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The Effect of Maternal Pertussis Immunization on Infant Vaccine Responses to a Booster Pertussis-Containing Vaccine in Vietnam

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2016
Background. Maternal vaccination with an acellular pertussis (aP)–containing vaccine is a recommended strategy in a growing number of industrialized countries, to protect young infants from disease.
K. Maertens, T. H. Hoang, Trung Nguyen, Raïssa Nadège Caboré, Thi Hong Duong, K. Huygen, N. Hens, P. van Damme, D. Dang, E. Leuridan   +9 more
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The Nurse Practitioner's Immuniser Role in Primary Healthcare: A Scoping Review

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim(s) This scoping review aimed to explore and identify literature about the scope of practice for nurse practitioners working as immunisers in primary healthcare. Design The review was conducted according to the JBI scoping review framework.
Christine Schoenfisch, Kate Kauter, Leah East   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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  

A Phase I Clinical Study of a Live Attenuated Bordetella pertussis Vaccine - BPZE1; A Single Centre, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Escalating Study of BPZE1 Given Intranasally to Healthy Adult Male Volunteers

PLoS ONE, 2014
Background Acellular pertussis vaccines do not control pertussis. A new approach to offer protection to infants is necessary. BPZE1, a genetically modified Bordetella pertussis strain, was developed as a live attenuated nasal pertussis vaccine by ...
R. Thorstensson, B. Trollfors, N. Al-Tawil, Maja Jahnmatz, Jakob Bergström, M. Ljungman, A. Törner, L. Wehlin, A. van Broekhoven, F. Bosman, A. Debrie, N. Mielcarek, C. Locht   +12 more
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Infants hospitalized for Bordetella pertussis infection commonly have respiratory viral coinfections [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Whether viral coinfections cause more severe disease than Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis) alone remains unclear. We compared clinical disease severity and sought clinical and demographic differences between infants with B.
Agricola, Eleonora, Buttinelli, Gabriele, Campagna, Ilaria, Carsetti, R., Concato, C., DI MATTIA, Greta, Fedele, Giorgio, Ferretti, Beatrice, Frassanito, Antonella, Gesualdo, Francesco, Gonfiantini, Michaela Veronika, Marcellini, Valentina, Midulla, Fabio, Nenna, Raffaella, Nicolai, Ambra, Pandolfi, Elisabetta, Pierangeli, Alessandra, Russo, Luisa, Schiavoni, I., Stefanelli, P., Tozzi, A. E., Vennarucci, Valentina Spuri, Villani, Alberto   +22 more
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Pertussis Notification Rate and Tdpa Vaccine/Booster Coverage in Adults: An Opportunity for an Epidemiological Observatory in Primary Care

Infectious Disease Reports
Background: In recent years, Europe has experienced a significant increase in pertussis cases. One reason behind this rise is the decline in diphtheria–tetanus–pertussis (dTap) booster coverage among adults.
Francesco Lapi, Ettore Marconi, Iacopo Cricelli, Alessandro Rossi, Tecla Mastronuzzi, Giovanni Gabutti, Claudio Cricelli   +6 more
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Do Neighborhoods Matter for Individual Decision‐Making? The Case of COVID‐19 Vaccination in Sweden

Journal of Regional Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Much research has highlighted the significance of neighborhood effects on individual‐level choices and outcomes. But it has proven difficult to disentangle the influence of those that an individual shares a residential space with from that of other peers, such as work colleagues and family members.
Johan Klaesson, José Lobo, Charlotta Mellander, Sofia Wixe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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  

Bordetella pertussis outer membrane vesicle vaccine confers equal efficacy in mice with milder inflammatory responses compared to a whole-cell vaccine

Scientific Reports, 2016
The demand for improved pertussis vaccines is urgent due to the resurgence of whooping cough. A deeper understanding of the mode of action of pertussis vaccines is required to achieve this improvement.
R. Raeven, J. Brummelman, J. Pennings, L. van der Maas, W. Tilstra, K. Helm, E. van Riet, W. Jiskoot, C. V. van Els, W. Han, G. Kersten, B. Metz   +11 more
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Vaccine Myths: Setting the Record Straight [PDF]

, 2018
Despite their standing as one of the most remarkable public health achievements, vaccines have been surrounded by dangerous myths since the development of the smallpox vaccine in the 18th century.
Boom, Julie A, Cunningham, Rachel M, McGee, Lindy U.   +2 more
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