Real-World Evidence in EU Medicines Regulation: Enabling Use and Establishing Value

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Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Volume 111, Issue 1 Pages: 1-331 January 2022
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Perspective
Open Access
Real-World Evidence in EU Medicines Regulation: Enabling Use and Establishing Value
Peter Arlett, Jesper Kjær, Karl Broich, Emer Cooke
Pages: 21-23
First Published:19 November 2021

Use of RWE to Inform Regulatory, Public Health Policy, and Intervention Priorities for the Developing World

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Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Volume 111, Issue 1 Pages: 1-331 January 2022
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Open Access
Use of RWE to Inform Regulatory, Public Health Policy, and Intervention Priorities for the Developing World
Douglas McNair, Murray Lumpkin, Steven Kern, Daniel Hartman
Pages: 44-51
First Published:16 October 2021

Use of Real-World Evidence to Drive Drug Development Strategy and Inform Clinical Trial Design

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Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Volume 111, Issue 1 Pages: 1-331 January 2022
https://ascpt.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15326535/current

 

Open Access
Use of Real-World Evidence to Drive Drug Development Strategy and Inform Clinical Trial Design
Simon Dagenais, Leo Russo, Ann Madsen, Jen Webster, Lauren Becnel
Pages: 77-89
First Published:28 November 2021

Measles in conflict-affected northern Syria: results from an ongoing outbreak surveillance program

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Conflict and Health
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Measles in conflict-affected northern Syria: results from an ongoing outbreak surveillance program
The Syrian conflict has dramatically changed the public health landscape of Syria since its onset in March of 2011. Depleted resources, fractured health systems, and increased security risks have disrupted man…
Authors: Sammy Mehtar, Naser AlMhawish, Kasim Shobak, Art Reingold, Debarati Guha-Sapir and Rohini J. Haar
Citation: Conflict and Health 2021 15:95
Content type: Research
Published on: 21 December 2021

What will it take to meet UNAIDS targets for preexposure prophylaxis users?

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Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
February 2022 – Volume 35 – Issue 1
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HIV INFECTIONS AND AIDS
Edited by David Dockrell
What will it take to meet UNAIDS targets for preexposure prophylaxis users?
Sullivan, Patrick Sean; Siegler, Aaron Julius
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. 35(1):1-8, February 2022.

An ongoing science-society-ethics experiment: The human challenge trial debate in COVID-19 pandemic

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EMBO Reports
Volume 23 Issue 1 5 January 2022
https://www.embopress.org/toc/14693178/current

 

An ongoing science-society-ethics experiment: The human challenge trial debate in COVID-19 pandemic
Sonia M R Vasconcelos, et al.

 

Human challenge trials to deliberately infect volunteers with SARS-CoV-2 should inspire wider debates about research ethics and participants’ motivations to take part in such studies.

The Physalis Improvement Project: blending research with community science: How community science can advance research

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EMBO Reports
Volume 23 Issue 1 5 January 2022
https://www.embopress.org/toc/14693178/current

 

Science & Society 24 November 2021
The Physalis Improvement Project: blending research with community science: How community science can advance research
Joyce Van Eck
The Physalis community science project shows how citizen science not just communicates with and engages people in research but also how it can inform and benefit the professional scientists.
Science & Society13 December 2021 Free to Read

Multistate Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 Infections, Including Vaccine Breakthrough Infections, Associated with Large Public Gatherings, United States

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Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume 28, Number 1—January 2022
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Synopses
Multistate Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 Infections, Including Vaccine Breakthrough Infections, Associated with Large Public Gatherings, United States [PDF – 1.82 MB – 9 pages]
R. Gharpure et al.

Differences between influenza and pertussis vaccination uptake in pregnancy: a multi-center survey study in Italy

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The European Journal of Public Health
Volume 31, Issue 6, December 2021
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Vaccination
Differences between influenza and pertussis vaccination uptake in pregnancy: a multi-center survey study in Italy
Luz Maria Vilca, Laura Sarno, Elena Cesari, Annalisa Vidiri, Patrizio Antonazzo …
European Journal of Public Health, Volume 31, Issue 6, December 2021, Pages 1150–1157, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab095

‘I’m not an anti-vaxer!’—vaccine hesitancy among physicians: a qualitative study

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The European Journal of Public Health
Volume 31, Issue 6, December 2021
https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/issue/31/6

 

‘I’m not an anti-vaxer!’—vaccine hesitancy among physicians: a qualitative study
Franziska Ecker, Ruth Kutalek
European Journal of Public Health, Volume 31, Issue 6, December 2021, Pages 1157–1163, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab174

A review of rotavirus vaccine use in Asia and the Pacific regions: challenges and future prospects

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Expert Review of Vaccines
Vol 20 (12) 2021
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ierv20/current

 

