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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
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Efficacy and safety of the CVnCoV SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine candidate in ten countries in Europe and Latin America (HERALD): a randomised, observer-blinded, placebo-controlled, phase 2b/3 trial

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Lancet Infectious Diseases
Mar 2022 Volume 22 Number 3 p297-426, e66-e100
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/issue/current

 

Articles
Efficacy and safety of the CVnCoV SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine candidate in ten countries in Europe and Latin America (HERALD): a randomised, observer-blinded, placebo-controlled, phase 2b/3 trial
Peter G Kremsner, et al. on behalf of the HERALD Study Group

Infections, hospitalisations, and deaths averted via a nationwide vaccination campaign using the Pfizer–BioNTech BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in Israel: a retrospective surveillance study

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Lancet Infectious Diseases
Mar 2022 Volume 22 Number 3 p297-426, e66-e100
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/issue/current

 

Infections, hospitalisations, and deaths averted via a nationwide vaccination campaign using the Pfizer–BioNTech BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in Israel: a retrospective surveillance study
Eric J Haas, et al

Safety and efficacy of a three-dose regimen of Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite vaccine in adults during an intense malaria transmission season in Mali: a randomised, controlled phase 1 trial

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Lancet Infectious Diseases
Mar 2022 Volume 22 Number 3 p297-426, e66-e100
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/issue/current

 

Safety and efficacy of a three-dose regimen of Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite vaccine in adults during an intense malaria transmission season in Mali: a randomised, controlled phase 1 trial
Mahamadou S Sissoko, et al

Efficacy, immunogenicity, and safety of a quadrivalent HPV vaccine in men: results of an open-label, long-term extension of a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial

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Lancet Infectious Diseases
Mar 2022 Volume 22 Number 3 p297-426, e66-e100
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/issue/current

 

Efficacy, immunogenicity, and safety of a quadrivalent HPV vaccine in men: results of an open-label, long-term extension of a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial
Stephen E Goldstone, et al

Navigating the pitfalls of applying machine learning in genomics

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Nature Reviews Genetics
Volume 23 Issue 3, March 2022
https://www.nature.com/nrg/volumes/23/issues/3

 

Review Article | 26 November 2021
Navigating the pitfalls of applying machine learning in genomics
Machine learning is widely applied in various fields of genomics and systems biology. In this Review, the authors describe how responsible application of machine learning requires an understanding of several common pitfalls that users should be aware of (and mitigate) to avoid unreliable results.
Sean Whalen, Jacob Schreiber, Katherine S. Pollard

Modelling vaccination strategies for COVID-19

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Nature Reviews Immunology
Volume 22 Issue 3, March 2022
https://www.nature.com/nri/volumes/22/issues/3

 

Comment | 10 February 2022
Modelling vaccination strategies for COVID-19
Mathematical models have been used to guide strategies for COVID-19 vaccine distribution. But with the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants and waning immunity, how should vaccine distribution be prioritized?
Caroline E. Wagner, Chadi M. Saad-Roy, Bryan T. Grenfell

Ethnic inequalities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake and comparison to seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in Greater Manchester, UK: A cohort study

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PLoS Medicine
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(Accessed 05 Mar 2022)

 

Ethnic inequalities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake and comparison to seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in Greater Manchester, UK: A cohort study
Ruth Elizabeth Watkinson, Richard Williams, Stephanie Gillibrand, Caroline Sanders, Matt Sutton
Research Article | published 03 Mar 2022 PLOS Medicine
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003932

Implementation of a COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance Regional Network for Latin America and Caribbean region

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PLoS One
http://www.plosone.org/
[Accessed 05 Mar 2022]

 

Implementation of a COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance Regional Network for Latin America and Caribbean region
Juliana Almeida Leite, Andrea Vicari, Enrique Perez, Marilda Siqueira, Paola Resende, Fernando Couto Motta, Lucas Freitas, Jorge Fernandez, Barbara Parra, Andrés Castillo, Rodrigo Fasce, Alexander Augusto Martinez Caballero, COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance Regional Network , Lionel Gresh, Sylvain Aldighieri, Jean-Marc Gabastou, Leticia Franco, Jairo Mendez-Rico
Research Article | published 03 Mar 2022 PLOS ONE
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252526

Vaccination conspiracy beliefs among social science & humanities and STEM educated people—An analysis of the mediation paths

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PLoS One
http://www.plosone.org/
[Accessed 05 Mar 2022]

 

Vaccination conspiracy beliefs among social science & humanities and STEM educated people—An analysis of the mediation paths
Željko Pavić, Adrijana Šuljok
Research Article | published 01 Mar 2022 PLOS ONE
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264722

