COVID-19 Information Resources
This guide covers many information resources on COVID-19 from a public health perspective. It is constantly being updated with new material, so check in often for the latest information.
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Overview
COVID-19 is the official and abbreviated name for Coronavirus Disease 2019 named by World Health Organization (WHO) in February 2020, formerly called 2019-nCov. The virus that causes the outbreak of COVID-19 is named "severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2" or SARS-CoV-2 by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Coronaviridae Study Group (https://talk.ictvonline.org/).
The COVID-19 Resources Guide presents many resources at various levels including Rutgers university's updates on this pandemic. Visit back often as new information is being added.
If you have any question, please feel free to contact the Health Sciences reference librarians by emailing to rbhs_reference@libraries.rutgers.edu.
Latest Updates and Tracking COVID-19
- COVID-19 Health MapConfirmed cases worldwide.
- GHS Index - 2019 Global Health Security IndexIncludes GHS Index Map.
- Notable maps visualizing COVID-19 and surrounding impacts"Exploring many views on one pandemic" by Megan Danielson, March 12, 2020.
- Novel Coronvirus (COVID-19) SituationIncludes information on countries, areas or territories with cases. (WHO)
- Statista - COVID-19/Coronavirus Facts and FiguresFree access to all of Statista's COVID-19 content.
- Tracking Covid-19 cases in the USIncludes reported cases and deaths by state based on data from state and county health departments, updated every 10 minutes. (CNN)
General Resources
- Clarivate -Get the insights you need on COVID-19Clarivate's research and late-breaking news on this rapidly evolving health emergency.
- COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition"The COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition is a private-sector led response that brings together healthcare organizations, technology firms, nonprofits, academia, and startups. And it coordinates their collective expertise, capabilities, data and insights to flatten the pandemic’s curve in order to preserve the healthcare delivery system and help protect U.S. populations."
- COVID-19 Open Research Dataset Challenge (CORD-19)"In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House and a coalition of leading research groups have prepared the COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19). CORD-19 is a resource of over 134,000 scholarly articles, including over 60,000 with full text, about COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, and related coronaviruses. This freely available dataset is provided to the global research community to apply recent advances in natural language processing and other AI techniques to generate new insights in support of the ongoing fight against this infectious disease."
- Covid-19 Vaccine Resource Center - NEJMA collection of resources on Covid-19 vaccines, including frequently asked questions, continuing medical education, published research, and commentary.
- COVID-19: How the virus is impacting medical schoolsAn article written by AMA news writer, Brendan Murphy, March 18, 2020.
- COVID-19: Pandemics Past and Present via HeinOnline.orgHeinOnline has launched COVID-19: Pandemics Past and Present to spread information.
- Elsevier Coronavirus Research HubMade for researchers in life sciences, clinical research, academic and government, and data science.
- How to shift into COVID-19 research"Scientists who aren’t virologists or vaccinologists can still make crucial contributions to the global effort to battle SARS-CoV-2."
- IHME - COVID-19 ProjectionsThe charts show projected hospital resource use based on COVID-19 deaths. The projections assume the continuation of strong social distancing measures and other protective measures. For more info, visit IHME website.
- JAMA Network - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)Updates on COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment
- The Medical Research Network (MedRN by SSRN)It is a " source for real-time medical information and current interdisciplinary medical research."
- NEJM: COVID-19 Content and Online Teaching ResourcesContaining links to all freely available Covid-19 content from the New England Journal of Medicine, NEJM Journal Watch, NEJM Resident 360, and NEJM Catalyst.
- Vendor Love in the Time of COVID-19Vendor COVID-19 Related Donations and Pro Bono Access
- Walters Kluwer - COVID-19 Tools & Resources for CliniciansCOVID-19 resources for front-line clinicians and medical researchers
- THE WAY FORWARD ON COVID-19AAMC's "A Road Map to Reset the Nation's Approach to the Pandemic."