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Perception of the Lebanese Adults about Vaccination: A Survey

Vaccines, 2023
Introduction: With the continuous spread and emergence of transmissible diseases, focusing on preventive measures is essential to decrease their incidence and spread.
Rania Sakr, Mariana Helou, Cima Hamieh, Michelle Estephan, Remie Chrabieh, Pascale Salameh, Georges Khazen, Harout Kolanjian, Elsy Jabbour, Rola Husni   +9 more
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Analysis of the vaccination status of older adults [PDF]

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the sociodemographic characteristics, functional capacity and vaccination status of older adults, and to verify the factors associated with the incomplete vaccination status and the absence of the vaccination card. Method: Cross-sectional and analytical study conducted with older adults living in the city of Uberaba (MG).
Pollyana Cristina dos Santos Ferreira, Nayara Gomes Nunes Oliveira, Darlene Mara dos Santos Tavares, Daniele Cristina Marques Machado   +3 more
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The Prevention of Infections in Older Adults: Vaccination [PDF]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2019
All living beings are at risk for experiencing infections; humans are no exception. The prestige and credibility of modern medicine is built in large part on achievements in preventing and treating infectious diseases. For most of human history, there was little that could be done to prevent and treat infections. Millions of humans,
Patrick P, Coll, Victoria W, Costello, George A, Kuchel, Jenna, Bartley, Janet E, McElhaney   +4 more
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The impact of repeated vaccination on relative influenza vaccine effectiveness among vaccinated adults in the United Kingdom

Epidemiology and Infection, 2022
Annual seasonal influenza vaccination is recommended for individuals at high risk of developing post-infection complications in many locations. However, reduced vaccine immunogenicity and effectiveness have been observed among repeat vaccinees in some influenza seasons.
Wey Wen Lim, Benjamin J. Cowling, Georgina Nakafero, Shuo Feng, Jonathan S Nguyen-Van-Tam, Hikaru Bolt   +5 more
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Young adults and acceptance of the human papillomavirus vaccine [PDF]

Public Health, 2008
To determine whether young Dutch adults had ever heard of human papillomavirus (HPV) and whether they would accept vaccination, and to assess the factors influencing their decision.Cross-sectional survey.Six hundred participants aged 18-25 years were recruited from two university departments and one non-university technical college.One hundred and six (
Lenselink, C.H., Schmeink, C.E., Melchers, W.J.G., Massuger, L.F.A.G., Hendriks, J.C.M., Hendriks, J.C.M., van Hamont, D., Bekkers, R.L.M.   +7 more
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Manifesto on the Value of Adult Immunization: “We Know, We Intend, We Advocate”

Vaccines, 2021
Immunization through vaccination is a milestone achievement that has made a tremendous contribution to public health. Historically, immunization programs aimed firstly to protect children, who were disproportionally affected by infectious diseases ...
Raffaele Antonelli-Incalzi, Francesco Blasi, Michele Conversano, Giovanni Gabutti, Sandro Giuffrida, Stefania Maggi, Cinzia Marano, Alessandro Rossi, Marta Vicentini   +8 more
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Determinants of adults' intention to vaccinate against pandemic swine flu [PDF]

, 2011
This article has been made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund.This article has been made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund.Background: Vaccination is one of the cornerstones of controlling an influenza ...
A Bandura, A Morice, AE Tozzi, BM Kuehn, C Briggs, C Cheng, CJ Armitage, CJ Armitage, CL Wong, D Hine, D Murray, D Trafimow, F Ahmed, I Ajzen, IM Rosenstock, JR Smith, JS Chor, KA Cameron, KM Cummings, LB Myers, Lynn B Myers, M Connor, P Hebert, P Watson, R Goodwin, R Povey, RC Palmer, RG Brubaker, Robin Goodwin, S Frost, S Gallagher, T Sandberg   +31 more
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Advances in understanding the mechanism of action of adult vaccines

Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2023
The occurrence of herpes zoster (HZ) correlates with declining memory T cells that had responded to earlier infection with varicella-zoster virus (VZV). There are especially lower T cell responses to the single immunodominant VZV protein glycoprotein E (gE) in people over 50 years of age, although antibody responses to VZV persist.
Anthony L. Cunningham, Kerrie J. Sandgren, Naomi R. Truong   +2 more
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Deletion of parasite immune modulatory sequences combined with immune activating signals enhances vaccine mediated protection against filarial nematodes [PDF]

, 2012
<p>Background: Filarial nematodes are tissue-dwelling parasites that can be killed by Th2-driven immune effectors, but that have evolved to withstand immune attack and establish chronic infections by suppressing host immunity. As a consequence, the
AB Fredriksen, AB Pedersen, AE O'Connell, AE Schwab, B de Andres, B Manoury, BL Makepeace, BW Li, C Klotz, C Martin, C Martin, D Abraham, D Abraham, D Horst, D Knox, David W. Taylor, DH Barouch, DL Redmond, E Maraskovsky, G Ahlen, G Nchinda, GT Joseph, HA Farid, HongLin Luo, J Gardon, J Murray, JE Allen, JE Allen, JJ Donnelly, JP Hewitson, Judith E. Allen, KJ Fairlie-Clarke, KJ Ishii, LM Mir, LM Mir, LvG Jørgensen, MD Taylor, MD Taylor, MY Osei-Atweneboana, N Gomez-Escobar, Nick Gray, O Golden, PJ Hotez, R Ihaka, RM Maizels, RT Rwegoshora, S Babayan, S Frontier, S Mendez, S Ramachandran, S Thirugnanam, SA Babayan, SA Babayan, SB Anand, SB Anand, SB Anand, Simon A. Babayan, SM Sumida, Stephen John Davies, W Harnett, WF Gregory, WF Gregory, Y Dash, Y Wu   +63 more
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The response of hepatitis B vaccination on seronegative adults with different vaccination schedules [PDF]

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2015
The purpose of this study was to compare the response of hepatitis B vaccination with different vaccination schedules among seronegative adults, and to provide suitable vaccination schedules for floating and fixed population. The study included adults aged 20 to 39 y without prior history of vaccination with hepatitis B vaccine.
Jun, Yao, Jing, Li, Yongdi, Chen, Huan, Shan, Xue-wei, Dai, Lin-na, Yang, Zheng-gang, Jiang, Jing-jing, Ren, Kai-jin, Xu, Bing, Ruan, Shi-gui, Yang, Bing, Wang, Tian-sheng, Xie, Qian, Li   +13 more
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