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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
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Influenza vaccines in adults [PDF]

open access: yesOccupational Medicine, 2002
Available influenza vaccines contain inactivated viruses, either whole or in parts, and are administered parenterally or intranasally. Their composition varies yearly because of viral antigenic shifts and drifts. Vaccines with a composition matching yearly World Health Organization recommendations are 72% [95% confidence interval (CI) = 54-83 ...
T, Jefferson, E, Bianco, V, Demicheli
openaire   +2 more sources

Determinants of adults' intention to vaccinate against pandemic swine flu [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This article has been made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund.This article has been made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund.Background: Vaccination is one of the cornerstones of controlling an influenza ...
A Bandura   +31 more
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Deletion of parasite immune modulatory sequences combined with immune activating signals enhances vaccine mediated protection against filarial nematodes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
<p>Background: Filarial nematodes are tissue-dwelling parasites that can be killed by Th2-driven immune effectors, but that have evolved to withstand immune attack and establish chronic infections by suppressing host immunity. As a consequence, the
AB Fredriksen   +63 more
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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]

open access: yes, 2018
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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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
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A Comparative Analysis of Influenza Vaccination Programs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The threat of avian influenza and the 2004-2005 influenza vaccine supply shortage in the United States has sparked a debate about optimal vaccination strategies to reduce the burden of morbidity and mortality caused by the influenza virus.
Babak Pourbohloul   +38 more
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Modeling the Influence of Environment and Intervention on Cholera in Haiti [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
We propose a simple model with two infective classes in order to model the cholera epidemic in Haiti. We include the impact of environmental events (rainfall, temperature and tidal range) on the epidemic in the Artibonite and Ouest regions by introducing
Freitag, Caroline   +2 more
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Vaccine myopia: adult vaccination also needs attention [PDF]

open access: yesMedical Journal of Australia, 2017
Summary: In recent years, there has been increasing attention on parents who actively refuse to vaccinate their children. Successive federal governments have increased the amount of family assistance payments at stake for those who do not vaccinate, and removed most incentives for providers to vaccinate.
Robert I, Menzies   +3 more
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Heterogeneity in the spread and control of infectious disease: consequences for the elimination of canine rabies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Understanding the factors influencing vaccination campaign effectiveness is vital in designing efficient disease elimination programmes. We investigated the importance of spatial heterogeneity in vaccination coverage and human-mediated dog movements for ...
Cleaveland, Sarah   +9 more
core   +6 more sources

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