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The Ovid platform includes the following databases: CAB Abstracts, Embase, Global Health, Medline, and PsycInfo.

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Suggested search alert for COVID-19 (2019 Novel Coronavirus).

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(corona virus* OR corona pandemic* OR coronavir* OR  covid19 OR covid* OR “wuhan virus” OR “severe acute respiratory syndrome” OR “novel CoV” OR nCoV* OR 2019nCoV OR ncov19 OR ncovid OR sarscov2 OR sars2 OR “sars 2” OR “sars-cov” OR “sarscov 2” OR “sars cov 2” OR “sars co v 2” OR sarscov OR “sars virus” OR “social distancing” OR “flatten the curve” OR “flattening the curve” OR pandoeconom* OR twindemic* OR “solidarity trial” OR “operation warp speed” OR COVAX OR “Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations” OR “ACT-Accelerator” OR “ACT Accelerator” OR BNT162b2 OR comirnaty OR “mRNA-1273” OR CoviShield OR AZD1222 OR “ChAdOx1-S” OR “ChAdOx1 S” OR “ChAdOx1 nCoV-19” OR vaxzevria OR “Sputnik V” OR “Sputnik light” OR “Sputnik-light” OR CoronaVac OR picoVacc OR “BBIBP-CorV” OR “Ad26.CoV2.S” OR “ad26.covs.1” OR  “ad26.cov” OR “JNJ-78436735” OR Ad26COVS1 OR VAC31518 OR EpiVacCorona OR Convidicea OR “Ad5-nCoV” OR pakvac OR Novavax OR “NVX-CoV2373” OR Sinovac OR sinopharm OR Covaxin OR “COVIran Barakat” OR BBV152 OR  “WIBP-CorV” OR KoviVac OR CoviVac OR ZF2001 OR “RBD-Dimer” OR  QazVac OR “QazCovid-in” OR “TAK-919” OR “NVX-CoV2373” OR “ZyCoV-D” OR “CIGB 66” OR CVnCoV OR “INO-4800” OR “VIR-7831” OR “UB-612” OR BNT162 OR “GRAd-COV2” OR “SCB-2019” OR “Razi Cov Pars” OR Nanocovax OR “AdCLD-CoV19” OR “KD-414” OR “VBI-2902a” OR “COVID-eVax” OR “S-268019” OR “GLS-5310” OR Covigenix OR “VAX-001” OR “Vietnam domestic vaccine” OR “EXG-5003” OR “AKS-452” OR “DS-5670a” OR ABNCoV2 OR  VLA2001 OR EuCorVac OR “IIBR-100” OR ArCov OR “AG0301-COVID19” OR “GX-19N” OR “ARCT-021” OR “LUNAR-COV19” OR “HDT-301” OR HGCO19 OR “AV-COVID-19” OR “PTX-COVID19-B” OR “COVI-VAC” OR CORVax12 OR “MVA-SARS-2-S” OR COH04S1 OR “AdimrSC-2f” OR “bacTRL-Spike” OR “COVAX-19” OR “DelNS1-2019-nCoV-RBD-OPT1” OR “GRAd-COV2” OR “UQ-CSL V451” OR “VXA-CoV2-1” OR “AdCOVID” OR “AAVCOVID” OR “ChAd-SARS-CoV-2-S” OR HaloVax OR LineaDNA OR MRT5500 OR PittCoVacc OR “T-COVIDTM” OR “LNP-nCoVsaRNA” OR V590 OR V591 OR “ERUCOV-VAC” OR BUTANVAC OR “MVC-COV1901” OR Vidprevtyn OR Corbevax OR GBP510 OR BBV154 OR “Gam-COVID-Vac” OR “variant of concern” OR “variants of concern” OR “variant under investigation” OR “variants under investigation” OR “variant of high consequence” OR “variants of high consequence” OR “high consequence variant” OR ” high consequence variants” OR “variant of interest” OR “variants of interest” OR “B.1.1.7” OR “VOC 202012/01” OR “VOC202012/01” OR “VUI 202012/01” OR “VUI202012/01” OR “501Y.V1” OR “UK Variant” OR “Kent Variant” OR “VOC 202102/02” OR “VOC202102/02” OR “VOC-20DEC-01” OR “VOC-21FEB-02” OR “alpha variant” OR “alpha VOC” OR “alpha VOI” OR “alpha VUI” OR “alpha lineage” OR “B.1.351” OR “VOC 202012/02” OR “VOC202012/02” OR “20H/501.V2” OR “20H/501Y.V2” OR “501Y.V2” OR “501.V2” OR “South African Variant” OR “VOC-20DEC-02” OR “beta variant” OR “beta VOC” OR “beta VOI” OR “beta VUI” OR “beta lineage” OR “B.1.1.28.1” OR “B.1.1.28” OR “B.1.1.248” OR “VOC 202101/02” OR “VOC202101/02” OR “VUI202101/02” OR “VUI 202101/02” OR “501Y.V3” OR “brazil Variant” OR “P.1 variant” OR “P.1 lineage” OR “Lineage P.1” OR “VOC-21JAN-02” OR “gamma variant” OR “gamma VOC” OR “gamma VOI” OR “gamma VUI” OR “gamma lineage” OR “B.1.617” OR “VUI-21APR-01” OR “B.1.618” OR “VUI-202102/01” OR “VUI-21FEB-01” OR “B.1.617.2”  OR “VOC-21APR-02” OR “B.1.6172” OR “B.1.617.2.1” OR “AY.1 variant” OR “AY.22 variant” OR “AY.2 variant” OR “AY.3 variant” OR “delta variant” OR “delta VOC” OR “delta VOI” OR “delta VUI” OR “delta