Vaccine Attitudes and Uptake Among Latino Residents of a Former COVID-19 Hotspot
This study uses spatial, survey, and qualitative data to understand attitudes towards vaccine uptake among PWC Latinos. A quantitative analysis (n=266) estimates the association for vaccine acceptance among Latinos. Next, qualitative interviews with Latinos (n=37) examine vaccine attitudes. Finally, a spatial analysis identifies clusters of social vulnerability and low vaccine uptake in PWC and adjacent counties. Our findings show that a substantial proportion of PWC Latinos had low vaccination rates as of December 2022, two years after the vaccine's release. Side effects and safety and approval concerns were cited in both...
Source: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Carol Cleaveland Taylor Anderson Kimberly McNally Amira A Roess Source Type: research
Use of an Additional Updated 2023-2024 COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for Adults Aged ≥65 Years: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - United States, 2024
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Apr 25;73(16):377-381. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7316a4.ABSTRACTCOVID-19 remains an important public health threat, despite overall decreases in COVID-19-related severe disease since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19-associated hospitalization rates remain higher among adults aged ≥65 years relative to rates in younger adults, adolescents, and children; during October 2023-January 2024, 67% of all COVID-19-associated hospitalizations were among persons aged ≥65 years. On September 12, 2023, CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended updated (2023-2024 For...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - April 25, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos Monica Godfrey Danielle L Moulia Ruth Link-Gelles Christopher A Taylor Kevin Chatham-Stephens Oliver Brooks Matthew F Daley Katherine E Fleming-Dutra Megan Wallace Source Type: research
Physical Activity at Different Life Stages and Its Consequence on the Initial Immunization and Inflammatory Response Against COVID-19
CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that adults that accumulated at least 150 minutes of MVPA per week or practiced PA during adolescence developed an improved immune and inflammatory response against COVID-19 vaccination.PMID:38663845 | DOI:10.1123/jpah.2023-0370 (Source: Health Physics)
Source: Health Physics - April 25, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Priscila Almeida Queiroz Rossi Regis Gomes Teresa Cristina do Nascimento Salazar Esmeralda Maria Lustosa Barros Silvia Vasconcelos Adalberto Socorro da Silva Ester Miranda Pereira Vitoria Braga Melo Marcela Helena Gambin Fonseca Clarissa Romero Teixeira G Source Type: research
Historical Lessons on Vaccine Hesitancy: Smallpox, Polio, and Measles, and Implications for COVID-19
This study examines the history of US vaccination efforts against smallpox, polio, and measles, highlighting persistent drivers of vaccine hesitancy as well as factors that helped overcome it. The research reveals that logistical barriers, negative portrayals in the media, and fears about safety stymied inoculation efforts as early as the 18th century and continue to do so. However, vaccine hesitancy has been markedly diminished when trusted community leaders have guided efforts, when ordinary citizens have felt personally invested in the success of the vaccine, and when vaccination efforts have been tied to broader projec...
Source: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine - April 25, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: J J Eddy H A Smith J E Abrams Source Type: research
Herd Immunity: History, Concepts, and Ethical Rationale
This article provides a conceptual framework tailored to uncover the ethical rationale behind such strategies. Clarity on this issue is important in order to facilitate the terms of the political debate when tackling future health emergencies.PMID:38662008 | DOI:10.1353/pbm.2023.0003 (Source: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine)
Source: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine - April 25, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Davide Vecchi Giorgio Airoldi Source Type: research
On Antiscience and Antisemitism
This article provides both historical and recent perspectives on the links between antiscience and antisemitism, together with the author's personal experience as a Jewish vaccine scientist targeted by both dark forces. New approaches to uncoupling antisemitism from antiscience, while combating both, are essential for saving lives and preserving democratic values.PMID:38661936 | DOI:10.1353/pbm.2023.a902035 (Source: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine)
Source: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine - April 25, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Peter Hotez Source Type: research
Physical Activity at Different Life Stages and Its Consequence on the Initial Immunization and Inflammatory Response Against COVID-19
CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that adults that accumulated at least 150 minutes of MVPA per week or practiced PA during adolescence developed an improved immune and inflammatory response against COVID-19 vaccination.PMID:38663845 | DOI:10.1123/jpah.2023-0370 (Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health)
Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Priscila Almeida Queiroz Rossi Regis Gomes Teresa Cristina do Nascimento Salazar Esmeralda Maria Lustosa Barros Silvia Vasconcelos Adalberto Socorro da Silva Ester Miranda Pereira Vitoria Braga Melo Marcela Helena Gambin Fonseca Clarissa Romero Teixeira G Source Type: research
Low vaccine coverage and varicella outbreaks in Brazil - 2019-2022
Vaccine. 2024 Apr 24:S0264-410X(24)00435-3. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.04.021. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe persistence of varicella outbreaks in Brazil has underscored the high concern with the low vaccine coverage in the last 4 years. Using publicly available data from the Brazilian Health System (SUS), this study analyzed varicella vaccine coverage and incidence trends from 2019 to 2022 in Brazilian States. Vaccine coverage decreased nationally in 2020, possibly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic's initial phase. In Bahia State, we have the persistence of varicella with an incidence rate of 3.0 cases per 100,000 ...
