Aging in COVID-19: Vulnerability, immunity and intervention

Y Chen, SL Klein, BT Garibaldi, H Li, C Wu… - Ageing research …, 2021 - Elsevier
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic was first
reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019, moved across the globe at an unprecedented …

[HTML][HTML] How mental health care should change as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic

C Moreno, T Wykes, S Galderisi, M Nordentoft… - The lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
The unpredictability and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic; the associated lockdowns,
physical distancing, and other containment strategies; and the resulting economic …

Examining vaccine hesitancy in Sub-Saharan Africa: a survey of the knowledge and attitudes among adults to receive COVID-19 vaccines in Ghana

T Acheampong, EA Akorsikumah, J Osae-Kwapong… - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
The impact of COVID-19 vaccination programmes on disease transmission, morbidity and
mortality relies heavily on the population's willingness to accept the vaccine. We explore …

Prevalence of anxiety and depression in South Asia during COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

MM Hossain, M Rahman, NF Trisha, S Tasnim… - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted biopsychosocial health and wellbeing
globally. Pre-pandemic studies suggest a high prevalence of common mental disorders …

Association between air pollution in Lima and the high incidence of COVID-19: findings from a post hoc analysis

BV Vasquez-Apestegui, E Parras-Garrido, V Tapia… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) originated in the People's
Republic of China in December 2019. Thereafter, a global logarithmic expansion of cases …

[HTML][HTML] Risk of serious COVID-19 outcomes among adults and children with moderate-to-severe asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

B Lee, G Lewis, E Agyei-Manu, N Atkins… - European …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation in the United Kingdom
requested an evidence synthesis to investigate the relationship between asthma and …

[HTML][HTML] A narrative review of COVID-19: the new pandemic disease

K Shirani, E Sheikhbahaei, Z Torkpour… - Iranian Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nearly every 100 years, humans collectively face a pandemic crisis. After the Spanish flu,
now the world is in the grip of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). First detected in 2019 …

Challenges to evidence-informed decision-making in the context of pandemics: qualitative study of COVID-19 policy advisor perspectives

J Vickery, P Atkinson, L Lin, O Rubin, R Upshur… - BMJ global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction The exceptional production of research evidence during the COVID-19
pandemic required deployment of scientists to act in advisory roles to aid policy-makers in …

The health policy response to COVID-19 in Malawi

GW Mzumara, M Chawani, M Sakala, L Mwandira… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Malawi declared a state of national disaster due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 20th March
2020 and registered its first confirmed coronavirus case on the 2 April 2020. The aim of this …

COVID-19 and human connection: Collaborative research on loneliness and online worlds from a socially-distanced academy

MR Cairns, M Ebinger, C Stinson, J Jordan… - Human …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in protracted social isolation across the globe due to
the implementation of social distancing to limit the transmission of the virus. People have …