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Perception of the Lebanese Adults about Vaccination: A Survey

open access: yesVaccines, 2023
Introduction: With the continuous spread and emergence of transmissible diseases, focusing on preventive measures is essential to decrease their incidence and spread.
Rania Sakr   +9 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Influenza vaccination for immunocompromised patients: systematic review and meta-analysis from a public health policy perspective. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Immunocompromised patients are vulnerable to severe or complicated influenza infection. Vaccination is widely recommended for this group. This systematic review and meta-analysis assesses influenza vaccination for immunocompromised patients in terms of ...
Kerac, Marko   +143 more
core   +6 more sources

Vaccination in adults with chronic lung disease – Revisiting 2019 immunization guidelines

open access: yesIndian Journal of Respiratory Care, 2021
Effective immunization programs have always resulted in successful eradication of targeted infectious diseases. Apart from childhood immunization, adult immunization is required for two major reasons: 1. failure of primary immunization, 2.
Rohit Vadala   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trends in Adult and Elderly Vaccination: Focus on Vaccination Practices in Tunisia and Morocco

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2022
Vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) are a prevailing concern among the adult population, despite availability of vaccines. Unlike pediatric vaccination programs, adult vaccination programs lack the required reach, initiative, and awareness.
Redouane Abouqal   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Towards Ending Immunization Inequity

open access: yesVaccines, 2021
Vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD) are responsible for a significant portion of mortality across the life course in both low-income countries and in medium- and high-income countries.
Anna Victoria Sangster, Jane M. Barratt
doaj   +1 more source

Projected risks and health benefits of vaccination against herpes zoster and related complications in US adults

open access: yesHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2022
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) to prevent against herpes zoster (HZ) and related complications in immunocompetent adults ≥50 y and immunocompromised adults ≥19 y. In 2019, a statistical
Cara B. Janusz   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Affordability of Adult Tuberculosis Vaccination in India and China: A Dynamic Transmission Model-Based Analysis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
New tuberculosis vaccines have made substantial progress in the development pipeline. Previous modelling suggests that adolescent/adult mass vaccination may cost-effectively contribute towards achieving global tuberculosis control goals.
Rebecca Claire Harris   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Reasons for receiving or not receiving HPV vaccination in primary schoolgirls in Tanzania: a case control study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
BACKGROUND: There are few data on factors influencing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination uptake in sub-Saharan Africa. We examined the characteristics of receivers and non-receivers of HPV vaccination in Tanzania and identified reasons for not ...
Soteli, Selephina   +21 more
core   +1 more source

Broad heparin-binding haemagglutinin-specific cytokine and chemokine response in infants following Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccination. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
: Heparin-binding haemagglutinin (HBHA)-specific immune responses have been linked to protection against tuberculosis (TB). We investigated the hypothesis that BCG vaccination of human infants primes an HBHA-specific response, using multiplex to measure ...
Smith, SG   +9 more
core   +5 more sources

BCG vaccination induces different cytokine profiles following infant BCG vaccination in the UK and Malawi [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
BACKGROUND: BCG vaccination of infants is thought to provide good protection in all settings. This study investigated whether Malawian infants made weaker responses across a cytokine panel after BCG vaccination, compared with UK infants.METHODS: Diluted ...
Hazel M. Dockrell   +62 more
core   +1 more source

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