Monthly Archives: March 2022

Facilitators of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among Black and Hispanic individuals in New York: A qualitative study

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American Journal of Infection Control
March 2022 Volume 50 Issue 3 p243-366
http://www.ajicjournal.org/current

 

Facilitators of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among Black and Hispanic individuals in New York: A qualitative study
Zainab Toteh Osakwe, Jennel C. Osborne, Nonso Osakwe, Ana Stefancic
Published online: November 15, 2021

Parental Vaccine Hesitancy and Association With Childhood Diphtheria, Tetanus Toxoid, and Acellular Pertussis; Measles, Mumps, and Rubella; Rotavirus; and Combined 7-Series Vaccination

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American Journal of Preventive Medicine
March 2022 Volume 62 Issue 3 p307-472
https://www.ajpmonline.org/current

 

Research Articles
Parental Vaccine Hesitancy and Association With Childhood Diphtheria, Tetanus Toxoid, and Acellular Pertussis; Measles, Mumps, and Rubella; Rotavirus; and Combined 7-Series Vaccination
Kimberly H. Nguyen, Anup Srivastav, Megan C. Lindley,…Stacie M. Greby, James Lee, James A. Singleton
Published online: December 07, 2021
p367-376

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Impact on Cervical Precancers in a Low-Vaccination Population

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American Journal of Preventive Medicine
March 2022 Volume 62 Issue 3 p307-472
https://www.ajpmonline.org/current

 

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Impact on Cervical Precancers in a Low-Vaccination Population
Jaimie Z. Shing, Marie R. Griffin, Rachel S. Chang,…Manideepthi Pemmaraju, Edward F. Mitchel, Pamela C. Hull
Published online: October 29, 2021
p395-403

Nurturing Innovation at the Roots: The Success of COVID-19 Vaccination in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

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American Journal of Public Health
March 2022 112(3)
http://ajph.aphapublications.org/toc/ajph/current

 

PERSPECTIVES
Nurturing Innovation at the Roots: The Success of COVID-19 Vaccination in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
Health Service Delivery, Immunization/Vaccines, Native Americans, Race/Ethnicity
Emily E. Haroz, Christopher G. Kemp, Victoria M. O’Keefe, Katherine Pocock, David R. Wilson, Loretta Christensen, Melissa Walls, Allison Barlow and Laura Hammitt
112(3), pp. 383–387

COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in a Community With Large Numbers of Immigrants and Refugees

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American Journal of Public Health
March 2022 112(3)
http://ajph.aphapublications.org/toc/ajph/current

 

NOTES FROM THE FIELD
COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in a Community With Large Numbers of Immigrants and Refugees
Immunization/Vaccines, Immigration, Community Health, Refugees
Brett Malone, Esther Kim, Rachel Jennings, Rainer A. Pacheco and Alex Kieu
112(3), pp. 393–396

A Rapid Survey of State and Territorial Public Health Partnerships With Faith-Based Organizations to Promote COVID-19 Vaccination

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American Journal of Public Health
March 2022 112(3)
http://ajph.aphapublications.org/toc/ajph/current

 

NOTES FROM THE FIELD
A Rapid Survey of State and Territorial Public Health Partnerships With Faith-Based Organizations to Promote COVID-19 Vaccination
Immunization/Vaccines, Other Race/Ethnicity, Community Health, Socioeconomic Factors, Race/Ethnicity
Scott Santibañez, Ashley Ottewell, Paris Harper-Hardy, Elizabeth Ryan, Heidi Christensen and Nathaniel Smith
112(3), pp. 397–400

COVID-19–Related Discrimination Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities and Other Marginalized Communities in the United States

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American Journal of Public Health
March 2022 112(3)
http://ajph.aphapublications.org/toc/ajph/current

 

RESEARCH
COVID-19–Related Discrimination Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities and Other Marginalized Communities in the United States
Other Race/Ethnicity, Race/Ethnicity, Epidemiology
Paula D. Strassle, Anita L. Stewart, Stephanie M. Quintero, Jackie Bonilla, Alia Alhomsi, Verónica Santana-Ufret, Ana I. Maldonado, Allana T. Forde and Anna María Nápoles
112(3), pp. 453–466

Investigating the intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccination in Macao: implications for vaccination strategies

