Challenges to the system of reserve medical supplies for public health emergencies: reflections on the outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic in China

Wang, Xu; Zhang, Xiaoxi; He, Jiangjiang

doi:10.5582/bst.2020.01043

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“…Finally, many, if not most, hospitals have already described shortages in personal protective equipment (PPE). [24] Other hospitals are anticipating a surge of COVID-19 patients and corollary shortage in PPE. [7] Postoperative patients are highly likely to generate copious, aerosolized secretions for days to even weeks following surgery, which could present dramatic risks to additional hospital staffHCWs and personal caretakers in the setting of insufficient PPE.…”

Section: Barriers To Safe Head and Neck Oncologic Surgerymentioning

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Head and neck oncology during the COVID-19 pandemic: Reconsidering traditional treatment paradigms in light of new surgical and other multilevel risks

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Section: Barriers To Safe Head and Neck Oncologic Surgerymentioning

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Head and neck oncology during the COVID-19 pandemic: Reconsidering traditional treatment paradigms in light of new surgical and other multilevel risks

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“…Globally, purveyors have been legally prohibited from price hiking facemasks and gloves which have sold in an unprecedented fashion both in high volume and-until the restriction -exorbitant pricing. (17) We are already learning that what is much more challenging in terms of SARS-CoV-2 is the asymptomatic status. This allows infected persons without symptoms to move freely in society infecting others and therefore the opportunity for detection is very low.…”

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The cancellation of mass gatherings (MGs)? Decision making in the time of COVID-19

Ahmed

Memish

2020

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

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Our recommendation, as experts who have monitored health hazards at the Hajj for over 15 years, especially if the situation with COVID-19 continues to escalate globally is that Hajj 2020 will be at risk of being suspended and a means for Muslims to fulfill their rights in the future either personally or even by proxy need to be announced. The same holds true for the Summer 2020 Olympics in Japan and for many other MGs and large gatherings. Decisions in the time of COVID-19 will be closely followed and will be a blueprint for other mass gatherings.

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“…Healthcare workers (HCW) are a critical, yet understudied population during the current coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. On the frontlines of defense against the virus, HCW may experience increased risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection due to close contact with highly infectious patients 1 and, commonly, insufficient access to personal protective equipment (PPE) 2 . The plight of HCW during the pandemic has been widely noted [3][4][5][6][7][8] ; as of April 9, 2020, 9,282 known COVID-19 cases among U.S. HCW had been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 9 .…”

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Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in previously undiagnosed health care workers at the onset of the U.S. COVID-19 epidemic

Barrett

Horton

Roy

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Findings:The prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection was 7.3% in healthcare workers and 0.4% in nonhealthcare workers, representing 7.0% greater absolute risk in the former (95% confidence interval for risk difference 4.7%, 9.3%). Infections were most common among nursing staff.Meaning: Health care workers, particularly those with high levels of close patient contact, may be particularly vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Additional strategies are needed to protect these critical frontline workers. Abstract:Importance: Healthcare workers are presumed to be at increased risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection due to occupational exposure to infected patients. However, no epidemiological study has examined the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a cohort of healthcare workers during the early phase of community transmission. Objective:To determine the baseline prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a cohort of previously undiagnosed healthcare workers and a comparison group of non-healthcare workers. Design: Prospective cohort studySetting: A large U.S. university and two affiliated university hospitals Participants: 546 health care workers and 283 non-health care workers with no known prior SARS-CoV-2 infection Exposure: Healthcare worker status and role Main outcome(s) and measure(s): SARS-CoV-2 infection status as determined by presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in oropharyngeal swabs.

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Challenges to the system of reserve medical supplies for public health emergencies: reflections on the outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic in China

Abstract: Keywordspublic health emergency, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, medical supplies

Cited by 155 publications

References 2 publications

Head and neck oncology during the COVID-19 pandemic: Reconsidering traditional treatment paradigms in light of new surgical and other multilevel risks

Head and neck oncology during the COVID-19 pandemic: Reconsidering traditional treatment paradigms in light of new surgical and other multilevel risks

The cancellation of mass gatherings (MGs)? Decision making in the time of COVID-19

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in previously undiagnosed health care workers at the onset of the U.S. COVID-19 epidemic

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