[HTML][HTML] Concerns about SARS-CoV-2 evolution should not hold back efforts to expand vaccination

S Cobey, DB Larremore, YH Grad… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
When vaccines are in limited supply, expanding the number of people who receive some
vaccine, such as by halving doses or increasing the interval between doses, can reduce …

Does influenza vaccination attenuate the severity of breakthrough infections? A narrative review and recommendations for further research

JM Ferdinands, MG Thompson, L Blanton, S Spencer… - Vaccine, 2021 - Elsevier
The effect of influenza vaccination on influenza severity remains uncertain. We reviewed the
literature for evidence to inform the question of whether influenza illness is less severe …

Clinical endpoints for evaluating efficacy in COVID-19 vaccine trials

DV Mehrotra, HE Janes, TR Fleming… - Annals of internal …, 2021 - acpjournals.org
Several vaccine candidates to protect against severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have …

Acute cardiovascular events associated with influenza in hospitalized adults: a cross-sectional study

EJ Chow, MA Rolfes, A O'Halloran… - Annals of internal …, 2020 - acpjournals.org
Background: Influenza may contribute to the burden of acute cardiovascular events during
annual influenza epidemics. Objective: To examine acute cardiovascular events and …

The use of test-negative controls to monitor vaccine effectiveness: a systematic review of methodology

H Chua, S Feng, JA Lewnard, SG Sullivan… - …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: The test-negative design is an increasingly popular approach for estimating
vaccine effectiveness (VE) due to its efficiency. This review aims to examine published test …

Prevention of influenza hospitalization among adults in the United States, 2015–2016: results from the US Hospitalized Adult Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Network …

JM Ferdinands, M Gaglani, ET Martin… - The Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Evidence establishing effectiveness of influenza vaccination for prevention of
severe illness is limited. The US Hospitalized Adult Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Network …

Risk of severe influenza among adults with chronic medical conditions

TA Walker, B Waite, MG Thompson… - The Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Severe influenza illness is presumed more common in adults with chronic
medical conditions (CMCs), but evidence is sparse and often combined into broad CMC …

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the health-seeking behaviour of an Asian population with acute respiratory infections in a densely populated community

HMJ Tan, MS Tan, ZY Chang, KT Tan, GLA Ee… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic led to the implementation of various non-
pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) as the Singapore government escalated containment …

Transmission and protection against reinfection in the ferret model with the SARS-CoV-2 USA-WA1/2020 reference isolate

DR Patel, CJ Field, KM Septer, DG Sim… - Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has initiated a global
pandemic, and several vaccines have now received emergency use authorization. Using the …

A game theoretic approach to discuss the positive secondary effect of vaccination scheme in an infinite and well-mixed population

M Alam, M Tanaka, J Tanimoto - Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2019 - Elsevier
Pre-emptive vaccination policy used in controlling the rapid spreading of infectious diseases
is considered as one of the most challenging issues imposed to mankind, causing enormous …