Dasgupta, Sharoda Kassem, Ahmed M. Sunshine, Gregory Liu, Tiebin Rose, Charles Kang, Gloria Silver, Rachel Maddox, Brandy L. Peterson Watson, Christina Howard-Williams, Mara
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Annals of Epidemiology
Background and Objective : Community mitigation strategies could help reduce COVID-19 incidence. In a national county-level analysis, we examined the probability of being identified as a county with rapidly increasing COVID-19 incidence (rapid riser identification) during the summer of 2020 by implementation of mitigation policies prior to the summ...
Baral, Stefan Chandler, Rebecca Prieto, Ruth Gil Gupta, Sunetra Mishra, Sharmistha Kulldorff, Martin
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Annals of epidemiology
In the response to COVID-19, countries have implemented response strategies along a continuum of population- and venue-level specificity ranging from suppression to mitigation strategies. Suppression strategies generally include population-wide shelter-in-place mandates or lockdowns, closure of nonessential physical venues, travel bans, testing and...
Luo, Jessica Jeyapalina, Sujee Stoddard, Gregory J Kwok, Alvin C Agarwal, Jayant P
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Annals of epidemiology
Veterans represent a significant proportion of the U.S. population (7%), and the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in this group of vulnerable patients has been largely overlooked. This analysis reports COVID-19 patient demographics, infection, mortality, and case-fatality rates in the veteran population. This is a cross-sectional a...
Rodriguez-Diaz, Carlos E Guilamo-Ramos, Vincent Mena, Leandro Hall, Eric Honermann, Brian Crowley, Jeffrey S Baral, Stefan Prado, Guillermo J Marzan-Rodriguez, Melissa Beyrer, Chris
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Annals of epidemiology
The purpose of this study was to ascertain COVID-19 transmission dynamics among Latino communities nationally. We compared predictors of COVID-19 cases and deaths between disproportionally Latino counties (≥17.8% Latino population) and all other counties through May 11, 2020. Adjusted rate ratios (aRRs) were estimated using COVID-19 cases and death...
Scannell Bryan, Molly Sun, Jiehuan Jagai, Jyotsna Horton, Daniel E. Montgomery, Anastasia Sargis, Robert Argos, Maria
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Annals of Epidemiology
• Residential context influences COVID-19 mortality rates. • Residential context’s influence has largely been evaluated across large areas. • This work evaluates the influence of 33 neighborhood descriptors in Chicago. • The analysis is done over census tracts, and focuses on deaths outside nursing homes. • We find racial disparities in overall mor...
Rentería, Edana R. Céspedes, Pamela Cerna, Karla Morante, Zaida Bazán, Elsi Ausejo, Jhon Fajardo, Williams Pinto, Joseph A.
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Annals of Epidemiology
Pelton, Matt Medina, Daniela Sood, Natasha Bogale, Kaleb Buzzelli, Lindsay Blaker, Joshua Nye, Derek Nguyen, Paul D.H. Giglio, Marisa Smiley, Catherine
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Annals of Epidemiology
Purpose Contact tracing has proven successful at controlling coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) globally, and the Center for Health Security has recommended that the United States add 100,000 contact tracers to the current workforce. Methods To address gaps in local contact tracing, health professional students partnered with their academic institution to...
Carter-Pokras, O. Hutchins, S. Gaudino, J.A. Veeranki, S.P. Lurie, P. Weiser, T. DeMarco, M. Khan, N.F. Cordero, J.F.
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Annals of Epidemiology
One of the ten greatest public health achievements is childhood vaccination because of its impact controlling and eliminating vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). Evidence-based immunization policies and practices are responsible for this success and are supported by epidemiology that has generated scientific evidence for informing policy and pract...
Zhang, W. Chai, L. Fan, J. Wang, P. Wei, X. Yang, L.
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Annals of Epidemiology
Huntley, K.S. Mintz, J. Wahood, W. Raine, S. Dicaro, M.V. Hardigan, P.C. Haffizulla, F.
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Annals of Epidemiology
