Background: Sickle cell anemia patients are a cohort of at-risk individuals for Hepatitis B virus infection due to their life-long dependency on transfusion therapy. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations stipulates testing and vaccination individuals.
 Objective: objectives the present study assess level knowledge sickle disease HBV infection, identify status barrier that pre...

BACKGROUND Implementation of yellow fever vaccination is currently hampered by limited supply of vaccine. An alternative route of administration with reduced amounts of vaccine but without loss of vaccine efficacy would boost vaccination programmes. METHODS AND FINDINGS A randomized, controlled, non-inferiority trial was conducted in a Dutch university center between August 2005 and February ...

Introduction: Vaccination is considered to be the most important measure control pandemic of new coronavirus infection COVID-19. This article attempts present results vaccination campaign against COVID-19 during a six-months period in Krasnoyarsk Territory. The aim: To assess effectiveness among adults Methods: We used population-based data from Federal Register Infected with on cases Territory...

According to results of the vaccination campaign against COVID-19, Russia has failed reach indicators developed countries on coverage and is sustainably below global average. The purpose this article identify quantify factors vaccine hesitancy refusal in during following periods: prior mass upon completion its most active phase. We use data from two surveys conducted January-February November-D...

A commercial Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax) whole genome protein microarray has been used to identify immunogenic Anthrax proteins (IAP) using sera from groups of donors with (a) confirmed B. anthracis naturally acquired cutaneous infection, (b) confirmed B. anthracis intravenous drug use-acquired infection, (c) occupational exposure in a wool-sorters factory, (d) humans and rabbits vaccinated wi...

BACKGROUND During the 2012 cholera outbreak in the Republic of Guinea, the Ministry of Health, supported by Médecins Sans Frontières - Operational Center Geneva, used the oral cholera vaccine Shanchol as a part of the emergency response. The rapid diagnostic test (RDT) Crystal VC, widely used during outbreaks, detects lipopolysaccharide antigens of Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139, both included in ...

BACKGROUND Patients with asthma are particularly susceptible to serious complications from influenza. The Chief Medical Officer recommends annual influenza vaccination for adult patients with asthma. The uptake of influenza vaccination by patients with asthma is only 40% and, unlike other high-risk groups, has failed to increase in recent years. AIM To investigate the contribution of sociodem...

BACKGROUND Seasonal Influenza ("the flu") is a respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. Yearly influenza vaccination is considered to be protective against illness and/or severity of illness and is recommended by CDC for all individuals > 6 months of age. However, the effectiveness of influenza vaccine in older individuals has come under question. OBJECTIVES To describe the clinical c...

Background: The effectiveness of influenza and pneumococcal vaccination in the prevention of hospital admissions and death has not been assessed prospectively. We have therefore examined the effects of influenza and pneumococcal vaccination in individuals aged 65 years or older in a 3-year prospective study, between December 1 1998 and May 31 1999. Methods: All individuals in Stockholm County a...