Journal of global health
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Journal of global health · Dec 2020
Influenza vaccination strategies for 2020-21 in the context of COVID-19.
Influenza vaccination prevents people from influenza-related diseases and thereby mitigates the burden on national health systems when COVID-19 circulates and public health measures controlling respiratory viral infections are relaxed. However, it is challenging to maintain influenza vaccine services as the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to disrupt vaccination programmes in many countries during the 2020/21 winter. We summarise available recommendations and strategies on influenza vaccination, specifically the changes in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. ⋯ This review of influenza vaccination guidance and strategies should support strategy development on influenza vaccination in the context of COVID-19.
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Journal of global health · Dec 2020
Investigation of 100 SARS-CoV-2 infected families in Wuhan: Transmission patterns and follow-up.
To prevent the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), strict control of person-to-person transmission is essential. Family transmission is the most common route of transmission; however, family transmission patterns and outcomes are not well understood. ⋯ Our data found eight family transmission patterns, of which spousal transmission was the most common. Some patients were also found to have positive test results during follow-up.
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Journal of global health · Dec 2020
Screening policies, preventive measures and in-hospital infection of COVID-19 in global surgical practices.
In a surgical setting, COVID-19 patients may trigger in-hospital outbreaks and have worse postoperative outcomes. Despite these risks, there have been no consistent statements on surgical guidelines regarding the perioperative screening or management of COVID-19 patients, and we do not have objective global data that describe the current conditions surrounding this issue. This study aimed to clarify the current global surgical practice including COVID-19 screening, preventive measures and in-hospital infection under the COVID-19 pandemic, and to clarify the international gaps on infection control policies among countries worldwide. ⋯ Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04344197.