[HTML][HTML] Mucosal immunity: The missing link in comprehending SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission

MW Russell, J Mestecky - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
SARS-CoV-2 is primarily an airborne infection of the upper respiratory tract, which on
reaching the lungs causes the severe acute respiratory disease, COVID-19. Its first contact …

[HTML][HTML] Viral load in COVID-19 patients: implications for prognosis and vaccine efficacy in the context of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

SJR Silva, SC Lima, RC Silva, A Kohl, L Pena - Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The worldwide spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) has caused an unprecedented public health crisis in the 21st century. As the pandemic …

COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infections

RK Gupta, EJ Topol - Science, 2021 - science.org
The pivotal phase 3 clinical trials of the two-dose messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines, among
the largest ever conducted, led to the notable finding of∼ 95% efficacy for prevention of …

Transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 among fully vaccinated individuals

MJ Knol, JA Backer, HE de Melker… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Vaccine effectiveness studies have conclusively demonstrated the benefit of COVID-19
vaccines in reducing individual symptomatic and severe disease, resulting in reduced …

Blaming the unvaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic: the roles of political ideology and risk perceptions in the USA

M Graso, K Aquino, FX Chen, K Bardosh - Journal of Medical Ethics, 2024 - jme.bmj.com
Individuals unvaccinated against COVID-19 (C19) experienced prejudice and blame for the
pandemic. Because people vastly overestimate C19 risks, we examined whether these …

[HTML][HTML] Collaborative Filtering-Based Recommendation Systems for Touristic Businesses, Attractions, and Destinations

M Aldayel, A Al-Nafjan, WM Al-Nuwaiser, G Alrehaili… - Electronics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The success of touristic businesses, attractions, and destinations heavily relies on travel
agents' recommendations, which significantly impact client satisfaction. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Moralization and mismoralization in public health

SR Kraaijeveld, E Jamrozik - Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 2022 - Springer
Moralization is a social-psychological process through which morally neutral issues take on
moral significance. Often linked to health and disease, moralization may sometimes lead to …

Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and BinaxNOW rapid antigen tests at a community site during an Omicron surge: a cross …

J Schrom, C Marquez, G Pilarowski… - Annals of internal …, 2022 - acpjournals.org
Background: SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests are an important public health tool. Objective:
To evaluate field performance of the BinaxNOW rapid antigen test (Abbott) compared with …

Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 is associated with a lower viral load and likelihood of systemic symptoms

CT Bramante, JL Proper, DR Boulware… - Open forum …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Data conflict on whether vaccination decreases severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral load. The objective of this analysis was to …

Considerations regarding interpretation of positive SARS-CoV-2 molecular results with late cycle threshold values

SL Mitchell, MJ Loeffelholz - Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT COVID-19 disease lies on a spectrum, ranging from completely asymptomatic to
mild disease to severe and critical disease. Studies have shown that prolonged shedding or …