While the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health has made seasonal influenza vaccination available for several years, there remains a scarcity of vaccination coverage reports outside of the capital city.
Yasser Taher Al Hassan +5 more
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Developing Adult Vaccination Ecosystem in India: Current Perspective and the Way Forward
Introduction: A high burden of vaccine-preventable diseases, increasing elderly population, immunosenescence, and emerging drug resistance emphasize the need for robust adult immunization in India.
Canna Jagdish Ghia +1 more
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Pertussis post-exposure prophylaxis among household contacts: a cost-utility analysis. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Recent pertussis outbreaks have prompted re-examination of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) strategies, when immunization is not immediately protective.
Crowcroft, Natasha S +3 more
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Rectal Microbiome Composition Correlates with Humoral Immunity to HIV-1 in Vaccinated Rhesus Macaques. [PDF]
The microbiome is an integral and dynamic component of the host and is emerging as a critical determinant of immune responses; however, its influence on vaccine immunogenicity is largely not well understood.
Dinasarapu, Ashok R +9 more
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Adult immunization remains to be a neglected issue in developing countries including Malaysia. This nationwide study determined the vaccination coverage of hepatitis B and influenza among Malaysia’s healthcare workers (HCWs), the elderly (aged 60 y and ...
Nor Azila Muhammad Azami +6 more
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Has VZV epidemiology changed in Italy? Results of a seroprevalence study [PDF]
The aim of the study was to evaluate if and how varicella prevalence has changed in Italy. In particular a seroprevalence study was performed, comparing it to similar surveys conducted in pre-immunization era.
Amodio E. +71 more
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Immunogenicity and tolerability of an MF59-adjuvanted, egg-derived, A/H1N1 pandemic influenza vaccine in children 6-35 months of age [PDF]
Background: Vaccines against pandemic A/H1N1 influenza should provide protective immunity in children, because they are at greater risk of disease than adults.
Abarca, Katia +9 more
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the adult immunization status and influencing factors in people aged 65 years and over registered in a family health center in Mersin.Methods: The research was conducted in a total of 260 people aged ...
Hatice Bal, Gülay Börekçi
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Epidemiology of Any and Vaccine-Type Anogenital Human Papillomavirus Among 13-26-Year-Old Young Men After HPV Vaccine Introduction [PDF]
PURPOSE: The aims of this study were to determine prevalence of and factors associated with any human papillomavirus (HPV) and vaccine-type HPV among young men after vaccine introduction, stratified by vaccination status.
Bernstein, David I. +7 more
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Protection against pertussis in humans correlates to elevated serum antibodies and memory B cells [PDF]
Pertussis is a respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis that may be particularly severe and even lethal in the first months of life when infants are still too young to be vaccinated. Adults and adolescents experience mild symptoms and are the
Carsetti, Rita +13 more
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