This page lists feature articles on COVID-19 relevant to people working at St Vincent's Health Australia.
All articles listed are open access unless stated otherwise.
Prevention
Repeat subcutaneous administration of casirivimab and imdevimab in adults is well-tolerated and prevents the occurrence of COVID-19.
International Journal of Infectious Diseases:2022: July 2 Full text
Clinical Practice
In-hospital mortality in SARS-CoV-2 stratified by the use of corticosteroid.
Annals of Medicine and Surgery:2022: June 29 Full text
Pathophysiology and Long Covid
Association between BNT162b2 vaccination and long COVID after infections not requiring hospitalization in health care workers.
JAMA:2022: July 1 Full text
Severity and incidence of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children during 3 SARS-CoV-2 pandemic waves in Israel.
JAMA:2022: May 19 Full text
Neurovascular injury with complement activation and inflammation in COVID-19.
Brain:2022: July 5 Full text
Epidemiology
Adverse SARS-CoV-2-associated outcomes among people experiencing social marginalisation and psychiatric vulnerability: A population-based cohort study among 4,4 million people.
Lancet Regional Health – Europe:2022: June 30 Full text
Clinical characteristics and predictors for hospitalisation during the initial phases of the Delta variant Covid-19 outbreak Sydney, Australia. AUS
Emergency Medicine Australasia:2022: June Full text
Infection Control
Long distance airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2: rapid systematic review.
BMJ:2022: June 29 Full text
Intrinsic generation time of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant: An observational study of household transmission.
Lancet Regional Health – Europe:2022: July 1 Full text
Vaccines
Association of BNT162b2 vaccine third dose receipt with incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection, COVID-19–related hospitalization, and death among residents of long-term care facilities, August to October 2021.
JAMA Network Open:2022: July 1 Full text
Associations of BMI with COVID-19 vaccine uptake, vaccine effectiveness, and risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes after vaccination in England: a population-based cohort study.
Lancet Rheumatology:2022: June 30 Full text
Mental Health Aspects
Thoughts of suicide or self-harm among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative analysis of open-ended survey responses.
BJPsych Open:2022: June 14 Full text