This animation—produced in collaboration with Yoni Goodman—uses the “visible germ” to help people immediately grasp how easily the coronavirus is transmitted.
The film uses simple and visual ways to teach prevention practices that can help people protect themselves and others and make their communities safer.
Source: The Story of COVID-19
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The general public is faced with a plethora of misinformation regarding COVID-19 and the readability of online information has an impact on their understanding of the disease.
The accessibility of online healthcare information relating to COVID-19 is unknown. The authors ought to evaluate the readability of online information relating to COVID-19 in four English speaking regions: Ireland, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States, and compare readability of website source provenance and regional origin.
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Experimental and epidemiological data support community masking to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
The prevention benefit of masking is derived from the combination of source control and personal protection for the mask wearer. The relationship between source control and personal protection is likely complementary and possibly synergistic, so that individual benefit increases with increasing community mask use.
Further research is needed to expand the evidence base for the protective effect of cloth masks and in particular to identify the combinations of materials that maximize both their blocking and filtering effectiveness, as well as fit, comfort, durability, and consumer appeal. Adopting universal masking policies can help avert future lockdowns, especially if combined with other non-pharmaceutical interventions such as social distancing, hand hygiene, and adequate ventilation.
Source: Scientific Brief: Community Use of Cloth Masks to Control the Spread of SARS-CoV-2
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The COVID-19 Living Textbook is prepared by 55 experts (medical doctors, social scientists, and medical students, who are experts in their field and many of them have been working on the frontline of the COVID-19 response).
It is aimed at a wide range of audiences, including clinicians, public health specialists, social scientists, and the general public.
Source: Breaking Down COVID-19: The COVID-19 Living Textbook
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The Breakthrough ACTION Guatemala COVID-19 Prevention Campaign developed a set of four Instagram Stories to raise awareness that COVID-19 threat continues in Guatemala.
The Instagram Stories remind the population that it is the responsibility of the entire family to do key prevention behaviors (Wash your hands, Maintain physical distancing, and Wear a Mask) at critical moments of elevated risk to visit family or friends, go to work, or go do daily errands. The slogan of the campaign is “Si Toca Salir, Toca Cuidarse”. Each story was contextualized for the following locations: Guatemala, Nebaj, Sacatepequez, Solola, and Totonicapan.
Source: COVID-19 Instagram Posts: Si Toca Salir, Toca Cuidarse – Going to do Errands
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The Breakthrough ACTION Guatemala COVID-19 Prevention Campaign developed a set of six radio spots to raise awareness that COVID-19 threat continues in Guatemala.
The radio spots remind the population that it is the responsibility of all Guatemalans to perform key prevention behaviors (Wash your hands, Maintain physical distancing, and Wear a mask) at critical moments of elevated risk such as visiting family or friends, going to work, or going do daily errands.
Source: COVID-19 Prevention Campaign: Radio Spots – Si Toca Salir, Toca Cuidarse
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The Breakthrough ACTION Guatemala COVID-19 Prevention Campaign developed a set of Facebook posts to raise awareness that COVID-19 threat continues in Guatemala.
The posts remind the population that it is everyone’s responsibility to do key prevention behaviors (Wash your hands, Maintain physical distancing, and Wear a mask) at critical moments of elevated risk such as visiting family or friends, going to work, or going to do daily errands. The slogan of the campaign is “Si Toca Salir, Toca Cuidarse”.
Source: COVID-19 Prevention Campaign: Facebook Page Posts
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Al menos una de cada cinco visitas previstas al departamento de emergencias por ataque cardíaco o accidente cerebrovascular no se produjo durante los meses iniciales de la pandemia COVID-19, según los CDC. CDC Foundation y Million Hearts recuerdan a los estadounidenses los riesgos de descuidar la atención médica de emergencia por ataque cardíaco o accidente cerebrovascular durante COVID-19.
Source: Atención de Emergencia para Enfermedades Cardíacas Durante COVID-19
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Amid concerns that fewer people are managing their cardiovascular disease risk factors during COVID-19, CDC Foundation and Million Hearts remind Americans to focus on their heart health, especially during COVID-19.
Source: Maintaining Heart Health During COVID-19
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At least one in five expected emergency department visits for heart attack or stroke did not occur during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the CDC. CDC Foundation and Million Hearts remind Americans of the risks of neglecting emergency medical attention for heart attack or stroke during COVID-19.
Source: Emergency Care for Heart Disease During COVID-19
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