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Analysis of COVID-19 in India using vaccine epidemic model incorporating vaccine effectiveness and herd immunity [PDF]

arXiv, 2022
COVID-19 will be a continuous threat to human population despite having a few vaccines at hand until we reach the endemic state through natural herd immunity and total immunization through universal vaccination. However, the vaccine acts as a practical tool for reducing the massive public health problem and the emerging economic consequences that the ...
arxiv  

Herpes zoster mRNA vaccine induces superior vaccine immunity over licensed vaccine in mice and rhesus macaques

bioRxiv
Herpes zoster remains an important global health issue and mainly occurs in aged and immunocompromised individuals with an early exposure history to Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV).
Lulu Huang, Tongyi Zhao, Weijun Zhao, Andong Shao, Huajun Zhao, Wenxuan Ma, Yingfei Gong, Xianhuang Zeng, Changzhen Weng, Lingling Bu, Zhenhua Di, Shiyu Sun, Qinsheng Dai, Minhui Sun, Limei Wang, Zhenguang Liu, Leilei Shi, Jiesen Hu, Shentong Fang, Cheng Zhang, Jian Zhang, Guan Wang, K. Loré, Yong Yang, Ang Lin   +24 more
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Impact of the herpes zoster vaccination programme on hospitalised and general practice consulted herpes zoster in the 5 years after its introduction in England: a population-based study

BMJ Open, 2020
Objectives To assess the impact of herpes zoster vaccination in the 5 years after introduction for 70- to 79-year-olds in England in September 2013.Design Population based ecological impact assessment.Setting Hospitals covering the whole English ...
Nick Andrews, Simon de Lusignan, Mary Ramsay, Ivelina Yonova, Gayatri Amirthalingam, Julia Stowe, Galena Kuyumdzhieva, Bersabeh Sile   +7 more
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Risk of Herpes Zoster in Individuals on Biologics, DMARDS and/or Corticosteroids for Autoimmune Diseases:A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Studies examining the risk of herpes zoster (HZ) associated with immunosuppressants, such as biologics, non-biological disease modifying agents (nbDMARDs) or corticosteroids, have generated conflicting results.
Alarcón-Segovia, Bachelez, Bejarano, Bongartz, Braun, Brenner, Bresnihan, Cardiel, Che, Chen, Choy, Cohen, Cutolo, Dechartres, Dixon, Dixon, Dreiher, Egger, Emery, Emery, Fleischmann, Fleischmann, Furie, Furst, Galloway, Genovese, Genovese, Gupta, Gupta, Harpaz, Hayward, Higgins, Higgins, Hoes, Kameda, Kawai, Keystone, Kost, Kourbeti, Kremer, Kremer, Kremer, Kremer, Lal, Leonardi, Long, McDonald, Merrill, Moher, Moreland, Moutsopoulos, Nakajima, Nishimoto, Osterman, Oxman, Oxman, Papp, Pappas, Peto, Rutgeerts, Sampathkumar, Sandborn, Sandborn, Schiff, Schreiber, Segan, Shah, Singh, Smitten, Smolen, Smolen, Spittal, Strangfeld, Stroup, Sweeting, Takeuchi, Tanaka, Tanaka, van der Heijde, van Vollenhoven, Veetil, Weiner, Wells, Winthrop, Winthrop, Winthrop, Wolfe, Yamamoto, Yawn, Yawn, Youssef, Yun, Zhang, Zisman, Zorzela   +94 more
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Herpes Zoster: Clinical Manifestation, Treatment, and Prevention [PDF]

, 2020
Herpes zoster (HZ, shingles, zoster) is a disease due to reactivation and multiplication of persistent varicella zoster virus (VVZ) after suffering from previous varicella with characteristics of dermatomal rashes, pain, and unilateral.
Darmawan, Hari, Purwoko, Muhammad Izazi Hari   +1 more
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Electronic health record phenotyping improves detection and screening of type 2 diabetes in the general United States population: A cross-sectional, unselected, retrospective study [PDF]

arXiv, 2015
Objectives: In the United States, 25% of people with type 2 diabetes are undiagnosed. Conventional screening models use limited demographic information to assess risk. We evaluated whether electronic health record (EHR) phenotyping could improve diabetes screening, even when records are incomplete and data are not recorded systematically across ...
arxiv  

The Impact of Vaccine Hesitancy on Epidemic Spreading [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the world in an unprecedented way, causing enormous loss of life. Time and again, public health authorities have urged people to become vaccinated to protect themselves and mitigate the spread of the disease. However, vaccine hesitancy has stalled vaccination levels in the United States.
arxiv  

Modeling COVID-19 vaccine-induced immunological memory development and its links to antibody level and infectiousness [PDF]

arXiv, 2022
COVID-19 vaccines have proven to be effective against SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, the dynamics of vaccine-induced immunological memory development and neutralizing antibodies generation are not fully understood, limiting vaccine development and vaccination regimen determination. Herein, we constructed a mathematical model to characterize the vaccine-
arxiv  

Higher risk of herpes zoster in stroke patients.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:Stroke is a leading cause of death, morbidity and disability worldwide. Infection is a common complication in the acute phase after stroke. Herpes zoster is a common viral disease, in which the most debilitating complication is post-herpetic ...
Yi-Ching Tung, Hung-Pin Tu, Ming-Kung Wu, Keng-Liang Kuo, Yu-Feng Su, Ying-Yi Lu, Chih-Lung Lin, Chieh-Hsin Wu   +7 more
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The safety and immunogenicity of live Zoster Vaccination in patients with rheumatoid arthritis before starting Tofacitinib: a randomized phase II trial [PDF]

, 2017
Objective Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of herpes zoster, and vaccination is recommended for patients ages 50 years and older, prior to starting treatment with biologic agents or tofacitinib.
Aletaha, Aletaha, Assen, Burmester, Curtis, Fleischmann, Fleischmann, Friedman, Hales, Harpaz, Heijde, Jung, Kremer, Lee, Levin, Levin, Oxman, Perry, Pierson, Rubin, Ruderman, Schmader, Singh, Singh, Smolen, Vollenhoven, Winthrop, Wollenhaupt, Wollenhaupt, Yun   +29 more
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