The availability of various types of COVID-19 vaccines and diverse characteristics of the vaccines present a dilemma in vaccination choices, which may result in individuals refusing a particular COVID-19 vaccine offered, hence presenting a threat to immu
Vaccination against COVID-19, which began at the end of last year, promises to be one of the most passionate societal debates of the beginning of 2021. Should we force the population to vaccinate in the name of the civic duty to protect the most vulnerable among us? Should it still be ...
The current pandemic of COVID-19 has set off an urgent search for an effective vaccine. This search may well benefit from the experiences of the animal health profession in the development and use of coronavirus vaccines in domestic animal species. These animal vaccines will in no way protect ...
Governments worldwide are implementing mass vaccination programs in an effort to end the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Here, we evaluated the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccination program in its early stage and predicted the path to herd immunity in the U.S. By early March 2021...
This cross-sectional study assesses the rates of COVID-19 vaccination among adults with vision or hearing disabilities in the US.
e Umbilical cord anti-S IgG levels over neutralizing antibody levels in neonates born to patients with positive history of COVID-19 infection at time of delivery. Spearman correlation analysis were carried out for each variant assayed (B.1; BA.1; BA.5). f Matched maternal peripheral blood ...
Heterogeneity of the population in relation to infection, COVID-19 vaccination, and host characteristics is likely reflected in the underlying SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses. We measured IgM, IgA, and IgG levels against SARS-CoV-2 spike and nucleocapsid a
Evaluation of the BNT162b2 Covid-19 vaccine in children 5 to 11 years of age. N Engl J Med. 2022;386(1):35-46. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2116298PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 3. Klein NP, Stockwell MS, Demarco M, et al. Effectiveness of COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 ...
Effective interventions are key to controlling COVID-19 spread, and vaccinations are considered a routine and effective measure for controlling infectious diseases (Hajj et al., 2015). Recently, several studies have reported the effectiveness of novel COVID-19 vaccines. The efficacy of the BNT162b2...
For non-vaccinators, odds of intending vaccination was associated with race/ethnicity (Hispanics were more likely to intend than white-NH; AOR = 1.74; 95% CI = 1.23–2.4), greater perceived benefits of vaccination (AOR = 2.19; 95% CI = 1.88–2.54), and perception of COVID-19 as a ...