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The Information Ecosystem of Online Groups with Anti- and Pro-vaccine Views on Facebook [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Opposition and hesitancy to vaccination have been one of the major threats to global health. Social media sites have been suspected as a breeding ground of misleading narratives about vaccines, but little is known about how pervasive anti-vaccine views are on the world's largest social media, Facebook.
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Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background The infection prevention behaviours of kidney transplant recipients have been investigated, but the factors affecting these have not. Therefore, the present study aimed to examine the infection prevention behaviours of kidney transplant recipients and the factors related to these.
Yaprak Sarıgöl Ordin +1 more
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Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016 Invasive pneumococcal disease is a relevant public health problem in Brazil, especially among children and the elderly. In July/2010 a 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was introduced to the immunization schedule of Brazilian children under two ...
Carolina Regis Leite +5 more
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Vaccination strategies and transmission of COVID-19: evidence across advanced countries [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Given limited supply of approved vaccines and constrained medical resources, design of a vaccination strategy to control a pandemic is an economic problem. We use time-series and panel methods with real-world country-level data to estimate effects on COVID-19 cases and deaths of two key elements of mass vaccination - time between doses and vaccine type.
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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 +2 more
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PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION — IN THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION AGAIN
Вопросы современной педиатрии, 2009 This article present a general review on pneumococcal infection, its prevalence, clinic types in children in Russia and worldwide. Description of S. pneumoniae serotypes' distribution and its influence at clinical manifestation of pneumococcal infection ...
S.V. Sidorenko
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Vaccination dilemma on an evolving social network [PDF]
arXiv, 2019 Vaccination is crucial for the control of epidemics. Yet it is a social dilemma since non-vaccinators can benefit from the herd immunity created by the vaccinators. Thus the optimum vaccination level is not reached via voluntary vaccination at times.
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Dynamic Vaccination Game in a Heterogeneous Mixing Population [PDF]
, 2019 Opposition to vaccination has long been a non-negligible public health phenomenon resulted from people's varied perceptions toward vaccination (e.g., vaccine-phobia). This paper investigates the voluntary vaccination behavior of a heterogeneous population during an epidemic outbreak, where each individual makes its own vaccination decision to minimize ...
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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 +3 more
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Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.We performed a survey on lifestyle habits aimed at reducing the risks associated with immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients. We found gaps in dental hygiene, sunscreen use, vaccination, and consumption of high‐risk foods. Cultural and economic factors influenced adherence.
Tamara Ruiz‐Merlo +11 more
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