Source: Vaccine - April 25, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Dennis Minoru Fujita Luiz Henrique da Silva Nali Rafael Rodrigues da Costa Heitor Franco de Andrade J únior Expedito Jos é de Albuquerque Luna Source Type: research
Promoting COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence and Access among Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Community-Engaged Public Health Practice
CONCLUSIONS: This community-engaged project highlighted the value of cross-sector partnership and consistent youth engagement in addressing vaccine confidence among YEH.PMID:38661829 (Source: Progress in Community Health Partnerships)
Source: Progress in Community Health Partnerships - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ingie Osman Renee Sieving Lauren Vasilakos Katie Pierson Asha Elgonda Trenton Bartlett Janna R Gewirtz O'Brien Source Type: research
Vaccine Attitudes and Uptake Among Latino Residents of a Former COVID-19 Hotspot
This study uses spatial, survey, and qualitative data to understand attitudes towards vaccine uptake among PWC Latinos. A quantitative analysis (n=266) estimates the association for vaccine acceptance among Latinos. Next, qualitative interviews with Latinos (n=37) examine vaccine attitudes. Finally, a spatial analysis identifies clusters of social vulnerability and low vaccine uptake in PWC and adjacent counties. Our findings show that a substantial proportion of PWC Latinos had low vaccination rates as of December 2022, two years after the vaccine's release. Side effects and safety and approval concerns were cited in both...
Source: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Carol Cleaveland Taylor Anderson Kimberly McNally Amira A Roess Source Type: research
Historical Lessons on Vaccine Hesitancy: Smallpox, Polio, and Measles, and Implications for COVID-19
This study examines the history of US vaccination efforts against smallpox, polio, and measles, highlighting persistent drivers of vaccine hesitancy as well as factors that helped overcome it. The research reveals that logistical barriers, negative portrayals in the media, and fears about safety stymied inoculation efforts as early as the 18th century and continue to do so. However, vaccine hesitancy has been markedly diminished when trusted community leaders have guided efforts, when ordinary citizens have felt personally invested in the success of the vaccine, and when vaccination efforts have been tied to broader projec...
Source: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine - April 25, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: J J Eddy H A Smith J E Abrams Source Type: research
Herd Immunity: History, Concepts, and Ethical Rationale
This article provides a conceptual framework tailored to uncover the ethical rationale behind such strategies. Clarity on this issue is important in order to facilitate the terms of the political debate when tackling future health emergencies.PMID:38662008 | DOI:10.1353/pbm.2023.0003 (Source: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine)
Source: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine - April 25, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Davide Vecchi Giorgio Airoldi Source Type: research
On Antiscience and Antisemitism
This article provides both historical and recent perspectives on the links between antiscience and antisemitism, together with the author's personal experience as a Jewish vaccine scientist targeted by both dark forces. New approaches to uncoupling antisemitism from antiscience, while combating both, are essential for saving lives and preserving democratic values.PMID:38661936 | DOI:10.1353/pbm.2023.a902035 (Source: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine)
Source: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine - April 25, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Peter Hotez Source Type: research
Physical Activity at Different Life Stages and Its Consequence on the Initial Immunization and Inflammatory Response Against COVID-19
CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that adults that accumulated at least 150 minutes of MVPA per week or practiced PA during adolescence developed an improved immune and inflammatory response against COVID-19 vaccination.PMID:38663845 | DOI:10.1123/jpah.2023-0370 (Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health)
Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Priscila Almeida Queiroz Rossi Regis Gomes Teresa Cristina do Nascimento Salazar Esmeralda Maria Lustosa Barros Silvia Vasconcelos Adalberto Socorro da Silva Ester Miranda Pereira Vitoria Braga Melo Marcela Helena Gambin Fonseca Clarissa Romero Teixeira G Source Type: research
Promoting COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence and Access among Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Community-Engaged Public Health Practice
CONCLUSIONS: This community-engaged project highlighted the value of cross-sector partnership and consistent youth engagement in addressing vaccine confidence among YEH.PMID:38661829 (Source: Progress in Community Health Partnerships)
Source: Progress in Community Health Partnerships - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ingie Osman Renee Sieving Lauren Vasilakos Katie Pierson Asha Elgonda Trenton Bartlett Janna R Gewirtz O'Brien Source Type: research