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BMC Infectious Diseases
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcinfectdis/content
(Accessed 05 Mar 2022)

 

Investigating the intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccination in Macao: implications for vaccination strategies
Understanding the intention of receiving COVID-19 vaccines is important to inform effective vaccination strategies. This study aimed to investigate such intention, identify the key influencing factors, and det…
Authors: Carolina Oi Lam Ung, Yuanjia Hu, Hao Hu and Ying Bian
Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2022 22:218
Content type: Research
Published on: 4 March 2022

Knowledge, attitude and perception of West Africans towards COVID-19: a survey to inform public health intervention

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BMC Public Health
http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles
(Accessed 05 Mar 2022)

 

Knowledge, attitude and perception of West Africans towards COVID-19: a survey to inform public health intervention
The first case of the novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) in West Africa was first confirmed in Nigeria in February 2020. Since then, several public health interventions and preventive measures have been…
Authors: Aniefiok John Udoakang, Alexandra Lindsey Djomkam Zune, Kesego Tapela, Oloche Owoicho, Ifeoluwa Kayode Fagbohun, Claudia Adzo Anyigba, Mat Lowe, Nora Nghochuzie Nganyewo, Bineta Keneme, Frances Ngozi Olisaka, Agatha Nkem Henry-Ajala, Mary Aigbiremo Oboh, Lily Paemka and Lucas N Amenga-Etego
Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:445
Content type: Research
Published on: 5 March 2022

A qualitative descriptive study of providers’ perspectives on human papillomavirus vaccine administration among Latino/a adolescents in South Texas clinics: barriers and facilitators

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BMC Public Health
http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles
(Accessed 05 Mar 2022)

 

A qualitative descriptive study of providers’ perspectives on human papillomavirus vaccine administration among Latino/a adolescents in South Texas clinics: barriers and facilitators
South Texas Latinas experience higher cervical cancer incidence and mortality compared to Latinas nationwide. Despite the availability of effective human papillomavirus vaccines, South Texas Latino/a adolescen…
Authors: Daisy Y. Morales-Campos, Bertha E. Flores, Erin Donovan, Suzanne Burdick, Deborah Parra-Medina and Jessica A. Kahn
Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:443
Content type: Research
Published on: 5 March 2022

Location, location, location: a discrete choice experiment to inform COVID-19 vaccination programme delivery in the UK

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BMC Public Health
http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles
(Accessed 05 Mar 2022)

 

Location, location, location: a discrete choice experiment to inform COVID-19 vaccination programme delivery in the UK
Large-scale vaccination is fundamental to combatting COVID-19. In March 2021, the UK’s vaccination programme had delivered vaccines to large proportions of older and more vulnerable population groups; however,…
Authors: Robert McPhedran, Natalie Gold, Charlotte Bemand, Dale Weston, Rachel Rosen, Robert Scott, Tim Chadborn, Richard Amlôt, Max Mawby and Ben Toombs
Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:431
Content type: Research
Published on: 4 March 2022

Longitudinal changes in COVID-19 vaccination intent among South African adults: evidence from the NIDS-CRAM panel survey, February to May 2021

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BMC Public Health
http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles
(Accessed 05 Mar 2022)

 

Longitudinal changes in COVID-19 vaccination intent among South African adults: evidence from the NIDS-CRAM panel survey, February to May 2021
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has threatened the ability of many countries worldwide to contain the pandemic. Given the severe impact of the pandemic in South Africa and disruptions to the roll-out of the vaccine…
Authors: Ronelle Burger, Timothy Köhler, Aleksandra M. Golos, Alison M. Buttenheim, René English, Michele Tameris and Brendan Maughan-Brown
Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:422
Content type: Research
Published on: 2 March 2022

Original research: Characteristics associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake among adults aged 50 years and above in England (8 December 2020–17 May 2021): a population-level observational study

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BMJ Open
March 2022 – Volume 12 – 3
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/3

 

Original research: Characteristics associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake among adults aged 50 years and above in England (8 December 2020–17 May 2021): a population-level observational study (1 March, 2022)
Elise Tessier, Yuma Rai, Eleanor Clarke, Anissa Lakhani, Camille Tsang, Ashley Makwana, Heather Heard, Tim Rickeard, Shreya Lakhani, Partho Roy, Michael Edelstein, Mary Ramsay, Jamie Lopez-Bernal, Joanne White, Nick Andrews, Colin N J Campbell, Julia Stowe

The RTS,S vaccine—a chance to regain the upper hand against malaria?

