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1. SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence after Third Wave of Infections, South Africa

   This article has 20 authors:

   1. Jackie Kleynhans
   2. Stefano Tempia
   3. Nicole Wolter
   4. Anne von Gottberg
   5. Jinal N. Bhiman
   6. Amelia Buys
   7. Jocelyn Moyes
   8. Meredith L. McMorrow
   9. Kathleen Kahn
   10. F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé
   11. Stephen Tollman
   12. Neil A. Martinson
   13. Floidy Wafawanaka
   14. Limakatso Lebina
   15. Jacques D. du Toit
   16. Waasila Jassat
   17. Mzimasi Neti
   18. Marieke Brauer
   19. Cheryl Cohen
   20. for the PHIRST-C Group1

   Reviewed by ScreenIT

2. Strength and durability of antibody responses to BNT162b2 and CoronaVac

   This article has 13 authors:

   1. Benjamin J. Cowling
   2. Irene O.L. Wong
   3. Eunice Y.C. Shiu
   4. Amber Y.T. Lai
   5. Samuel M.S. Cheng
   6. Sara Chaothai
   7. Kelvin K.H. Kwan
   8. Mario Martín-Sánchez
   9. Leo L.M. Poon
   10. Dennis K.M. Ip
   11. Gabriel M. Leung
   12. Nancy H.L. Leung
   13. J.S. Malik Peiris

   Reviewed by ScreenIT

3. Workplace infection control measures and romantic activities of workers during COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective cohort study in Japan

   This article has 9 authors:

   1. Yoshihisa Fujino
   2. Makoto Okawara
   3. Ayako Hino
   4. Keiji Muramatsu
   5. Tomohisa Nagata
   6. Kazunori Ikegami
   7. Seiichiro Tateishi
   8. Mayumi Tsuji
   9. Tomohiro Ishimaru

   Reviewed by ScreenIT

4. Comprehensive humoral and cellular immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 variants in diverse Chinese populations: A benefit perspective of national vaccination

   This article has 23 authors:

   1. Jiwei Li
   2. Jing Wu
   3. Qiuyue Long
   4. Yanan Wu
   5. Xiaoyi Hu
   6. Yukun He
   7. Mingzheng Jiang
   8. Jia Li
   9. Lili Zhao
   10. Shuoqi Yang
   11. Xiaoyong chen
   12. Minghui Wang
   13. Jianshi Zheng
   14. Fangfang Wu
   15. Ruiliang Wu
   16. Lihong Ren
   17. Liang Bu
   18. Houzhao Wang
   19. Ke Li
   20. Lijuan Fu
   21. Guojun Zhang
   22. Yali Zheng
   23. Zhancheng Gao

   Reviewed by ScreenIT

5. Favipiravir, lopinavir-ritonavir or combination therapy (FLARE): a randomised, double blind, 2x2 factorial placebo-controlled trial of early antiviral therapy in COVID-19

   This article has 18 authors:

   1. David M Lowe
   2. Li-An K Brown
   3. Kashfia Chowdhury
   4. Stephanie Davey
   5. Philip Yee
   6. Felicia Ikeji
   7. Amalia Ndoutoumou
   8. Divya Shah
   9. Alexander Lennon
   10. Abhulya Rai
   11. Akosua A Agyeman
   12. Anna Checkley
   13. Nicola Longley
   14. Hakim-Moulay Dehbi
   15. Nick Freemantle
   16. Judith Breuer
   17. Joseph F Standing
   18. FLARE Investigators

   Reviewed by Rapid Reviews Infectious Diseases, ScreenIT

6. Summarizing Study Characteristics and Diagnostic Performance of Commercially Available Tests for Respiratory Syncytial Virus: A Scoping Literature Review in the COVID-19 Era

   This article has 5 authors:

   1. David I Bernstein
   2. Asuncion Mejias
   3. Barbara Rath
   4. Christopher W Woods
   5. Jamie Phillips Deeter

   Reviewed by ScreenIT

7. Direct and indirect mortality impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, March 1, 2020 to January 1, 2022

   This article has 7 authors:

   1. Wha-Eum Lee
   2. Sang Woo Park
   3. Daniel M Weinberger
   4. Donald Olson
   5. Lone Simonsen
   6. Bryan T Grenfell
   7. Cécile Viboud

   This article has been curated by 1 group:

   • Curated by eLife

     Evaluation Summary:

     The authors examine the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on excess mortality in the US up to April 30, 2021. The authors separate direct impacts (caused by COVID-19, coded as such or not) of the pandemic from indirect impacts (disruptions), finding that most excess deaths (90%) are due to direct impacts. Importantly, the authors find that the official COVID-19 death tally is an undercount of these deaths. Moreover, the authors also find that excess deaths due to other causes are the main driver of excess mortality among younger populations. The paper is interesting and well written, although we have some concerns, particularly around the estimation of direct vs. indirect impacts.

     (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. The reviewers remained anonymous to the authors.)

   Reviewed by eLife, ScreenIT

8. Omicron Spike Protein Has a Positive Electrostatic Surface That Promotes ACE2 Recognition and Antibody Escape

   This article has 4 authors:

   1. Hin Hark Gan
   2. John Zinno
   3. Fabio Piano
   4. Kristin C. Gunsalus

   Reviewed by ScreenIT

9. Dam–Infant Rhesus Macaque Pairs to Dissect Age-Dependent Responses to SARS-CoV-2 Infection

   This article has 21 authors:

   1. Stephanie N Langel
   2. Carolina Garrido
   3. Caroline Phan
   4. Tatianna Travieso
   5. Helene Kirshner
   6. Todd DeMarco
   7. Zhong-Min Ma
   8. J Rachel Reader
   9. Katherine J Olstad
   10. Rebecca L Sammak
   11. Yashavanth Shaan Lakshmanappa
   12. Jamin W Roh
   13. Jennifer Watanabe
   14. Jodie Usachenko
   15. Ramya Immareddy
   16. Rachel Pollard
   17. Smita S Iyer
   18. Sallie Permar
   19. Lisa A Miller
   20. Koen K A Van Rompay
   21. Maria Blasi

   Reviewed by ScreenIT

10. Molecular dynamics simulations of the spike trimeric ectodomain of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant: structural relationships with infectivity, evasion to immune system and transmissibility

    This article has 4 authors:

    1. Anacleto Silva de Souza
    2. Vitor Martins de Freitas Amorim
    3. Robson Francisco de Souza
    4. Cristiane Rodrigues Guzzo

    Reviewed by ScreenIT