Australia monitors its polio-free status by conducting surveillance for cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in children less than 15 years of age, as recommended by the World Health Organ...
Bookmark1. In this randomized controlled trial, respiratory syncytial virus prefusion F protein-based vaccine (RSVpreF) prevented RSV-associated lower respiratory tract illness in adults 60+...
Vaccine hesitancy is complex and multifactorial and a threat to global health. Uptake of some recommended childhood immunisations in Ireland remains below World Health Organisation targets. ...
The following is a summary of the “Enhanced SARS-CoV-2 IgG durability following COVID-19 mRNA booster vaccination and comparison of BNT162b2 with mRNA-1273,” published in the January 202...
The following is a summary of "Barriers to Coronavirus Disease 19 vaccination in patients with obesity," published in the FEBRUARY 2023 issue of Surgery by Kizilkaya, et al. For a stu...
A couple of months ago, I went to Home Depot to return a rented carpet cleaner. Going into the facility, I donned my mask and went to the counter to return the machine. At the checkout count...
Recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) is recommended for individuals ≥ 50 years of age for protection against herpes zoster (HZ). This study quantifies RZV coverage and assesses predictor...
Integrating HPV vaccination into HIV and STI prevention and testing services may be an effective strategy for increasing vaccination rates among minority MSM. “Current epidemiologic...
A maternal tetanus-diphtheria-and-acellular-pertussis (Tdap) vaccine is offered to all pregnant women in the Netherlands in their second trimester since December 2019. However, former studie...
Chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can damage the immune system, and may result in a loss of protection from infectious diseases. This study aimed to evaluate t...
Pseudorabies (PR) and classical swine fever (CSF) are economically important infectious diseases in pigs. Most pig farms in China are vaccinated against these two diseases. Gene-deleted pseu...
To study short and long-term disease activity and vaccine-related adverse events in a cohort of JIA patients who received the live attenuated measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) booster vaccine whil...
To estimate thresholds for Body Mass Index (BMI) and arm circumference above which a longer needle is needed to ensure intramuscular (IM) delivery of a vaccine in the deltoid muscle at the s...
Parental uncertainty about COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 6 months to 4 years has persisted since the vaccine’s approval in this age group. “Children aged 6 months to 4 ye...
Pneumococcal disease, which presents a substantial health and economic burden, is prevented through pneumococcal vaccination programs. We assessed the impact of switching from a 13-valent-ba...
The Comfort, Ask, Relax, Distract (CARD) educational framework reduced needle-related fear/pain among children and was associated with parental satisfaction “The majority of childre...
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes lower respiratory tract infection, with a high burden of disease among adults ≥60 years. This study assessed the safety, reactogenicity, and immuno...
Oral immunization with the choleric toxin (CT) elicits a high level of protection against its enterotoxin activities and can control cholera in endemic settings. However, the complete B-cell...
A hepatitis B vaccination (HepB) series with an initial dose of hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) is the recommended prophylaxis for infants born to mothers with chronic hepatitis B virus (...
Models are useful to inform policy decisions on typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) deployment in endemic settings. However, methodological choices can influence model-predicted outcomes. To pro...
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