COVID-19 Update for Thursday, July 30, 2020 Includes Latest Numbers From Macon County Public Health

President Trump Participates in a Roundtable on Donating Plasma

Evidence favouring the efficacy of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 therapy [LINK]

Coronavirus Briefing: Dr. Mandy Cohen (07/30/20)

Pandemic Heroes

Multiple Miami Dolphins donating plasma after recovering from COVID-19
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Research Papers, Clinical Trials and News About Such

Georgia News Anchor Becomes First Person to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Shot in Phase 3 Trial
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Physical exercise as a tool to help the immune system against COVID-19: an integrative review of the current literature
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Experts study COVID-19 and cannabis use
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Ohio’s Board of Pharmacy bans the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat or prevent COVID-19
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We Thought It Was Just a Respiratory Virus We were wrong.
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ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine prevents SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in rhesus macaques
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Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Upper and Lower Airways in Nonhuman Primates
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Development of Remdesivir as a Dry Powder for Inhalation by Thin Film Freezing
Immune system variation can predict severe COVID-19 outcomes
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Factors determining different death rates because of the COVID-19 outbreak among countries
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Age-Related Differences in Nasopharyngeal Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Levels in Patients With Mild to Moderate Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Potential benefits and risks of omega-3 fatty acids supplementation to patients with COVID-19
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Wider impacts of COVID-19 on health: summary
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Colchicine Reduces Lung Injury in Experimental Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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Aerosol and surface contamination of SARS-CoV-2 observed in quarantine and isolation care [LINK]

Blood nitrate and nitrite modulating nitric oxide bioavailability: Potential therapeutic functions in COVID-19
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COVID-19 and Hypercoagulability: Potential Impact on Management with Oral Contraceptives, Estrogen Therapy and Pregnancy
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Clinical features, ventilatory management, and outcome of ARDS caused by COVID-19 are similar to other causes of ARDS
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Inflammation resolution: a dual-pronged approach to averting cytokine storms in COVID-19?
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Masks, Masks, Masks
(Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!)

Exhaled breath is a significant source of SARS-CoV-2 emission
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Close-range exposure to a COVID-19 carrier: transmission trends in the respiratory tract and estimation of infectious dose
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Turning Point USA deletes anti-mask meme after co-founder dies of coronavirus complications
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‘Flood’ of GOP Congressional Staffers Say They’re Being Forced to Work on Capitol Hill Without Masks: Report [LINK]

Dr. Fauci recommends wearing goggles to prevent catching the coronavirus [LINK] [LINK]

Back to School

Download a PDF of “LIGHTING OUR WAY FORWARD: North Carolina’s Guidebook for Re-opening Schools” [LINK]

Rapid Review: What is the specific role of daycares and schools in COVID-19 transmission?
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Video: Parent (who is also a teacher) on Wisconsin Covid-19 school reopening task force is heard calling teachers “pussies” over a hot mic; is removed from task force
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Researchers find COVID-infected children are major carriers, further complicating the school-reopening debate
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TN to not collect data on cases in schools.
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COVID-19 in the USA

3 Months Of Hell: U.S. Economy Drops 32.9%, In Worst GDP Report Ever
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Almost 30 Million in U.S. Didn’t Have Enough to Eat Last Week
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Herman Cain Dies From Coronavirus at 74
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Nurse brawls with Chicago subway passenger who blames health care workers for coronavirus
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Florida reports 253 new coronavirus deaths in third straight daily record [LINK]

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