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Cell
Mar 03, 2022 Volume 185 Issue 5 p747-938
https://www.cell.com/cell/current

 

Benchmarks
The RTS,S vaccine—a chance to regain the upper hand against malaria?
Photini Sinnis, David A. Fidock
Malaria is estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO) to have killed 627,000 individuals worldwide in 2020, with nearly 80% of deaths in African children younger than five. The recent WHO approval of the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine, which targets Plasmodium falciparum pre-erythrocytic stages, provides hope that its use combined with other interventions can help reverse the current malaria resurgence.

Basic science under threat: Lessons from the Skirball Institute

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Cell
Mar 03, 2022 Volume 185 Issue 5 p747-938
https://www.cell.com/cell/current

 

Commentary
Basic science under threat: Lessons from the Skirball Institute
Agnel Sfeir, et al
Support for basic science has been eclipsed by initiatives aimed at specific medical problems. The latest example is the dismantling of the Skirball Institute at NYU School of Medicine. Here, we reflect on the achievements and mission underlying the Skirball to gain insight into the dividends of maintaining a basic science vision within the academic enterprises.

Science, Innovation, and Society in the Age of Pandemics: Reflections From the Inaugural Sir Alasdair Breckenridge Lecture

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Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Volume 111, Issue 3 Pages: 519-704 March 2022
https://ascpt.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15326535/current

 

Science, Innovation, and Society in the Age of Pandemics: Reflections From the Inaugural Sir Alasdair Breckenridge Lecture
Nokuthula Sikhethiwe Kitikiti, Uttara Soumyanarayanan, Silke Vogel, John C. W. Lim

 

Pages: 548-550
First Published:11 November 2021

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Rohingya refugees with pre-existing health problems in Bangladesh

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Conflict and Health
http://www.conflictandhealth.com/
[Accessed 05 Mar 2022]

 

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Rohingya refugees with pre-existing health problems in Bangladesh
Mental disorders among refugees have been well explored in several studies. However, longitudinal studies on the impact of the pandemic on refugee populations are widely lacking. This study was designed to exa…
Authors: Somen Palit, Huifang Yang, Jiangping Li, Md. Abdullah Saeed Khan and Mohammad Jahid Hasan
Citation: Conflict and Health 2022 16:10
Content type: Research

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

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Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP)
Vol. 10, No. 1 February 28, 2022
http://www.ghspjournal.org/content/current

 

EDITORIALS
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
Doug Storey
Global Health: Science and Practice February 2022, 10(1):e2200043; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00043
Improving access to accurate information on vaccines and vaccination, increasing trust in reliable information sources, and counteracting misinformation can go a long way toward improving vaccination decision making.

Maintaining Polio-Free Status in Indonesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP)
Vol. 10, No. 1 February 28, 2022
http://www.ghspjournal.org/content/current

 

COMMENTARIES
Open Access
Maintaining Polio-Free Status in Indonesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Luthfi Azizatunnisa’, Utsamani Cintyamena, Vinod Bura, Asik Surya, Hariadi Wibisono, Riris Andono Ahmad and Yodi Mahendradhata
Global Health: Science and Practice February 2022, 10(1):e2100310; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00310
Despite the negative impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on polio eradication efforts, ensuring the high coverage of polio immunization and high performance of surveillance are essential to maintaining Indonesia’s polio-free status and the reaching the 2023 global polio eradication target.

Role of Information Sources in Vaccination Uptake: Insights From a Cross-Sectional Household Survey in Sierra Leone, 2019

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Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP)
Vol. 10, No. 1 February 28, 2022
http://www.ghspjournal.org/content/current

 

Role of Information Sources in Vaccination Uptake: Insights From a Cross-Sectional Household Survey in Sierra Leone, 2019
Shibani Kulkarni, Paul Sengeh, Victor Eboh, Mohammad B. Jalloh, Lansana Conteh, Tom Sesay, Ngobeh Ibrahim, Pa Ousman Manneh, Reinhard Kaiser, Yuka Jinnai, Aaron S. Wallace, Dimitri Prybylski and Mohamed F. Jalloh
Global Health: Science and Practice February 2022, 10(1):e2100237; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00237
Our findings suggest that health workers and faith leaders are important sources of information to deliver vaccination messages, given their strong association with vaccination confidence and uptake. In this context, vaccination promotion efforts that integrate faith leaders and health workers may help increase vaccination uptake.

