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Socioeconomic status and disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Eastern Oslo, Norway

Public Health in Practice, 2023
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess whether socioeconomic status still remain a barrier to COVID-19 vaccination in eastern Oslo, Norway. Study design: A cross-section study. Methods: We conducted a web-based survey among the residents of
Andreas Lillebråten, Megan Todd, Jessica Dimka, Nan Zou Bakkeli, Svenn-Erik Mamelund   +4 more
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Disparities in the offer of COVID-19 vaccination to migrants and non-migrants in Norway: a cross sectional survey study

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Vaccination is key to reducing the spread and impacts of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Migrants, compared to majority populations, tend to have lower vaccination rates, as well as higher infection disease burdens.
Esperanza Diaz, Jessica Dimka, Svenn-Erik Mamelund   +2 more
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EPICORE: AN INNOVATIVE GLOBAL DISEASE SURVEILLANCE TOOL FOR HUMAN, ANIMAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH EVENTS

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
Intro: EpiCore was launched in 2013 and is a tool designed to supplement traditional infectious disease surveillance efforts by bringing together human, animal, and environmental experts on a digital platform to provide field-based verification efforts ...
M. Schultheiss, K. Sewalk, J. Montero, M. Libel, N. Divi, J. Brownstein   +5 more
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Indigenous communities and influenza: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Systematic Reviews, 2023
Background Several studies have documented that specific Indigenous groups have been disproportionately affected by previous pandemics. The objective of this paper is to describe the protocol to be used in a review and meta-analysis of the literature on ...
D. E. Alves, O. Rogeberg, L. Sattenspiel, S. Mamelund   +3 more
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Predicting COVID-19 exposure risk perception using machine learning

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Self-perceived exposure risk determines the likelihood of COVID-19 preventive measure compliance to a large extent and is among the most important predictors of mental health problems.
Nan Zou Bakkeli
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COVID-19 vaccination and infection among people with self-reported chronic health conditions and disabilities vs. people without medical risk factors in a survey sample from Oslo

Vaccine: X, 2023
People with disabilities and chronic health conditions are at higher risk of poor outcomes to COVID-19, yet may have lower rates of vaccination due to differences in prioritization strategies, accessibility issues, vaccine hesitancy, and other factors ...
Jessica Dimka
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BNT162b2 vaccination effectively prevents the rapid rise of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 in high-risk populations in Israel

Cell Reports Medicine, 2021
Summary: Since the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, various genetic variants have been described. The B.1.1.7 variant, which emerged in England during December 2020, is associated with increased infectivity.
Ariel Munitz, Matan Yechezkel, Yoav Dickstein, Dan Yamin, Motti Gerlic   +4 more
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Pandemics

Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 2021
A pandemic is defined as an epidemic occurring worldwide, or over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries and usually affecting a large number of people.
Nicholas Mascie Taylor, Kazuhiko Moji
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Maintaining User Engagement in an Infectious Disease Surveillance-Related Citizen Science Project

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 2021
Over the past fifteen years, infectious disease surveillance has evolved to include online citizen science projects that implement active digital data collection. Flu Near You (FNY) is an online participatory surveillance system in the United States that
Shannon Smith, Kara C. Sewalk, Fernando Donaire, Lauren Goodwin, Ariel Zych, Adam W. Crawley, John S. Brownstein, Kristin Baltrusaitis   +7 more
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Evaluation of diarrheal disease surveillance in the Minawao refugee camp, Cameroon, 2016

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background: Between 2013 and 2015, the Minawao refugee camp in Cameroon received about 51 000 refugees fleeing Boko Haram. A rapid increase in population and inadequate sanitary installations increase the risk of diarrheal disease.
F.C. Amabo, E.C. Seukap, E. Mathieu, G.A. Etoundi   +3 more
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