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Missed Opportunities for Hepatitis A Vaccination Among MSM Initiating PrEP

Journal of Community Health, 2019
The incidence of Hepatitis A virus (HAV) among the general population in the United States has decreased by over 95% since the introduction of HAV vaccination in 1995. However, 10% of all new HAV infections occur among men who have sex with men (MSM). However routine HAV is not part of standard of care for provision of PrEP services.
Alwyn Cohall, Jason Zucker, Rachel Krieger, Charlotte Scott, Caryn Guido, Shaina Hakala, Caroline Carnevale   +6 more
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Implementing WHO guidance on conducting and analysing vaccination coverage cluster surveys: Two examples from Nigeria.

PLoS ONE, 2021
In 2015, the World Health Organization substantially revised its guidance for vaccination coverage cluster surveys (revisions were finalized in 2018) and has since developed a set of accompanying resources, including definitions for standardized coverage
John Ndegwa Wagai, Dale Rhoda, Mary Prier, Mary Kay Trimmer, Caitlin B Clary, Joseph Oteri, Bassey Okposen, Adeyemi Adeniran, Carolina Danovaro-Holliday, Felicity Cutts   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

A systematic review of strategies for reducing missed opportunities for vaccination

Vaccine, 2018
Missed opportunities for vaccination (MOVs) occur when persons eligible for vaccination visit a health facility and do not get the vaccines they need. We conducted a systematic review to assess effects of interventions for reducing MOVs.We searched PubMed, Scopus, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials in April 2017.
Jaca, Anelisa, Mathebula, Lindi, Iweze, Arthur, Pienaar, Elizabeth, Wiysonge, Charles S.   +4 more
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Vaccination Status of Children Considered for Renal Transplant: Missed Opportunities for Vaccine Preventable Diseases

Experimental and Clinical Transplantation, 2012
Infectious diseases, even vaccine preventable ones, might affect transplanting and the life course in pediatric solid-organ recipients. Owing to immunosuppression and decreased antibody production, susceptibility to infections is increased in these patients.The present study was designed to assess the vaccination and antibody status of the pediatric ...
Genc, Gurkan, Ozkaya, Ozan, Aygun, Canan, Yakupoglu, Yarkin Kamil, Nalcacioglu, Hulya   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

On Pediatric Vaccines and Catholic Social Teaching [PDF]

, 2018
Determining whether, and when, to get one\u27s children vaccinated has become an increasingly controversial decision, often leaving parents fearful of making the “wrong” choice.
Bilgrien, Byron, Cahill, Coleman, Eiser, Grady, Heyer, Johnson, Kant, Kelly, Largent, Massaro, Offit, Offit, Offit, Oshinsky, Plotkin, Rubio, Skloot, Sobrino, Tucker   +20 more
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Missed Opportunity for Routine Immunization and Its Associated Factors in Gozamen District Health Centers, Northwestern Ethiopia

Global Pediatric Health, 2020
Background . Vaccine- preventable diseases constitute a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children under-5 years of age in Ethiopia and other developing countries.
Fetelework Muluneh MPH, Muluken Wubetu MSc, Abebe Abate MSc   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring childhood immunization uptake with first nations mothers in north-western Ontario, Canada [PDF]

, 2003
Background. Childhood immunization is an important component of preventive health care for young children. Successful control of vaccine-preventable diseases depends on high levels of immunization coverage.
Gregory, D, Tarrant, M
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Factors associated with not receiving HPV vaccine among adolescents by metropolitan statistical area status, United States, National Immunization Survey–Teen, 2016–2017

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020
The 2016 and 2017 National Immunization Surveys-Teen (NIS-Teen) highlighted disparities in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage by metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status.
Charnetta L. Williams, Tanja Y. Walker, Laurie D. Elam-Evans, David Yankey, Benjamin Fredua, Mona Saraiya, Shannon Stokley   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hematopoietic (stem) cells—The elixir of life?

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The aging of HSCs (hematopoietic stem cells) and the blood system leads to the decline of other organs. Rejuvenating aged HSCs improves the function of the blood system, slowing the aging of the heart, kidney, brain, and liver, and the occurrence of age‐related diseases.
Emilie L. Cerezo, Jonah Anderson, Emilie Dinh Vedrenne, Noël Yeh Martín, Jette Lengefeld   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Promoting Adherence to Influenza Vaccination Recommendations in Pediatric Practice. [PDF]

, 2019
OBJECTIVES: In the United States, nonadherence to seasonal influenza vaccination guidelines for children and adolescents is common and results in unnecessary morbidity and mortality. We conducted a quality improvement project to improve vaccination rates
Cadilla, Adriana, Diaz, Maria Carmen, Franciosi, James P., Hossain, Jobayer, Werk, Lloyd N.   +4 more
core   +1 more source