Author(s): Kissler SM, Fauver JR, Mack C, Olesen SW, Tai C, Shiue KY, Kalinich C, Jednak S, Ott I, Vogels C, Wohlgemuth J, Weisberger J, DiFiori J, Anderson DJ, Mancell J, Ho D, Grubaugh ND, Grad YH|Journal: medRxiv| June 2021
SARS-CoV-2 infections are characterized by viral proliferation and clearance phases and can be followed by low-level viral RNA shedding. The…
Author(s): Kennedy-Shaffer L, Kahn R, Lipsitch M|Journal: medRxiv| May 2021
Determining policies to end the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic will require an understanding of the efficacy and effectiveness (hereafter, efficacy) of vaccines.…
Author(s): Kishore N, Taylor AR, Jacob PE, Vembar N, Cohen T, Menzies NA, Buckee C|Journal: medRxiv| April 2021
Global efforts to prevent the spread of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic in early 2020 focused on non-pharmaceutical interventions like social distancing;…
Author(s): Atkeson A, Droste MC, Mina MJ, Stock J|Journal: medRxiv| March 2021
This note estimates the costs and benefits of a nationwide COVID-19 screening testing program in the presence of vaccine distribution.…
Author(s): Regev-Yochay G, Kriger O, Beni S, Rubin C, Mina MJ, Mechnik B, Hason S, Biber E, Nadaf B, Kreiss Y, Amit S|Journal: medRxiv| March 2021
Several uses of Antigen rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDT) have been suggested. Analytical studies reported high specificity yet with lower sensitivity…
Author(s): Poyraz O, Sater MRA, Miller LG, McKinnell JA, Huang SS, Grad Y, Marttinen P|Journal: medRxiv| March 2021
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonizes multiple body sites, and carriage is an important risk factor for MRSA infection. Successful decolonization…
Author(s): Cowley LA, Afrad MH, Rahman SIA, Mahfuz-Al-Mamun Md, Chin T, Mahmud AS, Rahman MZ, Billah MM, Khan MH, Sultana S, Khondaker T, Baker S, Banik N, Alam AN, Mannoor K, Banu S, Chowdhury A, Flora MS, Thomson N, Buckee C, Qadri F, Shirin T|Journal: medRxiv| January 2021
New data streams are being used to track the pandemic of SARS-CoV-2, including genomic data which provides insights into patterns…