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Lawrence O. Gostin on Biosecurity Policy: Are We Safer Today? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
World-acclaimed authority Lawrence O. Gostin analyzes biosecurity policy since 9/11. He begins with the question: Are we safer now? Then comes a review of biosecurity legislation, followed by discussion of planning to deal with specific diseases and the ...
Gostin, Lawrence O.
core   +1 more source

On Pediatric Vaccines and Catholic Social Teaching [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +20 more
core   +2 more sources

Eczema Monkeypoxicum Following Sexual Transmission Treated With Tecovirimat

open access: yesJEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mpox is a zoonotic viral infection caused by monkeypox virus (MPXV) and risk factors for its dissemination include previous dermatoses such as atopic dermatitis [1]. We present the case of a 30‐year‐old male with an unusual and extensive presentation of mpox following unprotected sexual intercourse, with an excellent response to tecovirimat ...
Andrés Vidal González   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vaccinia virus-based vector against infectious diseases and tumors

open access: yesHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021
Vaccinia virus was used to prevent smallpox. After the World Health Organization declared smallpox extinct, vaccinia virus has been explored for the development of vaccines against a variety of infectious diseases.
Ziling Zhang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vaccinations During Pregnancy Protect the Mother–Infant Dyad and Are Generally Safe

open access: yesActa Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Vaccination in pregnancy has a critical impact on mothers, foetuses and infants. The aim of this paper was to summarise key points presented by experts attending the 12th Maria Delivoria‐Papadopoulos Perinatal Symposium in March 2025 and further expand and update them.
Ariadne Malamitsi‐Puchner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phase-out of smallpox vaccination and the female/male HIV-1 prevalence ratio: an ecological study from Guinea-Bissau

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2019
Objective In Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, we observed that having a smallpox vaccination scar was associated with lower HIV-1 prevalence, more strongly for women than men.
Marie Villumsen   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Serological Immunity to Smallpox in New South Wales, Australia

open access: yesViruses, 2020
The re-emergence of smallpox is an increasing and legitimate concern due to advances in synthetic biology. Vaccination programs against smallpox using the vaccinia virus vaccine ceased with the eradication of smallpox and, unlike many other countries ...
Valentina Costantino   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Monkeypox in humans – the review

open access: yesJournal of Education, Health and Sport, 2022
Monkeypox is an emerging zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus with a presentation similar to smallpox. Being previously endemic to Africa, now the disease is spreading across the world, causing fear of a potential next pandemic.
Konrad Warchoł   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vaccine strategy when the smallpox model fails: 1. immune cognition, Malaria and the Fulani [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
We begin to examine the implications of IR Cohen's work on immune cognition [1-3] for vaccine strategies when simple elicitation of sterilizing immunity fails, as is the case for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria.
Wallace, Robert G, Wallace, Rodrick
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Ethical Considerations Regarding the Vaccination of Children—The Power Dynamics Between Doctors and Parents

open access: yesActa Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While childhood vaccination programmes provide outstanding contributions to improving health, they can also pose challenges through the interactions between parents and healthcare. This paper focuses on the ethical dimensions of interactions between healthcare professionals and parents. Since the knowledge that professionals possess creates an
Mikael Sandlund   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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