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Achieving Cancer Prevention Equity: A Policy Analysis of American Cancer Society HPV Vaccination Guidelines

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To examine the American Cancer Society's HPV vaccination guidelines through a nursing policy analysis framework, assessing justice and equity outcomes in cancer prevention policy implementation. Background Human papillomavirus vaccination remains critical for cancer prevention, yet persistent health disparities undermine equity goals ...
Grace K. Kyei, Evans K. Kyei, Rockson Ansong   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic Diversity of Meningococcal Serogroup B Vaccine Antigens among Carriage Isolates Collected from Students at Three Universities in the United States, 2015–2016

mBio, 2021
The impact of serogroup B meningococcal (MenB) vaccines on carriage is not completely understood. Using whole-genome sequencing data, we assessed the diversity and distribution of MenB vaccine antigens (particularly FHbp) among 1,514 meningococcal ...
Henju Marjuki, How-Yi Chang, Nadav Topaz, Melissa J. Whaley, Jeni Vuong, Alexander Chen, Laurel T. Jenkins, Fang Hu, Susanna Schmink, Adam C. Retchless, Jennifer D. Thomas, Anna M. Acosta, Lucy A. McNamara, Heidi M. Soeters, Sarah Mbaeyi, Xin Wang   +15 more
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Validation of the Vaccination Confidence Scale: A Brief Measure to Identify Parents at Risk for Refusing Adolescent Vaccines [PDF]

, 2016
Objective To validate a brief measure of vaccination confidence using a large, nationally representative sample of parents. Methods We analyzed weighted data from 9018 parents who completed the 2010 National Immunization Survey–Teen, an annual ...
Brewer, Joseph M., Dempsey, Amanda F., Gilkey, Melissa, Magnus, Brooke E., McRee, Annie-Laurie, Reiter, Paul   +5 more
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Vaccination Coverage and Factors Associated With Incomplete Vaccination Schedules in Children Under 5 in a Peripheral Area of the Federal District of Brazil

Public Health Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To estimate vaccination coverage (VC) and analyze the factors associated with the incomplete vaccination schedule (IVS) in children under 5 years of age in two Basic Health Units in the Federal District of Brazil. Design A cross‐sectional study.
Ivea Rayane Mendes Nicacio Viana, Henry Maia Peixoto   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

High prevalence of antibodies to human herpesvirus 8 in relatives of patients with classic Kaposi's sarcoma from Sardinia [PDF]

, 1998
A survey for antibodies to a recombinant small viral capsid antigen (sVCA) of human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV‐8) was conducted in Sardinia, one of the world's highest incidence areas for classic Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Prevalence of antibodies to HHV‐8 sVCA
Angeloni, Antonio, Cerimele, Decio, Cottoni, Francesca Maria Giovanna, Faggioni, Alberto, Heston, Lee, Lin, Su-Fang, Masala, Maria Vittoria, Miller, George, Rigsby, Michael, Sirianni, Maria Caterina, Sun, Ren, Uccini, Stefania   +11 more
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Application of Causal Inference to Establish Assay Effect in the Absence of a Bridging Study: A Case Study of MenACWY‐CRM Conjugate Vaccine Data

Pharmaceutical Statistics, Volume 25, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT During a vaccine development program, if the assay used to measure immunological endpoints is changed, ideally, a bridging study is performed to establish the relationship between results obtained with the new and previous assay. However, this is not always feasible, and when bridging study data are absent, this can limit the ability to use ...
Meike Adani, Silvia Noirjean, Andrea Callegaro, Pavitra Keshavan, Marco Costantini   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cocirculation of Hajj and non-Hajj strains among serogroup W meningococci in Italy, 2000 to 2016 [PDF]

, 2019
In Italy, B and C are the predominant serogroups among meningococci causing invasive diseases. Nevertheless, in the period from 2013 to 2016, an increase in serogroup W Neisseria meningitidis (MenW) was observed.
Arghittu M., Barbui A. M., Bernaschi P., Bisbano A., Chironna M., Ciammaruconi A., De Nittis R., Fazio C., Galanti I. A., Giammanco A., Isola P., Mencacci A., Neri A., Pagani E., Stefanelli P., Vacca P., Vocale C.   +16 more
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A Vaccine Against Group B Streptococcus: Recent Advances [PDF]

, 2020
Group B streptococcus (GBS) causes a high burden of neonatal and infant disease globally. Implementing a vaccine for pregnant women is a promising strategy to prevent neonatal and infant GBS disease and has been identified as a priority by the World ...
Carreras-Abad, C, Heath, PT, Le Doare, K, Ramkhelawon, L   +3 more
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Economic Burden of Sickle Cell Disease: A Retrospective Study of Pediatric and Adult Individuals With Medicaid Coverage From 2016 to 2020

American Journal of Hematology, Volume 101, Issue 2, Page 269-280, February 2026.
ABSTRACT There is limited information regarding the contemporary real‐world clinical and financial burden of Medicaid enrollees with sickle cell disease (SCD) in the United States. Using the IBM MarketScan Medicaid database (7/2016–12/2020), individuals with ≥ 3 SCD diagnoses were matched 1:1 on age, gender, and race to individuals without SCD ...
Giovanna Tedesco Barcelos, Telma Peixoto, Jose Alvir, Jay Lin, Christine L. Baker   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Meningococcal conjugate vaccines: optimizing global impact

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2011
Andrew Terranella1,2, Amanda Cohn2, Thomas Clark2 1Epidemic Intelligence Service, Division of Applied Sciences, Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office, 2Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, National Center for ...
Terranella A, Cohn A, Clark T
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