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Impact of vaccination on meningococcal epidemiology [PDF]
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2015 Neisseria meningitidis may cause invasive disease (meningitis and sepsis), leading to considerable disease burden and mortality. However, effective vaccines are available against most pathogenic serogroups. Large-scale vaccination campaigns with the MCC vaccine conducted in UK and with MenAfriVac in the Sahel have clearly demonstrated the direct and ...
Stefanelli P, Rezza G
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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2019 We described the relative contributions of parental intention and provider recommendation style to HPV and meningococcal vaccine receipt. Parent-child dyads that were eligible for both meningococcal and HPV vaccines participated in pre-visit surveys and ...
Terresa J. Eun +6 more
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Challenges and opportunities for meningococcal vaccination in the developing world
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2018 Meningococcal disease continues to be a life threatening infection with high morbidity and mortality even in appropriately treated patients. Meningococcal vaccination plays a major role in the control of the disease; however, implementing vaccination ...
Rouba Shaker +2 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2018 The threat from invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) remains a serious source of concern despite the licensure and availability of vaccines. A limitation of current serogroup B vaccines is the breadth of coverage afforded, resulting from the capacity for
Fadil A. Bidmos +5 more
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The alternative fact of probable vaccine damage A typology of vaccination beliefs in 28 European countries [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Background: Despite lacking scientific support, vaccine hesitancy is widespread. While vaccine damage as a scientific fact is statistically highly uncommon, emerging social and technological forces have converted probable vaccine damage into an alternative fact.
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Position statement on the management of pregnancy in sickle cell disease
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, EarlyView.Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary haemoglobinopathy which causes multi‐organ dysfunction. Pregnancies in SCD are high risk with significant maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality, including vaso‐occlusive crises, thrombosis, anaemia, placental insufficiency, fetal growth restriction, preterm birth and medication effects. High level evidence
Mimi Yue +5 more
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BMC Public Health, 2023 Background Men who have sex with men (MSM) have suboptimal uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) and meningococcal vaccines. This study examines barriers and facilitators to HPV and meningococcal vaccination among MSM in a large, racially/ethnically ...
Justin Naidu, Andrea N. Polonijo
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Preferences for COVID-19 vaccine: Evidence from India [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 India's mass vaccination efforts have been slow due to high levels of vaccine hesitancy. This study uses data from an online discrete choice experiment with 1371 respondents to rigorously examine the factors shaping vaccine preference in the country. We find that vaccine efficacy, presence of side effects, protection duration, distance to vaccination ...
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Efficacy of Meningococcal Vaccine and Barriers to Vaccination [PDF]
JAMA, 1998 Use of the quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine for control of outbreaks has increased in recent years, but the efficacy of meningococcal vaccine during mass vaccination campaigns in US civilian populations has not been assessed.To evaluate the efficacy of the quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine against serogroup C meningococcal disease in a community ...
Bradley A. Perkins +6 more
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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 +15 more
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