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Sociodemographic correlates of human papillomavirus and hepatitis B vaccination status in Canada: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Public Health
Introduction Human papillomavirus (HPV) and hepatitis B (HBV) vaccines are critical to cancer prevention strategies; however, achieving high vaccination coverage remains a challenge. We aimed to investigate the proportion of Canadian 14-year-old children
Ramandip Grewal, Gilla K Shapiro, Gwen Elizabeth Eyre, Tara Martin, Selma Osman, Julien Robitaille, Shelly Bolotin, Anna-maria Frescura   +7 more
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AN EFFECTIVE MODE OF VACCINATION. [PDF]

The Lancet
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Modelling the population-level benefits and cost-effectiveness of cell-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine for children and adolescents aged 6 months to 17 years in the US

Expert Review of Vaccines
Background Cell-based quadrivalent influenza vaccines (QIVc) can increase effectiveness against seasonal influenza by avoiding mismatch from egg adaption of vaccine viruses.
Stephen I. Pelton, Joaquin F. Mould-Quevedo, Van Hung Nguyen   +2 more
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SALUTARY EFFECTS OF VACCINATION. [PDF]

The Lancet
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Prediction of influenza vaccine effectiveness for the influenza season 2017/18 in the US [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2017
Vaccination against seasonal influenza viruses is the most effective way to prevent infection. A key factor in the effectiveness of the seasonal influenza vaccine is its immunological compatibility with the circulating viruses during the season. The high
Slobodan Paessler, Veljko Veljkovic
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Seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness at primary care level, Hong Kong SAR, 2017/2018 winter

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2019
The 2017/18 winter influenza season in Hong Kong started in early January 2018, predominated by influenza B/Yamagata. We collaborated with private medical practitioners of our sentinel surveillance system to collect respiratory specimens and clinical ...
Yung-wai Desmond Chan, Miu-ling Wong, Ka-wing Au, Shuk-kwan Chuang   +3 more
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Effectiveness of influenza and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines against influenza-related outcomes including pneumonia and acute exacerbation of cardiopulmonary diseases: Analysis by dominant viral subtype and vaccine matching.

PLoS ONE, 2018
BackgroundInfluenza and pneumonia are leading causes of morbidity and mortality among the elderly. Although vaccination is a main strategy to prevent these infectious diseases, concerns remain with respect to vaccine effectiveness.MethodsDuring three ...
Joon Young Song, Ji Yun Noh, Jin Soo Lee, Seong-Heon Wie, Young Keun Kim, Jacob Lee, Hye Won Jeong, Shin Woo Kim, Sun Hee Lee, Kyung-Hwa Park, Won Suk Choi, Hee Jin Cheong, Woo Joo Kim   +12 more
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Vaccination history as a confounder of studies of influenza vaccine effectiveness

Vaccine: X, 2019
Vaccination history may confound estimates of influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) when two conditions are present: (1) Influenza vaccination is associated with vaccination history and (2) vaccination modifies the risk of natural infection in the following seasons, either due to persisting vaccination immunity or due to lower previous risk of natural ...
Ivo M. Foppa, Jill M. Ferdinands, Jessie Chung, Brendan Flannery, Alicia M. Fry   +4 more
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Evaluation of the field-protective effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccine among Korean children aged < 5 years during the 2014–2015 and 2015–2016 influenza seasons: a cohort study

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2019
Background: A field effectiveness evaluation of the influenza vaccine among children younger than five years is important due to the high burden of influenza in this age group. The epidemiology of influenza virus changes rapidly each year.
Young Kyung Kang, Hea Lin Oh, Jung Sub Lim, Jun Ah Lee, Yun Kyung Kim, Byung Wook Eun, Dae Sun Jo, Dong Ho Kim   +7 more
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Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in Preventing Laboratory Confirmed Influenza in 2014-2015 Season in Turkey: A Test-Negative Case Control Study

Balkan Medical Journal, 2018
Background: Influenza has an important public health impact worldwide with its considerable annual morbidity among persons with or without risk factors and its serious complications among persons in high-risk groups.
Can Hüseyin Hekimoğlu1, Mestan Emek2, Emine Avcı3, Selmur Topal3, Mustafa Demiröz4, Gül Ergör5   +5 more
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