Key Factors Influencing Use of Immunization Cost Evidence in Country Planning and Budgeting Processes: Experiences From Indonesia, Tanzania, and Vietnam

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Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP)
Vol. 10, No. 1 February 28, 2022
http://www.ghspjournal.org/content/current

 

FIELD ACTION REPORTS
Open Access
Key Factors Influencing Use of Immunization Cost Evidence in Country Planning and Budgeting Processes: Experiences From Indonesia, Tanzania, and Vietnam
Annette Ozaltin, Kelsey Vaughan, Kassimu Tani, Fatuma Manzi, Vu Quynh Mai, Hoang Van Minh, Soewarta Kosen, Lora Shimp, Logan Brenzel and Laura Boonstoppel
Global Health: Science and Practice February 2022, 10(1):e2100264; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00264
The evidence to policy and practice facilitated process represents a journey that countries and their development partners can embark on to increase the likelihood that health policy makers will use cost evidence for policy making and planning.

Implementation Approaches for Introducing and Overcoming Barriers to Hepatitis B Birth-Dose Vaccine in sub-Saharan Africa

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Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP)
Vol. 10, No. 1 February 28, 2022
http://www.ghspjournal.org/content/current

 

REVIEWS
Open Access
Implementation Approaches for Introducing and Overcoming Barriers to Hepatitis B Birth-Dose Vaccine in sub-Saharan Africa
Alix Boisson, Varun Goel, Marcel Yotebieng, Jonathan B. Parr, Bruce Fried and Peyton Thompson
Global Health: Science and Practice February 2022, 10(1):e2100277; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00277
We discuss determinants of hepatitis B birth-dose vaccine uptake in sub-Saharan Africa countries at the policy, facility, and community levels and propose solutions to known barriers of hepatitis B vaccine introduction in low- and middle-income countries.

COVAX, vaccine donations and the politics of global vaccine inequity

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Globalization and Health
http://www.globalizationandhealth.com/
[Accessed 05 Mar 2022]

 

COVAX, vaccine donations and the politics of global vaccine inequity
Authors: Antoine de Bengy Puyvallée and Katerini Tagmatarchi Storeng
Citation: Globalization and Health 2022 18:26
Content type: Research
Published on: 5 March 2022
In 2021, donor countries, the pharmaceutical industry, and the COVAX initiative promoted vaccine donation or “dose-sharing” as a main solution to the inequitable global distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. COVAX positioned itself as a global vaccine-sharing hub that promised to share doses “equitably, effectively and transparently,” according to rational criteria overseen by independent scientists. This article provides a critical analysis of the principles and practice of “dose-sharing,” showing how it reveals the politics at play within COVAX.

Health communication in and out of public health emergencies: to persuade or to inform?

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Health Research Policy and Systems
http://www.health-policy-systems.com/content
[Accessed 05 Mar 2022]

 

Health communication in and out of public health emergencies: to persuade or to inform?
Much health communication during the COVID-19 pandemic has been designed to persuade people more than to inform them. For example, messages like “masks save lives” are intended to compel people to wear face ma…
Authors: Andrew D. Oxman, Atle Fretheim, Simon Lewin, Signe Flottorp, Claire Glenton, Arnfinn Helleve, Didrik Frimann Vestrheim, Bjørn Gunnar Iversen and Sarah E. Rosenbaum
Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:28
Content type: Commentary
Published on: 5 March 2022

Domains and processes for institutionalizing evidence-informed health policy-making: a critical interpretive synthesis

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Health Research Policy and Systems
http://www.health-policy-systems.com/content
[Accessed 05 Mar 2022]

 

Domains and processes for institutionalizing evidence-informed health policy-making: a critical interpretive synthesis
While calls for institutionalization of evidence-informed policy-making (EIP) have become stronger in recent years, there is a paucity of methods that governments and organizational knowledge brokers can use t…
Authors: Tanja Kuchenmüller, Laura Boeira, Sandy Oliver, Kaelan Moat, Fadi El-Jardali, Jorge Barreto and John Lavis
Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:27
Content type: Review
Published on: 4 March 2022

