Population Health and Medical Research Resources

 

High-Risk Populations

General Resources

• Extra Precautions for Groups and Higher Risk of Severe Illness
  Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Patients with Chronic Conditions

• AMGA COVID-19 Chronic Care Resources

Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Disparities (Arranged by date)

• HHS Grants Morehouse School of Medicine $40 Million to Combat COVID-19 in Vulnerable Communities
  June 23, 2020
  Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Loyola Medicine Case Study: Established Community Partnership Pays Off During COVID-19
  June, 2020
  Source: American Hospital Association
• Study Shines Light on COVID-19 Racial Disparities
  May 21, 2020
  Source: Sutter Health
• Study on effective COVID-19 communications in vulnerable minority communities
  May 18, 2020
  Source: Mayo Clinic
• COVID-19 and Racial and Ethnic Disparities
  May 11, 2020
  Source: JAMA Network
• Racial Disparities in the Time of COVID-19
  May 4, 2020
  Source: Michigan Medicine
• Coronavirus in African Americans and Other People of Color
  April 20, 2020
  Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine
• Detailed Demographic Data Crucial to Effective Coronavirus Response
  April 21, 2020
  Source: Pew Charitable Trusts
• Communities of Color at Higher Risk for Health and Economic Challenges Due to COVID-19
  April 7, 2020
  Source: Kaiser Family Foundation
• National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities Funding Opportunities

Older Adults and the Elderly

• Guidance for Older Adults
  Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Coronavirus and COVD-19: Caring for the Elderly
  Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine
• COVID-19 Information Hub
  Source: American Geriatrics Society

Vaccines and Therapeutics

National Institutes of Health

• Experts Identify Steps to Expand and Improve Antibody Tests (June 23, 2020)
• All of Us Research Program Launches COVID-19 Research Initiatives (June 16, 2020)
• National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) to Build Centralized Patient Data Repository (June 15, 2020)
• NIH COVID-19 Resources Page
  • Study identifies potential approach to treat severe respiratory distress in COVID-19 patients (June 5, 2020)
• Peer-reviewed Data Shows Remdesivir Improves Time to Recovery (May 22, 2020)
• Investigational ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Vaccine Protects Monkeys Against COVID-19 Pneumonia (May 15, 2020)
• NIAID Strategic Plans Details COVID-19 Research Priorities (April 23, 2020)
• Clinical Trials Related to COVID-19

Studies and Surveys (Arranged by date)

• Dexamethasone reduces death in hospitalized patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19
  June 16, 2020
  Source: University of Oxford
• Treatment of COVID-19 Patients With Convalescent Plasma
  May 27, 2020
  Source: The American Journal of Pathology
• Remdesivir for the Treatment of COVID-19--Preliminary Report
  May 22, 2020
  Source: New England Journal of Medicine

Company News and Information (Arranged by date)

• AstraZeneca [+]
  • COVID-19 Information Hub
  • AstraZeneca and Oxford University Announce Landmark Agreement on COVID-19 Vaccine (April 30, 2020)
  • BARDA Funding to Accelerate Vaccine Development, Manufacturig
• Emergent Biosolutions Inc. [+]
  • COVID-19 Updates
  • Emergent Biosolutions Joins Warp Speed Program to Accelerate Vaccine Manufacturing (June 1, 2020)
• Gilead Sciences [+]
  • COVID-19 Update on Ongoing Response
• Johnson & Johnson [+]
  • COVID-19 Therapy and Vaccine Development
  • Lead Vaccine Candidate for COVID-19 Announced (March 30, 2020)
  • Janssen COVID-19 Update
  • BARDA Funding to Accelerate Clinical Trials, Manufacture
• Merck Inc. [+]
  • COVID-19 Information Center
  • BARDA Partners with Merck, IAVI to Accelerate Vaccine Development
• Moderna, Inc. [+]
  • Positive Phase I Data for mRNA Vaccine (mRNA 1273) (May 18, 2020)
  • BARDA Funds to Expand Domestic Manufacturing of mRNA 1273
• Pfizer, Inc. [+]
  • Early positive data released from ongoing Phase 1/2 study of mRNA-based vaccine candidate (July 1, 2020)
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts
  • Pfizer, Biontech Dose First Participants in U.S. as part of Global MRNA Vaccine Development (May 5, 2020)
• Sanofi [+]
  • Sanofi Response to COVID-19
  • BARDA, Sanofi prepare for studies of COVID-19

Academic Health System Research (Arranged alphabetically)

• Brigham and Women’s Hospital: COVID-19 Research and Innovation
• Cleveland Clinic: COVID-19 Research Projects
  • Researchers Develop First Model to Predict Likelihood of Testing Positive for COVID-19 (June 15, 2020)
• Hackensack Meridian: Center for Discovery and Innovation (COVID-19 Research)
• Houston Methodist: COVID-19 Research
• Johns Hopkins: COVID-19 Research Response Programs
• Mayo Clinic: Convalescent Plasma Program
• Massachusetts General Hospital: COVID-19 Research
• Penn Medicine: Penn Center for Research on Coronavirus and Other Emerging Pathogens
• University of Michigan: COVID-19 Research Portal
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center: COVID-19 Research Portal

Additional Resources

• Medical Countermeasures Portfolio—Vaccines, Diagnostic Tests, Therapeutics
  Source: Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)
• ASPR’s Portfolio of Medical Countermeasures Under Investigation
  Source: HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response
• COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker
  Source: Regulatory Affairs Professional Society

Immunization Programs

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Vaccination Recommendations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Maintaining Childhood Immunizations and Well-Child Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

World Health Organization

• Guiding Principles for Immunization During the COVID-19 Pandemic (March 26, 2020)

Additional Resources

• Guidance on Providing Pediatric Well-Child Care During COVID-19
  Source: American Academy of Pediatrics
• Getting Adolescent Vaccination Back on Track
  Source: National HPV Roundtable