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Key stakeholder perspectives on challenges and opportunities for rural HPV vaccination in North and South Carolina
The objective of this study was to identify factors at the individual, provider, and systems levels that serve as challenges or opportunities for increasing adolescent vaccination-including Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination-in rural communities in the southern United States (US). As part of a broader study to increase HPV vaccine uptake in the southern US, we conducted in-depth interviews with vaccination stakeholders representing public health and education agencies in North Carolina (NC) and South Carolina (SC). Fourteen key stakeholders were recruited using purposive sampling to obtain insights into challenges and ...
Source: Cancer Control - April 19, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Laura J Fish Sayward E Harrison Jodi-Ann McDonald Valerie Yelverton Charnetta Williams Emmanuel B Walter Lavanya Vasudevan Source Type: research

Predictors of HPV vaccination in the southern US: A survey of caregivers from 13 states
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest missed opportunities for HPV vaccination in the southern US and support strengthening provider recommendation for on-time initiation of HPV vaccination among adolescents. Other strategies to increase HPV vaccinations may include encouraging co-administration with other adolescent vaccines, increasing vaccine access, and promoting vaccinations for home/online-school students.PMID:34742592 | DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.10.036
Source: Vaccine - November 7, 2021 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Lavanya Vasudevan Jan Ostermann Yunfei Wang Sayward E Harrison Valerie Yelverton Jodi-Ann McDonald Laura J Fish Charnetta Williams Emmanuel B Walter Source Type: research

IFIT5 Participates in the Antiviral Mechanisms of Rainbow Trout Red Blood Cells
We described a new defense mechanism based on IFIT5 antiviral activity in nucleated RBCs that appeared to contribute to halting the VHSV infection. This finding sheds light into novel antiviral therapeutics to mitigate the economic losses and social impact caused by viral infections in the aquaculture industry. This work broadens the knowledge of fish nucleated RBCs functions and their role in the immune response to viral infections. Ethics Statement Experimental protocols and methods relating to experimental animals were reviewed and approved by the Animal Welfare Body and the Research Ethics Committee at the University...
Source: Frontiers in Immunology - April 15, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research