Table 3 Publication category definitions
Publication category | Description |
|---|---|
Categories annotated by LitCovid from NCBI NIH [1] | |
 Mechanism | Underlying cause(s) of covid-19 infections and transmission and possible drug mechanism of action |
 Transmission | Characteristics and modes of covid-19 transmissions, such as human-to-human |
 Diagnosis | Disease assessment through symptoms, test results, and radiological features |
 Prevention | Prevention, control, response, and management strategies |
 Forecasting | Modelling and estimating the trend of covid-19 spread |
Categories annotated by the text mining tool from CDC PHGKB | |
 Health Equity | Relevant to health equity. Search terms are derived from a list provided by the Association for Territorial Health Officials which include terms such as diversity, health disparities, and others |
 Vaccine | Relevant to vaccine development, evaluation, implementation, and impact |
 Variant | Relevant to SARS-CoV-2 variants and their impact on public health |
 Surveillance | Relevant to SARS-CoV-2 public health surveillance and tracking |