10/23—71.5% of participants reported that they would take a COVID-19 vaccine
A global survey of potential acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine
In June 2020, we surveyed 13,426 people in 19 countries to determine potential acceptance rates and factors influencing acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine. Of these, 71.5% of participants reported that they would be very or somewhat likely to take a COVID-19 vaccine, and 61.4% reported that they would accept their employer’s recommendation to do so. Differences in acceptance rates ranged from almost 90% (in China) to less than 55% (in Russia).
Understanding protection from SARS-CoV-2 by studying reinfection
Reinfection suggests that the immune response to the first infection was not adequate to provide protection against reinfection, and its occurrence challenges the assumptions that the levels and/or qualities of antibodies in natural infection should be the goal of a vaccine. However, a few case reports do not mean that protection cannot be achieved but instead provide a chance to thoroughly investigate whether there are immunological deficits in these patients.
A population-based cohort study of socio-demographic risk factors for COVID-19 deaths in Sweden
We demonstrate that being male, having less individual income, lower education, not being married all independently predict a higher risk of death from COVID-19 and from all other causes of death. Being an immigrant from a low- or middle-income country predicts higher risk of death from COVID-19 but not for all other causes of death.
Barriers and facilitators of adherence to social distancing recommendations during COVID-19 among a large international sample of adults
Data were collected from 2013 adults living primarily in North America and Europe. Most frequently endorsed motivations to engage in social distancing included “I want to protect others” (86%), “I want to protect myself” (84%), and I feel a sense of responsibility to protect our community” (84%). Most frequently endorsed motivations against social distancing included “There are many people walking on the streets in my area” (31%), “I have friends or family who need me to run errands for them” (25%), “I don’t trust the messages my government provides about the pandemic” (13%), and “I feel stressed when I am alone or in isolation” (13%).
The role of close contacts of COVID-19 patients in the SARS-CoV-2 transmission: an emphasis on the percentage of nonevaluated positivity in Mexico
Overall, 100 subjects were included; 19 index COVID-19 cases and 81 traced close contacts. Thirty-four (42%) contacts in the study were positive for SARS-CoV-2. Twenty-three (67.6%) manifested less than 2 respiratory symptoms, and 5 (14.7%) remained asymptomatic. The average of positive contacts by index COVID-19 case (R0) was 4.3. [On a related note, researchers from Florida and Iowa universities have developed a DIY contact tracing tool, pictured below.]
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