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Newest firstBackgroundWidespread immunity from vaccination and infection has reduced COVID-19 morbidity and mortality, but this immunity varies across the population. Understanding how repeated antigenic exposures influence antibody responses helps to inform future vaccination strategies. MethodsSerum samples collected one and six months after XBB.1.5 vaccination from 25 generally healthy healthcare workers with varying expos…
Open article record in new tab ↗The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disproportionately impacted people who use drugs (PWUD). This study explored relationships between drug use, COVID-19 testing, vaccination, and infection. This cross-sectional study was conducted in Miami, Florida between March 2021 and October 2022 as part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics-Underserved Populations (RADx…
BackgroundAmid persistent disparities in Covid-19 vaccination, we conducted a scoping review to identify multilevel determinants of Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy (VH) and undervaccination among marginalized populations in the U.S. MethodsWe utilized the scoping review methodology developed by the Joanna Briggs Institute and report all findings according to PRISMA-ScR guidelines. We developed a search string and explo…
Background: COVID-19 vaccines were made available to the public by the end of 2020. However, little is known about COVID-19 booster dose (CBD) vaccine perception among healthcare workers (HCW) worldwide. The present study aims to assess the perception of CBD vaccines among healthcare workers in India and Saudi Arabia (SA). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among HCWs in two countries, India and SA. Da…
Six months following the national launch of COVID-19 vaccination in Cameroon, only 1.1% of the target population was fully vaccinated with women representing less than one-third of the vaccinated population regardless of their age, profession or comorbidities. Hence, the aim of this study was to understand the low COVID-19 vaccination rate of women in order to enhance vaccine uptake. A cross-sectional study was co…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundHealthcare workers are at an increased risk of acquiring vaccine-preventable diseases and are known to be reliable source of information for the patients and their relatives. Knowledge and attitudes of Healthcare workers about vaccines are thus important determinants of their own vaccination uptake and their intention to recommend vaccinations to their patients. However, culturally adapted tools and stud…
BackgroundThe administration of a third (booster) dose of COVID-19 vaccines in Peru initially employed the BNT162b2 (Pfizer) mRNA vaccine. The national vaccination program started with healthcare workers (HCW) who received BBIBP-CorV (Sinopharm) vaccine as primary regimen and elderly people previously immunized with BNT162b2. This study evaluated the reactogenicity and immunogenicity of the "booster" dose in these…