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and rejection in an adult population in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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PLoS One
http://www.plosone.org/
[Accessed 05 Mar 2022]

 

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and rejection in an adult population in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Adnan Fojnica, Ahmed Osmanovic, Nermin Đuzic, Armin Fejzic, Ensar Mekic, Zehra Gromilic, Imer Muhovic, Amina Kurtovic-Kozaric
Research Article | published 28 Feb 2022 PLOS ONE
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264754

COVID-19 vaccination coverage in deprived populations living in segregated colonies: A nationwide cross-sectional study in Hungary

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PLoS One
http://www.plosone.org/
[Accessed 05 Mar 2022]

 

COVID-19 vaccination coverage in deprived populations living in segregated colonies: A nationwide cross-sectional study in Hungary
János Sándor, Ferenc Vincze, Maya Liza Shrikant, László Kőrösi, László Ulicska, Karolina Kósa, Róza Ádány
Research Article | published 28 Feb 2022 PLOS ONE
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264363

A 680,000-person megastudy of nudges to encourage vaccination in pharmacies

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PNAS – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
February 8, 2022 | vol. 119 | no. 6
https://www.pnas.org/toc/pnas/119/6

 

Research Article February 1, 2022Open Access
A 680,000-person megastudy of nudges to encourage vaccination in pharmacies
Encouraging vaccination is a pressing policy problem. To assess whether text-based reminders can encourage pharmacy vaccination and what kinds of messages work best, we conducted a megastudy. We randomly assigned 689,693 Walmart pharmacy patients to …
Katherine L. Milkman, Linnea Gandhi, […] Angela L. Duckworth

Surveillance of COVID-19 Vaccination in Nursing Homes, United States, December 2020–July 2021

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Public Health Reports
Volume 137 Issue 2, March/April 2022
https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/phrg/137/2

 

Brief Report
Surveillance of COVID-19 Vaccination in Nursing Homes, United States, December 2020–July 2021
Andrew I. Geller, MD, Daniel S. Budnitz, MD, MPH, Heather Dubendris, MSPH, Radhika Gharpure, DVM, MPH, Minn Soe, MBBS, MPH, Hsiu Wu, MD, Elizabeth J. Kalayil, MPH, Andrea L. Benin, MD, Suchta A. Patel, DO, MPH, Megan C. Lindley, MPH, Ruth Link-Gelles, PhD, MPH
First Published February 5, 2022; pp. 239–243

Ethical Principles in Personal Protective Equipment Inventory Management Decisions and Partnerships Across State Lines During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Public Health Reports
Volume 137 Issue 2, March/April 2022
https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/phrg/137/2

Ethical Principles in Personal Protective Equipment Inventory Management Decisions and Partnerships Across State Lines During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Tazim Merchant, BA, Sean Hormozian, BS, Roger S. Smith, BS, Tricia Pendergrast, BA, Aliza Siddiqui, BS, Zhaoyang Wen, BA, Mark Sheldon, PhD

 

First Published December 30, 2021; pp. 208–212

How Perceptions of Responsibility and Affective Consequences Influence Parents’ Digital Media Engagement in Relation to Human Papillomavirus Vaccination

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Qualitative Health Research
Volume 32 Issue 4, March 2022
https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/qhra/current

 

Research Articles
How Perceptions of Responsibility and Affective Consequences Influence Parents’ Digital Media Engagement in Relation to Human Papillomavirus Vaccination
Maja Nordtug
First Published December 29, 2021; pp. 683–693

Recruiting pupils for a school-based eye study in Nigeria: Trust and informed consent concerns

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Research Ethics
Volume 18 Issue 1, January 2022
http://journals.sagepub.com/toc/reab/current

 

Original Article: Empirical
Recruiting pupils for a school-based eye study in Nigeria: Trust and informed consent concerns Ferdinand Chinedum Maduka-Okafor, Onochie Ike Okoye, Ngozi Oguego, Nnenma Udeh, Ada Aghaji, Obiekwe Okoye, Ifeoma R Ezegwui, Emmanuel Amaechi Nwobi, Euzebus Ezugwu, Ernest Onwasigwe, Rich E Umeh, Chiamaka Aneji
First Published September 8, 2021; pp. 13–23

Understanding the Facilitators and Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Teachers in the Sagnarigu Municipality of Northern Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
https://www.dovepress.com/risk-management-and-healthcare-policy-archive56
[Accessed 05 Mar 2022]

 

Original Research
Understanding the Facilitators and Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Teachers in the Sagnarigu Municipality of Northern Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study
Dubik SD
Published Date: 24 February 2022