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Factors associated with COVID-19 non-vaccination among children and adolescents with chronic health conditions in Canada: A national cross-sectional study

open access: yesVaccine: X
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
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of influenza non-vaccination among Canadian children: insights from a nationwide survey

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
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
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of incomplete vaccination against polio by 2 years of age in Canada: A cross-sectional study using the Childhood National Immunization Coverage Survey (CNICS)

open access: yesVaccine: X
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
doaj   +1 more source

Duration of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness against Severe Disease

open access: yesVaccines, 2022
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
doaj   +1 more source

Engineering peptides into antibodies—opportunities and strategies for therapeutic innovation

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Factors associated with parental intentions to vaccinate 0-4-year-old children against COVID-19 in Canada: a cross-sectional study using the Childhood COVID-19 Immunization Coverage Survey (CCICS)

open access: yesBMC Public Health
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
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Associated with Seasonal Influenza Non-Vaccination Among Children with Chronic Health Conditions in Canada: A Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesVaccines
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
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of BNT162b2 Vaccine against Omicron Variant Infection among Children 5–11 Years of Age, Israel

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
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
doaj   +1 more source

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