Review
A review of rotavirus vaccine use in Asia and the Pacific regions: challenges and future prospects
Philippe Buchy, Jing Chen, Xu-Hao Zhang, Bernd Benninghoff, Christa Lee & Gyneth Lourdes Bibera
Pages: 1499-1514
Published online: 20 Apr 2021

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine pediatric vaccination in Brazil

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Expert Review of Vaccines
Vol 20 (12) 2021
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ierv20/current

Article
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine pediatric vaccination in Brazil
Victor Santana Santos, Sarah Cristina Fontes Vieira, Ikaro Daniel de Carvalho Barreto, Vanessa Tavares de Gois-Santos, Ariel Oliveira Celestino, Carla Domingues, Luis Eduardo Cuevas & Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel
Pages: 1661-1666
Published online: 21 Oct 2021

A Call to Action: Reinvigorating Interest and Investments in Health Infrastructure

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Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP)
Vol. 9, No. 4 December 31, 2021
http://www.ghspjournal.org/content/current

 

EDITORIALS
Open Access
A Call to Action: Reinvigorating Interest and Investments in Health Infrastructure
Lindsay M. Mallick and Joshua Amo-Adjei
Global Health: Science and Practice December 2021, 9(4):711-715; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00674
Infrastructure investments can contribute substantially to alleviating burdens of morbidity and mortality while also providing a positive return on investment in the long term.

COVID-19 Partners Platform—Accelerating Response by Coordinating Plans, Needs, and Contributions During Public Health Emergencies: COVID-19 Vaccines Use Case

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Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP)
Vol. 9, No. 4 December 31, 2021
http://www.ghspjournal.org/content/current

 

COMMENTARIES
COVID-19 Partners Platform—Accelerating Response by Coordinating Plans, Needs, and Contributions During Public Health Emergencies: COVID-19 Vaccines Use Case
Angela K. Shen, M. Anne Yu, Ann Lindstrand, Sanjiv M. Baxi, Océane Jousset, Katherine O’Brien and Lucy Boulanger
Global Health: Science and Practice December 2021, 9(4):725-732; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00460
The World Health Organization COVID-19 Partners Platform represents the first step towards a new model of health crisis information sharing across stakeholders and could evolve into an engagement mechanism of choice for future cross-border public health emergencies.

Equitable Open Access Publishing: Changing the Financial Power Dynamics in Academia

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Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP)
Vol. 9, No. 4 December 31, 2021
http://www.ghspjournal.org/content/current

 

VIEWPOINTS
Open Access
Equitable Open Access Publishing: Changing the Financial Power Dynamics in Academia
Dominique Vervoort, Xiya Ma and Hloni Bookholane
Global Health: Science and Practice December 2021, 9(4):733-736; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00145
The growth in open access publishing in academia benefits readership but disproportionally hinders unfunded or lesser-funded researchers. Few journals create comprehensive means to bridge these inequities, calling for a shift in academic publishing practices.

Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Pandemic to Strengthen TB Infection Control: A Rapid Review

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Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP)
Vol. 9, No. 4 December 31, 2021
http://www.ghspjournal.org/content/current

 

Reviews
Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Pandemic to Strengthen TB Infection Control: A Rapid Review
Helena J. Chapman and Bienvenido A. Veras-Estévez
Global Health: Science and Practice December 2021, 9(4):964-977; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00368
In light of competing health priorities of COVID-19 and TB, we propose recommendations to strengthen health system preparedness for optimal TB control across low- and middle-income countries during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Localisation and local humanitarian action

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Humanitarian Exchange Magazine
Number 79, May 2021
https://odihpn.org/magazine/localisation-and-local-humanitarian-action/

 

Localisation and local humanitarian action
by HPN October 2020
The theme of this edition of Humanitarian Exchange is localisation+ and local humanitarian action. Five years ago this week, donors, United Nations (UN) agencies,  non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) committed within the Grand Bargain to increase multi-year investments in the institutional capacities of local and national responders, and to provide at least 25% of humanitarian funding to them as directly as possible. Since then, there is increasing consensus at policy and normative level, underscored by the Covid-19 pandemic, that local leadership should be supported.  Localisation has gone from a fringe conversation among policy-makers and aid agencies in 2016 to a formal priority under the Grand Bargain. Wider global movements on anti-racism and decolonisation have also brought new momentum to critical reflections on where power, knowledge and capacity reside in the humanitarian system. Yet progress has been slow and major gaps remain between the rhetoric around humanitarian partnerships, funding and coordination and practices on the ground.

