Articles: covid-19.
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J. Korean Med. Sci. · Jan 2025
Impact of Government Healthcare Policy Changes on Consumption and Human Movements During COVID-19: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis in Korea.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has altered daily behavioral patterns based on government healthcare policies, including consumption and movement patterns. We aimed to examine the extent to which changes in the government's healthcare policy have affected people's lives, primarily focusing on changes in consumption and population movements. ⋯ Enhancing healthcare policies presents advantages and disadvantages. Although such policies help prevent the spread of COVID-19, they also reduce consumption and mobility, extending the time needed to return to pre-COVID-19 levels. Government healthcare policymakers should consider not only disease prevention but also the impact of these policies on social behaviors, economic activity, and mobility.
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This article provides an overview of vitamin C for preventing and treating respiratory infections. Studies in a wide variety of animals have shown vitamin C to be protective against infections. In controlled trials in the general human population, >1 g/day vitamin C did not prevent common colds. ⋯ It is unlikely that vitamin C would reduce the risk of pneumonia in the general population, however, four trials reported a treatment benefit for pneumonia patients, although the findings encourage further research rather than providing firm evidence of efficacy. Vitamin C has been tested for COVID-19 and sepsis with conflicting results. Given the evidence that vitamin C reduces the severity and duration of the common cold, and the safety and low cost, it is not unreasonable for individuals to test whether 6-8 g/day is beneficial at the individual level.
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Vaccine mandates have been used to minimize the duty days lost and deaths attributable to infectious disease among active duty Service members (ADSMs). In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, in August 2021, the U.S. DoD issued a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all ADSMs. This study aimed to investigate COVID-19 vaccine uptake among the ADSM population, as well as factors associated with timing of COVID-19 vaccine receipt. ⋯ COVID-19 vaccine uptake was high among all ADSMs, with the majority initiating the primary series before the mandate. The high vaccine uptake among ADSMs shown here may be used as a guide to both military and civilian pandemic policy and outreach efforts related to enhanced vaccine uptake.
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To analyze the categories of risk and vulnerability based on the experience of health professionals who attended SARS-CoV-2. ⋯ Subjective perceptions of risk perception and vulnerability correspond with objective perceptions and opportunities to implement coping strategies and risk reduction, including at the family level. To support health professionals in the face of future health emergencies, it is necessary to guarantee them job security.