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COVID and Public Health

A special issue of COVID (ISSN 2673-8112). This special issue belongs to the section "COVID Public Health and Epidemiology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 1756

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Anna Puigdellívol-Sánchez

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Guest Editor
1. CAP Anton de Borja-Centre Universitari, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa, Rubí, Spain
2. Human Anatomy and Embryology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Interests: COVID-19 epidemiology; COVID-19 treatment; family medicine; angles in spinal anaesthesia; nerve regeneration; MRI image analysis

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite researchers and experts to contribute original articles to a Special Issue focusing on COVID-19 and public health. This Special Issue will explore the ongoing impact of the pandemic on global health systems and public health policies. We welcome contributions that address a wide range of topics, including epidemiology, vaccine strategies, risk–benefit quantification methods, healthcare plans that address long-COVID, and the assessment of public health policies during and after the pandemic across different countries. We also welcome submissions that present methodologies for the monitoring of the evolution of the virus; these could address the integration of case numbers, hospitalizations, and deaths into public databases, variant tracking, and wastewater surveillance.

By publishing innovative research, this Special Issue aims to inform and influence preparations for future pandemics and public health crises.

All submitted articles will undergo a rigorous peer-review process.

Dr. Anna Puigdellívol-Sánchez
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. COVID is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1000 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • COVID-19 public health
  • COVID-19 variant
  • COVID-19 hospitalization
  • COVID-19 vaccines
  • COVID-19 wastewater-based surveillance
  • post-COVID rehabilitation

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COVID-19 Trends in a Northeastern Brazilian State from the Start of the Pandemic: Exploring an Alternative Time Series Method
by Matheus Paiva Emidio Cavalcanti, Jorge de Oliveira Echeimberg, Tassiane Cristina Morais, Blanca Elena Guerrero Daboin, Fernando Augusto Marinho dos Santos Figueira, Carlos Mendes Tavares and Luiz Carlos de Abreu
COVID 2024, 4(12), 1960-1970; https://doi.org/10.3390/covid4120138 - 11 Dec 2024
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Pernambuco, a northeastern Brazilian state, suffered significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. The incidence, mortality, and fatality rates were incredibly high; these outcomes were a direct failure of the public health system to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. We developed an efficient method to analyze [...] Read more.
Pernambuco, a northeastern Brazilian state, suffered significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. The incidence, mortality, and fatality rates were incredibly high; these outcomes were a direct failure of the public health system to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. We developed an efficient method to analyze the trends in incidence, mortality, and lethality indicators of COVID-19 and the dynamics of their main determinants in the state of Pernambuco from March 2020 to March 2022. This was a time series ecological study. We calculated the lethality, mortality, and incidence rates with official and public data from the Health Department of this state. The effective reproduction number (Rt) was estimated, and then the periods were delimited, thus creating the efficiency model. Differences were considered significant when p < 0.05. We found 585,551 cases and 18,233 deaths from COVID-19. January 2022 was the month with the highest number of cases (6312) and, in May 2020, we recorded the highest number of deaths (149). Our method was efficient in analyzing periods of COVID-19, noting a contrast between the early and most recent periods, with the latter showing a stable number of new cases and patient deaths. Full article
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Oral Hygiene Status of Children with High Caries Risk and Their Parents
by Zeliha Hatipoğlu Palaz, Nagehan Aktaş and Didem Atabek
COVID 2024, 4(12), 1897-1907; https://doi.org/10.3390/covid4120133 - 28 Nov 2024
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Background: People consumed more sugary foods and neglected oral hygiene during the lockdowns due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The study aimed to compare the oral hygiene status and dietary habits of children with high caries risk and their parents before and [...] Read more.
Background: People consumed more sugary foods and neglected oral hygiene during the lockdowns due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The study aimed to compare the oral hygiene status and dietary habits of children with high caries risk and their parents before and after COVID-19. Methods: The study was conducted with the parents of 155 children aged 3–5 years. A questionnaire including both the children’s and parents’ dietary and oral hygiene habits was completed by the parents. Decay, missing, filling teeth (dmft/DMFT) status of the children was recorded before and after COVID-19. Results: A significant decrease was observed in the parents’ tooth brushing frequency (p = 0.028), while no difference was observed in the children’s brushing frequency before and after COVID-19 (p = 0.216). Both children and parents ate significantly more frequently (p = 0.047, p = 0.043). dmft/DMFT values increased significantly after COVID-19 (p = 0.005). Conclusions: The study showed that the COVID-19 pandemic had a limited effect on tooth brushing habits in children with high caries risk. Additionally, it resulted in increased consumption of sugary foods among both children and parents, exacerbating caries in children aged 3–5 years. Healthcare professionals and parents can work together to mitigate the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on oral health, especially for high-caries-risk children. Full article
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Exploring the Role of News Outlets in the Rise of a Conspiracy Theory: Hydroxychloroquine in the Early Days of COVID-19
by Robert Dickinson, Dominique Makowski, Harm van Marwijk and Elizabeth Ford
COVID 2024, 4(12), 1873-1896; https://doi.org/10.3390/covid4120132 - 27 Nov 2024
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Improper use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 has been linked to 17,000 preventable deaths. This content analysis study investigates the emergence of this conspiracy theory, the role of the news media in perpetuating and disseminating it, and whether coverage differed by outlet political [...] Read more.
Improper use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 has been linked to 17,000 preventable deaths. This content analysis study investigates the emergence of this conspiracy theory, the role of the news media in perpetuating and disseminating it, and whether coverage differed by outlet political alignment. We searched Nexis for relevant media from 17–31 March 2020. A total of 128 media pieces were coded qualitatively and thematically analysed. The news media amplified the voices of right-wing political elites and used a variety of manipulative tactics in reporting on hydroxychloroquine. Powerful ingroup/outgroup mechanisms polarised the American public and created a schism between Trump supporters and the public health apparatus that reflected the political asymmetry in reporting on hydroxychloroquine. The widespread use of optimistic framings and anecdotal evidence contributed to public misunderstandings of the evidence. Therefore, strategic and interventionist public health efforts are required to combat misinformation. This study informs discussions of how politicised media coverage catalyses conspiracism. Full article
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