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COVID-19 Vaccination Recommendations and Practices for Women of Reproductive Age by Health Care Providers - Fall DocStyles Survey, United States, 2022
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2023 Sep 29;72(39):1045-1051. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7239a1.ABSTRACTPregnant and postpartum women are at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 compared with nonpregnant women of reproductive age. COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for all persons ≥6 months of age. Health care providers (HCPs) have a unique opportunity to counsel women of reproductive age, including pregnant and postpartum patients, about the importance of receiving COVID-19, influenza, and tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccines. Data from the Fall 2022 DocStyles survey were a...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - September 28, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Mehreen Meghani Beatriz Salvesen Von Essen Lauren B Zapata Kara Polen Romeo R Galang Hilda Razzaghi Dana Meaney-Delman Grayson Waits Sascha Ellington Source Type: research

Influenza, Tdap, and COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage and Hesitancy Among Pregnant Women - United States, April 2023
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2023 Sep 29;72(39):1065-1071. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7239a4.ABSTRACTInfluenza, tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap), and COVID-19 vaccines can reduce the risk for influenza, pertussis, and COVID-19 among pregnant women and their infants. To assess influenza, Tdap, and COVID-19 vaccination coverage among women pregnant during the 2022-23 influenza season, CDC analyzed data from an Internet panel survey conducted during March 28-April 16, 2023. Among 1,814 survey respondents who were pregnant at any time during October 2022-January 2023, 47.2% reported receiving i...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - September 28, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Hilda Razzaghi Katherine E Kahn Kayla Calhoun Emma Garacci Tami H Skoff Sascha R Ellington Tara C Jatlaoui Carla L Black Source Type: research

Combined regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines production by STAT3 and STAT5 in a model of B. pertussis infection of alveolar macrophages
Bordetella pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory pathogen responsible for whooping-cough or pertussis. Despite high vaccination coverage worldwide, this gram-negative bacterium continues to spread among the population. B. pertussis is transmitted by aerosol droplets from an infected individual to a new host and will colonize its upper respiratory tract. Alveolar macrophages (AMs) are effector cells of the innate immune system that phagocytose B. pertussis and secrete both pro-inflammatory and antimicrobial mediators in the lungs. However, understanding their role in B. pertussis pathogenesis at the molecular level i...
Source: Frontiers in Immunology - September 28, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research

Interventions to improve vaccine coverage of pregnant women in Aotearoa New Zealand
Discussion Healthcare professionals need to proactively engage hapū māmā about vaccination and collaborate in service delivery. Interventions must be suitably accessible and allow for the autonomy of hapū māmā over vaccination decisions. Equity should be considered at the foundation of vaccine interventions to improve the accessibility of vaccines to all communities.PMID:37756230 | DOI:10.1071/HC23041 (Source: Journal of Primary Health Care)
Source: Journal of Primary Health Care - September 27, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Flynn Macredie Esther Willing Pauline Dawson Anna Howe Amber Young Source Type: research