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Background: COVID-19 vaccine rollout has prioritized high risk populations, including children with chronic health conditions (CHC), who are at greater risk of severe illness and hospitalization if infected.
Arlanna Pugh +3 more
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Determinants of influenza non-vaccination among Canadian children: insights from a nationwide survey
BackgroundTo identify determinants influencing Canadian parents’ decision not to vaccinate their children aged 6 months to 17 years against seasonal influenza.MethodsData from the 2022 Childhood COVID-19 Immunization Coverage Survey, a national survey of
Abdallah Alami +5 more
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Background: Canada has not reached the national vaccination coverage goal of 95 % for polio vaccination in 2-year-old children. The objective of this study was to examine determinants of incomplete polio vaccination (receipt of less than 3 doses of a ...
Israa Zareef +4 more
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Duration of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness against Severe Disease
Waning immunity following administration of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines remains a concern for many health systems. We undertook a study to determine if recent reports of waning for severe disease could have been attributed to design-related bias by ...
Devendra Bansal +19 more
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Engineering peptides into antibodies—opportunities and strategies for therapeutic innovation
Peptides and antibodies occupy complementary therapeutic niches. Peptides recognize difficult targets in a compact format, while antibodies add specificity, long half‐life, and effector functions. This review examines strategies that merge both modalities—peptide grafting into loops, terminal and Fc fusions, and bioconjugation—highlighting how ...
Jinling Wang +2 more
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Background The objective of this study was to determine the factors associated with low or no parental intention to vaccinate children of 0-4-years in Canada with a COVID-19 vaccine through the 2022 Childhood COVID-19 Immunization Coverage Survey (CCICS).
Israa Zareef +7 more
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Background/Objectives: Seasonal influenza vaccination is pivotal for protecting high-risk populations, including those with chronic health conditions (CHCs), from severe complications and outcomes.
Arlanna Pugh +3 more
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We assessed effectiveness of the BNT162b2 vaccine against infection with the B.1.1.529 (Omicron) variant (mostly BA.1 subvariant), among children 5–11 years of age in Israel.
Aharona Glatman-Freedman +5 more
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