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Immunology
Andrew J. Leidner, Zhaoli Tang, Angela Guo, Tara C. Anderson, Yuping Tsai
Summary: A study estimated reimbursement levels for the recombinant zoster vaccine among privately insured individuals in the US, finding that most claims exceeded the price reported on the private sector vaccine price list.
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Infectious Diseases
Elizabeth J. Dullea, Elizabeth K. Abbott, Sean T. O'Leary, Stephanie Wasserman, Jessica R. Cataldi
Summary: The study in Colorado revealed variations in employee immunization policies among child care programs, with child care centers more likely to have such policies. The majority of respondents expressed support for statewide regulations mandating employee vaccinations, with home-based programs showing stronger support compared to center-based programs. Future research is needed to further explore vaccination knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among child care employees.
JOURNAL OF THE PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Isabella Overmars, Jessica Kaufman, Philippa Holland, Margie Danchin, Jane Tuckerman
Summary: This study identified facilitators and barriers to providers delivering a comprehensive catch-up immunisation service to migrant children in Melbourne, Australia. Key barriers were related to opportunity, with suggestions to develop an online tool and provide funding to overcome these barriers. Training nurses to improve skills for better service delivery is also important.
Review
Polymer Science
Nusaiba K. Al-Nemrawi, Ruba S. Darweesh, Lubna A. Al-shriem, Farah S. Al-Qawasmi, Sereen O. Emran, Areej S. Khafajah, Muna A. Abu-Dalo
Summary: This review focuses on the importance of pulmonary delivery of vaccines and the use of polymeric nanoparticles as a delivery tool. The study found that polymeric nanoparticles have adjuvant properties and can induce immune responses. In addition, factors such as particle size, morphology, and charge influence their behavior in vivo.
Article
Immunology
Vincenza Gianfredi, Antonietta Filia, Maria Cristina Rota, Roberto Croci, Lorenzo Bellini, Anna Odone, Carlo Signorelli
Summary: Ensuring timely access to affordable vaccines is a global public health priority, as highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective vaccine procurement strategies are essential to achieve this goal. Research in this area needs to clarify key concepts, describe main procurement methods, and identify future perspectives.
Review
Immunology
Cheryl Lin, Jewel Mullen, Danielle Smith, Michaela Kotarba, Samantha J. Kaplan, Pikuei Tu
Summary: Healthcare providers' recommendations are influenced by their knowledge, beliefs about disease risk, and perceptions of vaccine safety, necessity, and efficacy; attitudes and practices of HCPs vary across specialties, vaccines, and countries; studies indicate a prevalence of provider hesitancy due to inadequate knowledge, low vaccine confidence, and suboptimal uptake.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Anthoniette Asamoah, Nancy Innocentia Ebu Enyan, Abigail Kusi-Amponsah Diji, Charles Domfeh
Summary: While most participants had good knowledge and attitudes towards cold chain management, there was a weak association between them. The facilities' support for cold chain management practices was suboptimal, and participants faced challenges including personnel shortages and logistical constraints. Continued professional education, adequate resources, and enhanced monitoring are recommended for improving cold chain management. Future studies should quantitatively measure individual participants' components to establish relationships.
BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Richard I. Walker, A. Louis Bourgeois
Summary: Oral immunization is an effective strategy against mucosal enteric pathogens. Inactivated whole bacterial cells can also induce protective immunity. Developing a safe and simple delivery format with controlled immunogenic amounts of complex antigens is essential. Enhancing the efficacy of whole cell vaccines can be achieved through genetic engineering and the use of mucosal adjuvants. The development of ETVAX, a vaccine candidate against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), has shown promising results.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Immunology
Elizabeth A. Donckels, Luke Cunniff, Nina Regenold, Kaitlyn Esselman, Erik Muther, Alexandra Bhatti, Amanda L. Eiden
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought attention to the use of immunization information systems (IIS) for recording and consolidating immunization records to generate comprehensive patient immunization histories. The operationalization of IIS in the United States is decentralized, resulting in wide variations in policies and functionalities of over 60 different IIS. A targeted literature review was conducted to assess the impact of IIS policies and functionalities, with provider-based patient reminder/recall, IIS-based centralized reminder/recall, and clinical decision support being the most commonly evaluated components.
Article
Immunology
Maria Gabriela Matta, Laura Pulido, Juan Jose Herrera-Paz, Jose M. Picco, Sebastian Wolff, Gary Tse, Sebastian Garcia -Zamora
Summary: The study aimed to describe the vaccination rates in volunteers from three regions of Argentina during the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey of 3853 adults in 2020 found that the influenza vaccination rate was 37.7%, pneumococcal vaccination rate was 24.7%, and both vaccines were received by 17.8% of the participants. The study showed suboptimal vaccination rates among high-risk patients in Argentina and highlighted the potential neglect of immunizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
K. M. Jong, C. A. Sikora, S. E. MacDonald
Summary: The study found that reminders and recalls can improve appointment attendance, but their time-consuming and resource-intensive nature is a major weakness. Participants believed that improving reminder/recall systems through modernizing delivery methods, providing educational information, and addressing language barriers could enhance their effectiveness.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mingming Shu, Dandan Zhang, Rui Ma, Tianchi Yang, Xingqiang Pan
Summary: This study evaluates the long-term efficacy of the 2-dose varicella vaccine in China and analyzes its influencing factors. The overall efficacy of the vaccine compared to no vaccine is 90.31% and the incremental efficacy compared to the 1-dose vaccine is 64.71%. The age of the second dose and the interval between 2 doses are both associated with efficacy.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Pierre Muhoza, Monica P. Shah, Hongjiang Gao, Kwame Amponsa-Achiano, Pamela Quaye, William Opare, Charlotte Okae, Philip-Neri Aboyinga, Kwadwo L. Opare, Melissa T. Wardle, Aaron S. Wallace
Summary: This study explores the predictors of vaccine receipt for second-year vaccines in Ghana. The research found that factors such as child's age, birth order, living in rural areas, and receiving recommended infant vaccines by their first birthday were important predictors of vaccine receipt in different regions. The study suggests that improving community awareness and implementing targeted strategies can enhance infant immunization uptake and improve coverage for second-year vaccines.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Elissa R. Weitzman, Amy C. Sherman, Ofer Levy
Summary: The study found that public attitudes towards the safety, efficacy, ethics, trustworthiness and transparency of novel mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are important factors that may impact vaccine uptake. A proposed Learning Immunization System model aims to optimize partnerships between public, private, and academic sectors in vaccine development and implementation.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, Pamela C. Hull, Consuelo H. Wilkins, Kathryn M. Edwards, Megan Davis, Jessica Jones, Jenee Graham, Abiola Adekunle, Amanda F. Dempsey
Summary: Parental hesitancy towards HPV vaccines has increased during the pandemic. This study explores the perspectives of healthcare providers in the United States on how to address this hesitancy. The findings suggest strategies such as recommending vaccination at a young age, providing strong recommendations and continued discussion, and linking parents to credible sources of information.
HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
(2022)