Exposure and susceptibility: The Twin Pillars of infection
Exposure and susceptibility underlie every organism's infection status, and an untold
diversity of factors can drive variation in both. Often, both exposure and susceptibility change …
diversity of factors can drive variation in both. Often, both exposure and susceptibility change …
[PDF][PDF] Geographic access to United States SARS-CoV-2 testing sites highlights healthcare disparities and may bias transmission estimates
Uniform access to SARS-CoV-2 testing is crucial for controlling the COVID-19 epidemic. 1
Lack of testing can result in the epidemic spreading undetected 2 and increase the risk of …
Lack of testing can result in the epidemic spreading undetected 2 and increase the risk of …
The missing season: the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on influenza
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many have worried that the additional burden of
seasonal influenza would create a devastating scenario, resulting in overwhelmed …
seasonal influenza would create a devastating scenario, resulting in overwhelmed …
Revealing fine-scale spatiotemporal differences in SARS-CoV-2 introduction and spread
Evidence-based public health approaches that minimize the introduction and spread of new
SARS-CoV-2 transmission clusters are urgently needed in the United States and other …
SARS-CoV-2 transmission clusters are urgently needed in the United States and other …
Attitudes towards booster, testing and isolation, and their impact on COVID-19 response in winter 2022/2023 in France, Belgium, and Italy: A cross-sectional survey …
Background European countries are focusing on testing, isolation, and boosting strategies to
counter the 2022/2023 winter surge due to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants. However …
counter the 2022/2023 winter surge due to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants. However …
[HTML][HTML] Networks, cultures, and institutions: Toward a social immunology
EC Shattuck - Brain, Behavior, & Immunity-Health, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper calls for increased attention to the ways in which immune function–including its
behavioral aspects–are responsive to social contexts at multiple levels …
behavioral aspects–are responsive to social contexts at multiple levels …
Large university with high COVID-19 incidence is not associated with excess cases in non-student population
Large US colleges and universities that re-opened campuses in the fall of 2020 and the
spring of 2021 experienced high per capita rates of COVID-19. Returns to campus were …
spring of 2021 experienced high per capita rates of COVID-19. Returns to campus were …
What's next: using infectious disease mathematical modelling to address health disparities
DM Richard, M Lipsitch - International Journal of Epidemiology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
International Epidemiological Association severity parameters, highlighting the close
dependence of models on high-quality data stratified by social determinants. Other studies …
dependence of models on high-quality data stratified by social determinants. Other studies …
Bayesian estimation of the effect of health inequality in disease detection
DJ Lope, H Demirhan, A Dolgun - International Journal for Equity in Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Measuring health inequality is essential to ensure that everyone has equal
accessibility to health care. Studies in the past have continuously presented and showed …
accessibility to health care. Studies in the past have continuously presented and showed …
[HTML][HTML] Social and demographic patterns of influenza vaccination coverage in Norway, influenza seasons 2014/15 to 2020/21
B Klüwer, KM Rydland, RN Gleditsch, SE Mamelund… - Vaccine, 2023 - Elsevier
Aims To examine influenza vaccination coverage among risk groups (RG) and health care
workers (HCW), and study social and demographic patterns of vaccination coverage over …
workers (HCW), and study social and demographic patterns of vaccination coverage over …