[HTML][HTML] The origins and potential future of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in the evolving COVID-19 pandemic

SP Otto, T Day, J Arino, C Colijn, J Dushoff, M Li… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
One year into the global COVID-19 pandemic, the focus of attention has shifted to the
emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs). After nearly a year of …

Testing at scale during the COVID-19 pandemic

TR Mercer, M Salit - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2021 - nature.com
Assembly and publication of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) genome in January 2020 enabled the immediate development of tests to detect the …

Non-pharmaceutical interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A review

N Perra - Physics Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Infectious diseases and human behavior are intertwined. On one side, our movements and
interactions are the engines of transmission. On the other, the unfolding of viruses might …

COVID-19 false dichotomies and a comprehensive review of the evidence regarding public health, COVID-19 symptomatology, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, mask …

K Escandón, AL Rasmussen, II Bogoch… - BMC infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Scientists across disciplines, policymakers, and journalists have voiced frustration at the
unprecedented polarization and misinformation around coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

[HTML][HTML] The role of asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic infection in SARS-CoV-2 transmission—a living systematic review

X Qiu, AI Nergiz, AE Maraolo, II Bogoch, N Low… - Clinical microbiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Reports suggest that asymptomatic individuals (those with no symptoms at all
throughout infection) with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …

COVID-19: rethinking the lockdown groupthink

AR Joffe - Frontiers in public health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused the
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide pandemic in 2020. In response, most …

The challenges of containing SARS-CoV-2 via test-trace-and-isolate

S Contreras, J Dehning, M Loidolt, J Zierenberg… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Without a cure, vaccine, or proven long-term immunity against SARS-CoV-2, test-trace-and-
isolate (TTI) strategies present a promising tool to contain its spread. For any TTI strategy …

Overdispersion in COVID-19 increases the effectiveness of limiting nonrepetitive contacts for transmission control

K Sneppen, BF Nielsen, RJ Taylor… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Increasing evidence indicates that superspreading plays a dominant role in COVID-19
transmission. Recent estimates suggest that the dispersion parameter k for severe acute …

Same-day SARS-CoV-2 antigen test screening in an indoor mass-gathering live music event: a randomised controlled trial

B Revollo, I Blanco, P Soler, J Toro… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The banning of mass-gathering indoor events to prevent SARS-CoV-2 spread
has had an important effect on local economies. Despite growing evidence on the suitability …

Masks and face coverings for the lay public: a narrative update

T Czypionka, T Greenhalgh, D Bassler… - Annals of internal …, 2021 - acpjournals.org
Whether and when to mandate the wearing of facemasks in the community to prevent the
spread of coronavirus disease 2019 remains controversial. Published literature across …