In 2022, students at North American universities with third-dose COVID-19 vaccine
mandates risk disenrolment if unvaccinated. To assess the appropriateness of booster …

Objective Evidence shows that booster shots offer strong protection against the Omicron
variant of COVID-19. However, we know little about why individuals would receive a booster …

Pertussis has several notable consequences, causing economic burden, increased strain on
healthcare facilities, and reductions in quality of life. Recent years have seen a trend toward …

Introduction Emerging biological threats represent a serious challenge for force health
protection (FHP). Against a novel biological threat, medical countermeasures are the first …

Background Recombinant pertussis vaccines inducing long-lasting immune responses
could help to control the rise in pertussis. We here report on persisting antibody responses 2 …

Background Tetanus, a life-threatening infection, has become rare in the United States since
introduction of tetanus toxoid-containing vaccines (TTCVs), recommended as a childhood …

The public health benefits of herd immunity are often used as the justification for coercive
vaccine policies. Yet,'herd immunity'as a term has multiple referents, which can result in …

Background Tetanus disease is caused by Clostridium tetani, an anaerobe bacteria found in
dust and soil. Once reached human body through damaged tissues, C. tetani releases …

Abstract Students at North American universities risk disenrollment due to third dose COVID-
19 vaccine mandates. We present a risk-benefit assessment of boosters in this age group …

A new generation of recombinant acellular pertussis vaccine containing genetically
inactivated pertussis toxin (PTgen) was licensed as a monovalent pertussis vaccine (aP gen; …