CONCLUSION: The rates of maternal morbidity and mortality increased in the pregnant population with low rates of vaccination in the period of the fourth wave which was associated with the delta variant. No significant difference was observed in
CONCLUSION: Cross-border case and contact tracing data can supplement routine surveillance but are challenging to measure. We need improved systems for cross-border event management, by improving training and communication channels, that will help
CONCLUSION: Coronavirus-2 presents neurotropism, and it can reach the CNS by hematogenous dissemination and by direct infection of the nerve endings. It causes brain injuries through several mechanisms, such as cytokine storm, microglial activation
The COVID-19 pandemic in the United States is marked by divisions in perceptions of disease severity as well as misperceptions about the virus and vaccine that vary along ideological and political party lines. Perceptual differences may be due to
CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights that carefulness is warranted when COVID-19 death statistics are used in health service planning and resonates a need for further research on cause-of-death recording methodologies.
Examination of caregiver preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic can inform efforts to support caregivers in future times of global crisis. Informal caregivers of adults with dementia or severe disabilities (n = 72, M(age) = 62.82 years, 90.28% female
The research article "Excess of heart failure-related deaths during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in the United States" was recently published with great effort¹. While I value the authors' attempts to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic may affect heart