Monthly Archives: April 2019

Clinical respiratory infections and pneumonia during the Hajj pilgrimage: A systematic review

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Travel Medicine and Infectious Diseases
Volume 28  Pages 1-120 (March–April 2019)
http://www.travelmedicinejournal.com/

Review article  Abstract only
Clinical respiratory infections and pneumonia during the Hajj pilgrimage: A systematic review
Samir Benkouiten, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Ziad A. Memish, Ali Albarrak, Philippe Gautret
Pages 15-26

Effective and equitable influenza vaccine coverage in older and vulnerable adults: The need for evidence-based innovation and transformation

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Vaccine
Volume 37, Issue 16 Pages 2167-2284 (10 April 2019)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/vaccine/vol/37/issue/16

Discussion  No access
Effective and equitable influenza vaccine coverage in older and vulnerable adults: The need for evidence-based innovation and transformation
Gregory A. Poland, Laura Lee Hall, Jennifer A. Powell, for the Advisory Group Meeting “Influenza Immunization among Older Adults: Population Health Strategies for Promoting Equity and Achieving Healthy People 2020 Goals ”
Pages 2167-2170

Ebola epidemic in war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, 2018: Acceptability and patient satisfaction of the recombinant Vesicular Stomatitis Virus – Zaire Ebolavirus Vaccine

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Vaccine
Volume 37, Issue 16 Pages 2167-2284 (10 April 2019)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/vaccine/vol/37/issue/16

Short communication  Abstract only
Ebola epidemic in war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, 2018: Acceptability and patient satisfaction of the recombinant Vesicular Stomatitis Virus – Zaire Ebolavirus Vaccine
Masumbuko Claude Kasereka, Julia Sawatzky, Michael T. Hawkes
Pages 2174-2178

Comparison of early childhood vaccination coverage and timeliness between children born to Italian women and those born to foreign women residing in Italy: A multi-centre retrospective cohort study

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Vaccine
Volume 37, Issue 16 Pages 2167-2284 (10 April 2019)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/vaccine/vol/37/issue/16

Research article  Abstract only
Comparison of early childhood vaccination coverage and timeliness between children born to Italian women and those born to foreign women residing in Italy: A multi-centre retrospective cohort study
Massimo Fabiani, Valeria Fano, Teresa Spadea, Cinzia Piovesan, … Patrizio Pezzotti
Pages 2179-2187

It’s not all about autism: The emerging landscape of anti-vaccination sentiment on Facebook

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Vaccine
Volume 37, Issue 16 Pages 2167-2284 (10 April 2019)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/vaccine/vol/37/issue/16

Research article  Full text access
It’s not all about autism: The emerging landscape of anti-vaccination sentiment on Facebook
Beth L. Hoffman, Elizabeth M. Felter, Kar-Hai Chu, Ariel Shensa, … Brian A. Primack
Pages 2216-2223

Caregiver’s attitudes, beliefs, and experiences for influenza vaccination in Australian children with medical comorbidities

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Vaccine
Volume 37, Issue 16 Pages 2167-2284 (10 April 2019)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/vaccine/vol/37/issue/16

Research article  Abstract only
Caregiver’s attitudes, beliefs, and experiences for influenza vaccination in Australian children with medical comorbidities
Daniel A. Norman, Margie Danchin, Paul Van Buynder, Hannah C. Moore, … Holly Seale
Pages 2244-2248

Media/Policy Watch

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Media/Policy Watch

This watch section is intended to alert readers to substantive news, analysis and opinion from the general media and selected think tanks and similar organizations on vaccines, immunization, global public health and related themes. Media Watch is not intended to be exhaustive, but indicative of themes and issues CVEP is actively tracking. This section will grow from an initial base of newspapers, magazines and blog sources, and is segregated from Journal Watch above which scans the peer-reviewed journal ecology.

We acknowledge the Western/Northern bias in this initial selection of titles and invite suggestions for expanded coverage. We are conservative in our outlook in adding news sources which largely report on primary content we are already covering above. Many electronic media sources have tiered, fee-based subscription models for access. We will provide full-text where content is published without restriction, but most publications require registration and some subscription level.
 
