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Influenza vaccine effectiveness against influenza-associated hospitalizations and emergency department or urgent care encounters among children and adults - United States, 2024-25 season

Jennifer DeCuir, Emily L. Reeves, Zachary A. Weber, Duck-Hye Yang, Stephanie A. Irving, Sara Y. Tartof +38 more

BackgroundThe 2024-25 influenza season was the most severe in the United States (US) since 2017-18, with co-circulation of both influenza A virus subtypes (H1N1 and H3N2). Influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) has varied by season, setting, and patient characteristics. MethodsUsing electronic healthcare encounter data from eight US states, we evaluated influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) against influenza-associat…

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Preconception metabolic-bariatric surgery and child health outcomes: Identification and cohort profile of the POSIT study protocol

Jonathan Q. Purnell, Darios Getahun, Kimberly K. Vesco, Sijia Qiu, Jiaxiao M. Shi, Carmen P. Wong +4 more

Preconception weight loss by metabolic-bariatric surgery (MBS) improves maternal-fetal outcomes, but little is known about its impact on offspring growth and health. The preconception bariatric surgery and child health outcomes (POSIT) study aims to estimate the effects of maternal MBS-induced preconception weight loss on infant and childhood body size, growth, and related outcomes. This report presents the method…

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