International stem cell tourism: a critical literature review and evidence-based recommendations

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International Health
Volume 14, Issue 2, March 2022
https://academic.oup.com/inthealth/issue/14/2

 

REVIEW ARTICLES
International stem cell tourism: a critical literature review and evidence-based recommendations
Samantha Lyons, Shival Salgaonkar, Gerard T Flaherty
International Health, Volume 14, Issue 2, March 2022, Pages 132–141, https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihab050

Vaccination for Dengue Prevention

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JAMA
March 1, 2022, Vol 327, No. 9, Pages 799-885
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/currentissue

 

Viewpoint
Vaccination for Dengue Prevention
Laura E. Adams, DVM, MPH; Steve Waterman, MD, MPH; Gabriela Paz-Bailey, MD, MSc, PhD
JAMA. 2022;327(9):817-818. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.23466
This Viewpoint from the CDC summarizes the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for use of the FDA-licensed live-attenuated dengue vaccine in the US.

COVID-19 Among Youth in Israel: Correlates of Decisions to Vaccinate and Reasons for Refusal

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Journal of Adolescent Health
March 2022 Volume 7 0Issue 3 p351-516
https://www.jahonline.org/current

 

Original Articles
COVID-19 Among Youth in Israel: Correlates of Decisions to Vaccinate and Reasons for Refusal
Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, Kim Mitchell, Yaniv Shlomo, Oren Heller, Michal Grinstein-Weiss
Published online: November 23, 2021
p396-402

Future of global regulation of human genome editing: a South African perspective on the WHO Draft Governance Framework on Human Genome Editing

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Journal of Medical Ethics
March 2022 – Volume 48 – 3
http://jme.bmj.com/content/current

 

Current controversy
Future of global regulation of human genome editing: a South African perspective on the WHO Draft Governance Framework on Human Genome Editing (24 March, 2021)
Bonginkosi Shozi, Tamanda Kamwendo, Julian Kinderlerer, Donrich W Thaldar, Beverley Townsend, Marietjie Botes

European Pediatric Societies Call for an Implementation of Regular Vaccination Programs to Contrast the Immunity Debt Associated to Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic in Children

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Journal of Pediatrics
March 2022 Volume 24 2p1-266
http://www.jpeds.com/current

 

European Paediatric Association Pages
European Pediatric Societies Call for an Implementation of Regular Vaccination Programs to Contrast the Immunity Debt Associated to Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic in Children
Robert Cohen, Massimo Pettoello-Mantovani, Eli Somekh, Corinne Levy
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Management of COVID-19 vaccines cold chain logistics: a scoping review

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Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
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[Accessed 05 Mar 2022]

 

Management of COVID-19 vaccines cold chain logistics: a scoping review
Successful mass vaccination programmes are public health achievements of the contemporary world. While pharmaceutical companies are actively developing new vaccines, and demonstrating results of effectiveness …
Authors: Mathumalar Loganathan Fahrni, Intan An-Nisaa’ Ismail, Dalia Mohammed Refi, Ahmad Almeman, Norliana Che Yaakob, Kamaliah Md Saman, Nur Farhani Mansor, Noorasmah Noordin and Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2022 15:16
Content type: Review
Published on: 2 March 2022

Efficacy and safety of gefapixant, a P2X3 receptor antagonist, in refractory chronic cough and unexplained chronic cough (COUGH-1 and COUGH-2): results from two double-blind, randomised, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trials

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The Lancet
Mar 05, 2022 Volume 399 Number 10328 p885-1022, e11
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/issue/current

 

Articles
Efficacy and safety of gefapixant, a P2X3 receptor antagonist, in refractory chronic cough and unexplained chronic cough (COUGH-1 and COUGH-2): results from two double-blind, randomised, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trials
Lorcan P McGarvey, et al COUGH-1 and COUGH-2 Investigators

Duration of effectiveness of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 disease: results of a systematic review and meta-regression

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The Lancet
Mar 05, 2022 Volume 399 Number 10328 p885-1022, e11
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/issue/current

 

Duration of effectiveness of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 disease: results of a systematic review and meta-regression
Daniel R Feikin, et al
Open Access