The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Bhutan: strategy and enablers

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Infectious Diseases of Poverty
http://www.idpjournal.com/content
[Accessed 08 Jan 2022]

 

The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Bhutan: strategy and enablers
Bhutan has reported a total of 2596 COVID-19 cases and three deaths as of September 15, 2021. With support from India, the United States, Denmark, the People’s Republic of China, Croatia and other countries, B…
Authors: Tsheten Tsheten, Phurpa Tenzin, Archie C. A. Clements, Darren J. Gray, Lhawang Ugyel and Kinley Wangdi
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2022 11:6
Content type: Opinion
Published on: 5 January 2022

The optimal vaccination strategy to control COVID-19: a modeling study in Wuhan City, China

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Infectious Diseases of Poverty
http://www.idpjournal.com/content
[Accessed 08 Jan 2022]

 

The optimal vaccination strategy to control COVID-19: a modeling study in Wuhan City, China
Reaching optimal vaccination rates is an essential public health strategy to control the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aimed to simulate the optimal vaccination strategy to control t…
Authors: Ze-yu Zhao, Yan Niu, Li Luo, Qing-qing Hu, Tian-long Yang, Mei-jie Chu, Qiu-ping Chen, Zhao Lei, Jia Rui, Cheng-long Song, Sheng-nan Lin, Yao Wang, Jing-wen Xu, Yuan-zhao Zhu, Xing-chun Liu, Meng Yang…
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2021 10:140
Content type: Research Article
Published on: 28 December 2021

Safety and immunogenicity of inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in high-risk occupational population: a randomized, parallel, controlled clinical trial

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Infectious Diseases of Poverty
http://www.idpjournal.com/content
[Accessed 08 Jan 2022]

 

Safety and immunogenicity of inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in high-risk occupational population: a randomized, parallel, controlled clinical trial
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and the resulting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have a substantial burden on health-care systems around the world. This is a randomi…
Authors: Yongliang Feng, Jing Chen, Tian Yao, Yue Chang, Xiaoqing Li, Rongqin Xing, Hong Li, Ruixue Xie, Xiaohong Zhang, Zhiyun Wei, Shengcai Mu, Ling Liu, Lizhong Feng and Suping Wang
Citation: Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2021 10:138
Content type: Research Article
Published on: 22 December 2021

Impact of electronic vaccine intelligence network application used in immunization sessions in Pune city

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International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health
Vol 9, No 1 (2022) January 2022
https://www.ijcmph.com/index.php/ijcmph/issue/view/84

 

Impact of electronic vaccine intelligence network application used in immunization sessions in Pune city Damini S. Mahanubhav, Nandkumar M. Salunke, Sangita C. Shelke, Malangori A. Parande, Muralidhar P. Tambe
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20214857

Utility of pneumococcal vaccine among elderly population in buraidah primary health care centers

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International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health
Vol 9, No 1 (2022) January 2022
https://www.ijcmph.com/index.php/ijcmph/issue/view/84

 

Original Research Articles
Utility of pneumococcal vaccine among elderly population in buraidah primary health care centers
Sulaiman A. Alawaji, Chandra S. Kalevaru
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20214980

Emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Omicron (B.1.1.529) – highlights Africa’s research capabilities, but exposes major knowledge gaps, inequities of vaccine distribution, inadequacies in global COVID-19 response and control efforts

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International Journal of Infectious Diseases
January 2022 Volume 114 p1-278
https://www.ijidonline.com/current

 

Editorial
Emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Omicron (B.1.1.529) – highlights Africa’s research capabilities, but exposes major knowledge gaps, inequities of vaccine distribution, inadequacies in global COVID-19 response and control efforts
Eskild Petersen, Francine Ntoumi, David S Hui,…Richard Kock, Giuseppe Ippolito, Alimuddin Zumla
Published online: December 01, 2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Collection

Country differences in transmissibility, age distribution and case-fatality of SARS-CoV-2: a global ecological analysis

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International Journal of Infectious Diseases
January 2022 Volume 114 p1-278
https://www.ijidonline.com/current

 

Country differences in transmissibility, age distribution and case-fatality of SARS-CoV-2: a global ecological analysis
Caroline Favas, Prudence Jarrett, Ruwan Ratnayake, Oliver J Watson, Francesco Checchi
Published online: November 05, 2021
p210-218

Why Parents Still Hesitate to Vaccinate Their Children Against COVID-19

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JAMA
January 4, 2022, Vol 327, No. 1, Pages 11-93
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/currentissue

 

Medical News & Perspectives
Why Parents Still Hesitate to Vaccinate Their Children Against COVID-19
Melissa Suran, PhD, MSJ
free access has audio
JAMA. 2022;327(1):23-25. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.21625
This Medical News feature discusses concerns about giving children the BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) COVID-19 vaccine despite federal recommendations.
[See capture of online first JAMA series on COVID in Perspectives above]

COVID-19 Vaccination for Caregivers in the Pediatric Medical Home A Call to Action to Improve Community Vaccination Rates

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JAMA Pediatrics
January 2022, Vol 176, No. 1, Pages 7-108
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/currentissue

 

Viewpoint
COVID-19 Vaccination for Caregivers in the Pediatric Medical Home A Call to Action to Improve Community Vaccination Rates
Andrea Milne Wenderlich, MD, MS; Cynthia Rand, MD, MPH; Jill Halterman, MD, MPH
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JAMA Pediatr. 2022;176(1):16-17. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.4214
This Viewpoint discusses providing COVID-19 vaccine education and offering vaccines to pediatric patients and their caregivers at scheduled wellness visits.

