll up to 90 participants in the first stage of the study.
If you would like to be added to the interest list, follow this link or call 513-636-7699 or email gambleprogram@cchmc.org.
READ THE CINCINNATI CHILDREN’S ANNOUNCEMENT
SEE PFIZER ANNOUNCEMENT:
Enrollment begins for Human Epidemiology and Response to SARS-CoV-2 (HEROS) Study
NIAID: Study to Determine Incidence of Novel Coronavirus Infection in U.S. Children Begins
Explore these new findings:
Nature Communications: A human monoclonal antibody blocking SARS-CoV-2 infection
Journal of Pediatrics: The curious case of COVID-19 in children
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Type I IFN immunoprofiling in COVID-19 patients
American Journal of Hematology: Dramatic improvement after Tocilizumab of a severe COVID-19 in a child with sickle cell disease and acute chest syndrome
The Lancet: Remdesivir in adults with severe COVID-19: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial
NEJM: Large-Vessel Stroke as a Presenting Feature of Covid-19 in the Young
HOW YOU CAN TRACK PEDIATRIC NEWS ABOUT COVID-19
COVID-19 Watcher: A pandemic data tracker created at Cincinnati Children’s and the University of Cincinnati that allows direct comparisons of city- and state-level activity
COVIDview: A Weekly Surveillance Summary of U.S. COVID-19 Activity from the CDC
COVID-19 projections assuming full social distancing through May 2020
Pandemic tracker from Worldometer
Pandemic tracking dashboard from Johns Hopkins University
Ohio Department of Health: COVID-19 dashboard
Guidance for care providers from Cincinnati Children’s
A frequently updated collection of pediatric COVID-19 papers can be found here
