Drivers of and Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose Acceptance in Indonesia
Vaccines, 2022 Obtaining a booster dose of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine is required to maintain the protective level of neutralizing antibodies and therefore herd immunity in the community, and the success of booster dose programs depends on public ...
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A survey on Malaysian’s acceptance and perceptions towards COVID-19 booster dose [PDF]
Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2023 Progressive reopening of the economy and declaration of COVID-19 as endemic has relaxed social distancing and mask-wearing necessities in Malaysia. The Ministry of Health of Malaysia reported vaccination rate had reached 86.1% for the first dose and 84.3%
Suresh Rajakumar +4 more
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Willingness of the Jordanian Population to Receive a COVID-19 Booster Dose: A Cross-Sectional Study
Vaccines, 2022 SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) vaccines are critical for containing serious infections. However, as COVID-19 evolves toward more transmissible varieties and serum antibody levels in vaccinated persons steadily decline over time, the likelihood of breakthrough ...
Walid Al-Qerem +4 more
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Efficacy of HBV booster dose administration in Italian medical students in relation to health determinants [PDF]
Human Vaccines & ImmunotherapeuticsWe evaluated the efficacy of a booster dose of HBV in Italian medical students. We conducted a prospective observational study in students who had received a full course of anti-HBV vaccination for at least 15 y.
Loreta Tobia +7 more
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Vaccines, 2022 A COVID-19 vaccine booster dose is effective and safe for older adults. This study investigated facilitators and barriers to take up a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose among older adults in Hong Kong.
Zixin Wang +5 more
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Factors associated with COVID-19 booster dose uptake in the Jazan region, Saudi Arabia: insights for policy improvement during pandemics [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthObjectivesThis study aimed to assess factors associated with COVID-19 booster dose uptake in the Jazan region, Saudi Arabia.MethodsA sample of 467 individuals participated in a cross-sectional online questionnaire between February and March 2022.
Mohammed J. Almalki +3 more
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Willingness to Receive the Booster COVID-19 Vaccine Dose in Poland [PDF]
Vaccines, 2021 COVID-19 vaccinations are essential to mitigate the pandemic and prevent severe SARS-CoV-2 infections. However, the serum antibody levels in vaccinated individuals gradually decrease over time, while SARS-CoV-2 is undergoing an evolution toward more transmissible variants, such as B.1.617.2, ultimately increasing the risk of breakthrough infections and
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Comparison of humoral immune response in heterologous and homologous COVID-19 booster vaccine groups using CoronaVac and mRNA-based BNT162b2 vaccines [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2023 Background: Heterologous COVID-19 booster vaccination is an alternative strategy to homologous vaccination, especially in developing countries, due to shortages, delays, or unequal distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
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The Four Ws of the Fourth Dose COVID-19 Vaccines: Why, Who, When and What
Vaccines, 2022 With the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants, vaccine breakthrough is a major public health concern. With evidence of reduced neutralizing antibody activity against Omicron variants and fading antibody level after the third-dose booster vaccine, there are ...
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 BackgroundCurrently, data on long-term immune responses to a homogenous booster dose of the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine are still limited among people living with HIV (PLWH).MethodsA prospective cohort study with a 13-month follow-up was conducted in ...
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