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Uncovering Public Perceptions of Older Adults' Vaccines in Canada: A Study of Online Discussions from National Media Sources
This study explored how a subsection of Canadians perceive older adults' vaccines through a qualitative analysis of comments posted in response to national online news articles. We used reflexive thematic analysis to analyse 147 comments from 31 news article comments sections published between 2015 and 2020 from five different national online news sources (CBC, National Post, Global News, Globe & Mail, and Huffington Post Canada) that focused on three older adults' diseases and vaccines: influenza, pneumococcal pneumonia, and herpes-zoster. Three themes encompassed the similarities and differences in how these three di...
Source: Canadian Journal on Aging - April 11, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Meghan Lynch Maddi Thomas Sara Allin Source Type: research

Herpes zoster related hospitalization after inactivated (CoronaVac) and mRNA (BNT162b2) SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: A self-controlled case series and nested case-control study
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of inactivated virus (CoronaVac, Sinovac) and mRNA (BNT162b2, BioNTech/Fosun Pharma) COVID-19 vaccine on the risk of herpes zoster related hospitalization.METHODS: Self-controlled case series (SCCS) analysis was conducted using the data from the electronic health records in Hospital Authority and COVID-19 vaccination records in the Department of Health in Hong Kong. We conducted the SCCS analysis including patients with a first primary diagnosis of herpes zoster in the hospital inpatient setting between February 23 and July 31, 2021. A confirmatory analysis by nested case-control met...
Source: Herpes - February 7, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Eric Yuk Fai Wan Celine Sze Ling Chui Yuan Wang Vanessa Wai Sei Ng Vincent Ka Chun Yan Francisco Tsz Tsun Lai Xue Li Carlos King Ho Wong Esther Wai Yin Chan Christina Sze Man Wong Kathy Sze Man Leung Michael Yuxuan Ni Sophie Alessandra Valkenburg Joseph S Source Type: research