 
The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/
Accessed 6 Apr 2019
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BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Accessed 6 Apr 2019
Published Date
4 Apr 2019
HPV vaccine linked to ‘dramatic’ drop in cervical disease
…The routine vaccination of girls with the HPV vaccine in Scotland…
 
 
Devex
https://www.devex.com/news
Accessed 6 Apr 2019
Global Views / Global health
Opinion: It’s time to rebuild public confidence in vaccines
By Heidi Larson // 03 April 2019
…However, the answer to combating today’s currents of vaccine dissent is far more complex than addressing the needed technical fixes and must be part of a wider effort involving multiple partners, including citizens. If the moves of tech companies are perceived as censorship, they may only harden the views of those who feel they already have no voice…
 
 
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/
Accessed 6 Apr 2019
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Financial Times
http://www.ft.com/home/uk
Accessed 6 Apr 2019
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Forbes
http://www.forbes.com/
Accessed 6 Apr 2019
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Foreign Affairs
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/
Accessed 6 Apr 2019
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Foreign Policy
http://foreignpolicy.com/
Accessed 6 Apr 2019
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The Guardian
http://www.guardiannews.com/
Accessed 6 Apr 2019
Vaccines and immunisation
‘Sentencing their dog to death’: how the anti-vax movement spread to pets
There has been a spike in people refusing to vaccinate pets against deadly diseases, including some that can infect humans
Michael McGowan
Sat 6 Apr 2019 00.52 EDT
 
 
New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/
Accessed 6 Apr 2019
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New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/
Accessed 6 Apr 2019
Opinion
Parenting in the Time of Measles
As many as half of the home-schooled kids I encounter are not vaccinated.
By Bethany Mandel
Ms. Mandel, who home-schools her children, is a part-time editor at Ricochet.
April 3, 2019

Health
Scientists Thought They Had Measles Cornered. They Were Wrong.
Following intensive vaccination efforts, measles cases plunged across the world. Now clusters of new infections — some linked, some not — have confounded health officials.
April 3, 2019

U.S.
Kentucky Judge Rules Against Unvaccinated Student in Lawsuit
A Kentucky judge has ruled against a student who sued after he wasn’t allowed to play basketball because he wasn’t vaccinated for chickenpox.
April 2, 2019

Scientific American
https://www.scientificamerican.com/
Accessed 6 Apr 2019
April 2019
How the World’s First Dengue Vaccination Drive Ended in Disaster –
Is a runaway immune reaction making a dengue vaccine dangerous?

Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/home-page?_wsjregion=na,us&_homepage=/home/us
Accessed 6 Apr 2019
Letters
Dealing With Measles Vaccination Deniers
23 hours ago
Perhaps if we stop worrying about our political agendas and concentrate on the health of our children, we will no longer read headlines about children needlessly being infected with preventable illnesses…

 

Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
Vaccine wars: Social media battle outbreak of bogus claims
Barbara Ortutay | AP · Business · Apr 5, 2019

Think Tanks et al

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Think Tanks et al

 

Brookings
http://www.brookings.edu/
Accessed 6 Apr 2019
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Center for Global Development  
http://www.cgdev.org/page/press-center
4/3/19
Can Transparency Lower Prices and Improve Access to Pharmaceuticals? It Depends
Publication
Is price transparency really the answer to healthcare systems’ fiscal sustainability challenges as they strive to expand access to new technologies or even merely sustain provision within strained public budgets? Well, it depends!
Pdf: https://www.cgdev.org/sites/default/files/can-transparency-lower-prices-and-improve-access-pharmaceuticals-it-depends.pdf

CSIS
https://www.csis.org/
Accessed 6 Apr 2019
[No new relevant content]

Council on Foreign Relations
http://www.cfr.org/
Accessed 6 Apr 2019
April 4, 2019
Mozambique
Cyclone Idai Reveals Africa’s Vulnerabilities
Floodwaters in Mozambique could spread cholera, raising the death toll even after the storm has passed.
by Laura Hillard

 

Kaiser Family Foundation
https://www.kff.org/search/?post_type=press-release
Accessed 6 Apr 2019
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