plus variant” OR “deltaplus variant” OR “deltaplus VOC” OR “deltaplus VOI” OR “deltaplus VUI” OR “delta plus VOC” OR “delta plus VOI” OR “delta plus VUI” OR “delta lineage” OR “delta plus lineage” OR “B.1.427” OR “B.1.429” OR “20C/S:452R” OR “CAL.20C” OR “CAL.20C/L452R” OR “20C/L452R” OR “20-C variant” OR “CAVUI1” OR “GH/451R.V1” OR “epsilon variant” OR “epsilon VOC” OR “epsilon VOI” OR “epsilon VUI” OR “epsilon lineage” OR “B.1.526” OR “20C/S:484K” OR “iota variant” OR “iota VOC” OR “iota VOI” OR “iota VUI” OR “iota lineage” OR “B.1.1.28.3” OR “P3 variant” OR “P.3 Strain” OR “Lineage P.3” OR “P.3 Lineage” OR “PHL-B.1.1.28” OR “VUI-21MAR-02” OR “theta variant” OR “theta VOC” OR “theta VOI” OR “theta VUI” OR “theta lineage” OR “B.1.1.28.2” OR “20B/S.484K” OR “P.2 variant” OR “P.2 strain” OR “P.2 Lineage” OR “GR clade” OR “VUI 202101/01” OR “VUI202101/01” OR “zeta variant” OR “zeta VOC” OR “zeta VOI” OR “zeta VUI” OR “theta lineage” OR “B.1.177” OR “20A.EU1” OR “20A.EU2” OR “Variant 20A” OR “B.1.525” OR “G/484K.V3” OR “20A/S:484K” OR “UK1188” OR “eta variant” OR “eta VOC” OR “eta VOI” OR “eta VUI” OR “eta lineage” OR “B.1.617.1” OR “kappa variant” OR “kappa plus variant” OR “kappaplus variant” OR “kappa VOC” OR “kappa VOI” OR “kappa VUI” OR “kappaplus VOC” OR “kappaplus VOI” OR “kappaplus VUI” OR “kappa plus VOC” OR “kappa plus VOI” OR “kappa plus VUI” OR “kappa lineage” OR “kappaplus lineage” OR “kappa plus lineage” OR “C.37 variant” OR “lambda variant” OR “lambda VOC” OR “lambda VOI” OR “lambda VUI” OR “lambda lineage” OR “B.1.621” OR “Mu variant” OR “MU VOC” OR “MU VOI” OR “MU VUI” OR “MU lineage” OR “B.1.616” OR omicron* OR “B.1.1.529” OR “B.1.1.529.2” OR “B.1.1.529.1” OR “20C/B1” OR “VOC 21NOV 01” OR “VUI 22 JAN 01” OR “BA.1.1” OR “BA.2.12.1” OR “BA.2.9.1” OR “BA.2.11” OR “BA.2.13” OR “VOC-22JAN-01” OR “VOC-22APR-03” OR “VOC-22APR-04” OR XBB* OR “XBB.1.5” OR “XBB.1” OR “BA.2.75” OR “BA.2.75” OR “BA.2.3.20” OR “BA.5.2.1.7” OR “clade 20C” OR N501Y OR A570D OR K417N OR E484K OR “K417N/T” OR S477N OR D253G OR A701V OR 8477H OR V30L OR A220V OR T445C OR C6286T OR C26801G OR E484L OR Y144V OR Q677H OR 484K OR P681R OR D651G OR E484Q OR F888L OR F565L OR V1176F OR F157S OR T781I OR T859N OR D950H OR K417T OR L18F OR P26S OR R190S OR H655Y OR T1027I OR A701V OR K417N OR S494P OR T716I OR S982A OR D1118H OR K1191N OR G142D OR P614R OR Q1071H OR T478K OR D950N OR T19R OR N501T OR “S982A” OR “S13I” OR “W152C” OR Q677P OR “G75V” OR “M177T” OR “Y453F” OR “C1247F” OR “F490S” OR Spikevax OR covilo OR kconvac OR kconecavac OR becov2a OR nuvaxovid OR “mvc cov1901” OR “mvc-cov1901” OR “aurora cov” OR “epivaccorona n” OR “erucov vac” OR “finlay fr 2” OR “finlay fr 1a” OR “finlay-fr-2” OR “finlay-fr-1a” OR “pastu covac” OR “nvsi 06 08” OR fakhravac OR “razi cov pars” OR spikogen OR “covax-19” OR covax19 OR “covax 19” OR “zycov d” OR abdayomeran OR “bnt 162b1” OR bnt162b1 OR “soberana 02” OR soberana02 OR “soberana plus” OR tozinameran OR ad26covs1 OR cansino).mp. OR ((variant OR variants) adj1 (concern OR investigation* OR consequence*)).mp. OR ((alpha OR beta OR gamma OR delta OR deltaplus OR “delta plus” OR epsilon OR iota OR theta OR zeta OR eta OR kappa OR kappaplus OR “kappa plus” OR lambda OR mu OR omicron) adj1 (VOC OR VOCs OR VOI OR VUI OR variant OR lineage*)).mp. OR (cepi).ti. OR ((voc OR vocs).ti. NOT (environ* OR emission* OR “organic”).ti,ab.) OR exp COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing/ or exp COVID-19 Vaccines/ or exp COVID-19/ or exp COVID-19 Testing/ or exp COVID-19 Serological Testing/ OR exp SARS-CoV-2/

Suggested controlled vocabulary to add to the end of the keyword search:

• CAB Abstracts: OR coronavirus disease 2019.sh.
• Embase: OR exp coronavirus disease 2019/
• Global Health: OR coronavirus disease 2019.sh.
• Medline: OR exp COVID-19/ or exp SARS-CoV-2/