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1. Early indirect impact of COVID-19 pandemic on utilization and outcomes of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services in Kenya

   This article has 8 authors:

   1. Duncan Shikuku
   2. Irene Nyaoke
   3. Sylvia Gichuru
   4. Onesmus Maina
   5. Martin Eyinda
   6. Pamela Godia
   7. Lucy Nyaga
   8. Charles Ameh

   Reviewed by ScreenIT

2. Modeling the impact of racial and ethnic disparities on COVID-19 epidemic dynamics

   This article has 5 authors:

   1. Kevin C Ma
   2. Tigist F Menkir
   3. Stephen Kissler
   4. Yonatan H Grad
   5. Marc Lipsitch

   This article has been curated by 1 group:

   • Curated by eLife

     Evaluation Summary:

     This excellent paper by Ma and colleagues assesses the role of assortative mixing in regards to racial and ethnic disparities to estimate herd immunity thresholds (HIT) for SARS-CoV-2. The paper is conceptual in nature and builds on similar models which have been particularly useful to understand the dynamics of sexually transmitted diseases. The model is explained well and the paper is clearly written. The conclusions are justified by the analysis. One limitation is that the model is trained against a single cross-sectional seroprevalence estimate (one in NYC & one in Long Island) which allows for multiple models (ranging from homogeneous mixing to proportionate mixing) to recapitulate the data and in turn does not allow general estimates of HIT for these regions. It is also unclear if a more realistic epidemic simulation that included repeated waves of infection &/or vaccine roll out would change the conclusions regarding HIT according to race and ethnicity.

     (This preprint has been reviewed by eLife. We include the public reviews from the reviewers here; the authors also receive private feedback with suggested changes to the manuscript. Reviewer #1, Reviewer #2 and Reviewer #3 agreed to share their names with the authors.)

   Reviewed by eLife, ScreenIT

3. Chest pain presentations to hospital during the COVID-19 lockdown: Lessons for public health media campaigns

   This article has 5 authors:

   1. Amy V. Ferry
   2. Collette Keanie
   3. Martin A. Denvir
   4. Nicholas L. Mills
   5. Fiona E. Strachan

   Reviewed by ScreenIT

4. Urban Sprawl of Covid-19 Epidemic in India: Lessons in the First Semester

   This article has 4 authors:

   1. Rajeev Gupta
   2. Kiran Gaur
   3. Raghubir S Khedar
   4. Rajinder K Dhamija

   Reviewed by ScreenIT

5. The relationship between anxiety, health, and potential stressors among adults in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic

   This article has 13 authors:

   1. Angela M Parcesepe
   2. McKaylee Robertson
   3. Amanda Berry
   4. Andrew Maroko
   5. Rebecca Zimba
   6. Christian Grov
   7. Drew Westmoreland
   8. Sarah Kulkarni
   9. Madhura Rane
   10. William Salgado-You
   11. Chloe Mirzayi
   12. Levi Waldron
   13. Denis Nash

   Reviewed by ScreenIT

6. Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 ORF6 deletion variants detected in a nosocomial cluster during routine genomic surveillance, Lyon, France

   This article has 13 authors:

   1. Grégory Quéromès
   2. Grégory Destras
   3. Antonin Bal
   4. Hadrien Regue
   5. Gwendolyne Burfin
   6. Solenne Brun
   7. Rémi Fanget
   8. Florence Morfin
   9. Martine Valette
   10. Sophie Trouillet-Assant
   11. Bruno Lina
   12. Emilie Frobert
   13. Laurence Josset

   Reviewed by ScreenIT

7. How to Coordinate Vaccination and Social Distancing to Mitigate SARS-CoV-2 Outbreaks

   This article has 6 authors:

   1. Sara M. Grundel
   2. Stefan Heyder
   3. Thomas Hotz
   4. Tobias K. S. Ritschel
   5. Philipp Sauerteig
   6. Karl Worthmann

   Reviewed by ScreenIT

8. A lateral flow test detecting SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies

   This article has 5 authors:

   1. Nan Zhang
   2. Shuo Chen
   3. Jin V. Wu
   4. Xinhai Yang
   5. Jianfu J. Wang

   Reviewed by ScreenIT

9. The protective performance of reusable cloth face masks, disposable procedure masks, KN95 masks and N95 respirators: Filtration and total inward leakage

   This article has 3 authors:

   1. Scott Duncan
   2. Paul Bodurtha
   3. Syed Naqvi

   Reviewed by ScreenIT

10. Sword of Damocles or choosing well. Population genetics sheds light into the future of the COVID-19 pandemic and SARS-CoV-2 new mutant strains

    This article has 3 authors:

    1. J. G. García de Alcañíz
    2. V. López-Rodas
    3. E. Costas

    Reviewed by ScreenIT