Links
Here you can link to various websites an articles which give important resource data to use in studying and knowing more about COVID-19.
Hydroxychloroquine
NEJM Study. This study which came out on July, 23 2020 purportedly shows no benefit to hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of COVID-19.
NEJM Study. This study which came out on June 3, 2020 shows no benefit to hydroxychloroquine in preventing COVID-19 infection after being exposed to COVID-19.
Henry Ford Medical Group. This study which came out in early July of 2020 shows benefit to hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID-19 infection.
2005 Study on SARS. This is a study that came out on 8/22/2005 that shows the effectiveness of Chloroquine in preventing the spread SARS CoV in cell culture.
Herd Immunity
Roundtable Discussion. Here is a nice roundtable discussion on herd immunity.
Sweden. Sweden took a different approach than the US and other western nations. This is one author’s view that supports Sweden’s approach.
Containment Measures
Lancet. This opinion piece came out on 3/5/20. It’s a nice review of measures taken in SARS. Also discussed is COVID-19 as it was understood at the time.
Temperature and Humidity. Here the authors give evidence that increased temperature and humidity protected against the SARS virus of 2003.
The Lockdown
Influenza Measures in 1918. This is the mother of all papers that supports the lockdown.