If Young Children’s Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Is Similar to That of Adults, Can Children Also Contribute to Household Transmission?

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JAMA Pediatrics
January 2022, Vol 176, No. 1, Pages 7-108
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/currentissue

 

Editorial
If Young Children’s Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Is Similar to That of Adults, Can Children Also Contribute to Household Transmission?
Flor M. Munoz, MD
free access
JAMA Pediatr. 2022;176(1):19-21. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.4225

COVID-19 and Routine Childhood Vaccinations—Identifying Gaps and Informing Solutions

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JAMA Pediatrics
January 2022, Vol 176, No. 1, Pages 7-108
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/currentissue

 

COVID-19 and Routine Childhood Vaccinations—Identifying Gaps and Informing Solutions
Brian P. Jenssen, MD, MSHP; Alexander G. Fiks, MD, MSCE
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JAMA Pediatr. 2022;176(1):21-23. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.4248

Association of the COVID-19 Pandemic With Routine Childhood Vaccination Rates and Proportion Up to Date With Vaccinations Across 8 US Health Systems in the Vaccine Safety Datalink

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JAMA Pediatrics
January 2022, Vol 176, No. 1, Pages 7-108
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/currentissue

 

Original Investigation
Association of the COVID-19 Pandemic With Routine Childhood Vaccination Rates and Proportion Up to Date With Vaccinations Across 8 US Health Systems in the Vaccine Safety Datalink
Malini B. DeSilva, MD, MPH; Jacob Haapala, MPH; Gabriela Vazquez-Benitez, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Pediatr. 2022;176(1):68-77. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.4251
This surveillance study examines the rate of vaccination and proportion of individuals up to date with vaccines in a cohort of 2.8 million children aged 0 to 18 years across 8 US health systems.

Assessment of the Operational Characteristics of Research Ethics Committees in Ghana

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Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics
Volume 17 Issue 1-2, February-April 2022
http://journals.sagepub.com/toc/jre/current

 
Assessment of the Operational Characteristics of Research Ethics Committees in Ghana
Samuel Asiedu Owusu, Grace Addison, Barbara Redman, Lisa Kearns, Paul Amuna, Amos Laar

 

First Published October 19, 2021; pp. 114–128

A Survey to Determine the Capacity Development Needs of Research Ethics Committee Administrators in South Africa

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Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics
Volume 17 Issue 1-2, February-April 2022
http://journals.sagepub.com/toc/jre/current

 

A Survey to Determine the Capacity Development Needs of Research Ethics Committee Administrators in South Africa
Mutshidzi A. Mulondo, Joyce M. Tsoka-Gwegweni, Puleng LenkaBula, Perpetual Chikobvu

 

First Published November 22, 2021; pp. 84–93

Human Research Ethics Committee Experiences and Views About Children’s Participation in Research: Results From the MESSI Study

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Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics
Volume 17 Issue 1-2, February-April 2022
http://journals.sagepub.com/toc/jre/current

 

Empirical Studies on Ethical Issues in Research with Specific Populations
Human Research Ethics Committee Experiences and Views About Children’s Participation in Research: Results From the MESSI Study
Stephanie Taplin, Jenny Chalmers, Judith Brown, Tim Moore, Anne Graham, Morag McArthur
First Published October 12, 2021; pp. 70–83

Marketing authorization of COVID-19 vaccines across UK, EU, and the US: fact-checking and the implications for future research

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Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
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[Accessed 08 Jan 2022]

 

Marketing authorization of COVID-19 vaccines across UK, EU, and the US: fact-checking and the implications for future research
While having access to safe and efficient vaccines is essential for eradicating the COVID-19 pandemic, gaining marketing authorisation is a critical step in enabling and speeding this process. On December 2, 2…
Authors: Nasir Abbas and Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2021 14:110
Content type: Commentary
Published on: 24 December 2021

Willingness to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine and Reasons for Hesitancy Among Medicare Beneficiaries: Results From a National Survey

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Journal of Public Health Management & Practice
January/February 2022 – Volume 28 – Issue 1
https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/pages/currenttoc.aspx

 

Research Reports
Willingness to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine and Reasons for Hesitancy Among Medicare Beneficiaries: Results From a National Survey
Luo, Huabin; Qu, Haiyan; Basu, Rashmita; More
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 28(1):70-76, January/February 2022.