Social Imitation Dynamics of Vaccination Driven by Vaccine Effectiveness and Beliefs [PDF]
Declines in vaccination coverage for vaccine-preventable diseases, such as measles and chickenpox, have enabled their surprising comebacks and pose significant public health challenges in the wake of growing vaccine hesitancy. Vaccine opt-outs and refusals are often fueled by beliefs concerning perceptions of vaccine effectiveness and exaggerated risks.
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Serum Opsonic Activity for Streptococcus pneumoniae Types 6B and 14 in Infants with Sickle Cell Disease after Immunization with Pneumococcal Protein Conjugate Vaccine [PDF]
Anna Nowak‐Węgrzyn+4 more
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Vaccination dynamics of age-structured populations in higher-order social networks [PDF]
Voluntary vaccination is essential to protect oneself from infection and suppress the spread of infectious diseases. Voluntary vaccination behavior is influenced by factors such as age and interaction patterns. Differences in health consciousness and risk perception based on age result in heterogeneity in vaccination behavior among different age groups.
arxiv
The Vaccination Game on Networks [PDF]
Vaccinations are an important tool in the prevention of disease. Vaccinations are generally voluntary for each member of a population and vaccination decisions are influenced by individual risk perceptions and contact structures within populations. In this study, we model vaccination uptake as an evolutionary game where individuals weigh perceived ...
arxiv
EVALUATION OF A PENTAVALENT CONJUGATED PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE IN TODDLERS.▴ 1077 [PDF]
Michael E. Pichichero+2 more
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PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION. NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN VACCINOPROPHYLAXIS OF PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION
Pneumococcal infection is the most frequent cause of diseases of upper and inferior airways and nasopharynx in children. Also pneumococcal infection may cause such severe diseases as meningitis and pneumonia. The only way of prophylaxis of these diseases
M.G. Galitskaya+2 more
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SAFETY AND IMMUNOGENICITY OF TWO LOTS OF PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE IN INFANTS. ▴ 1116 [PDF]
Kenneth M. Zangwill+5 more
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Pneumococcal Vaccine Breakthrough and Failure in Infants and Children: A Narrative Review. [PDF]
Feemster K+6 more
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