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Information is in the eye of the beholder: Seeking information on the MMR vaccine through an Internet search engine.
Authors: Yom-Tov E, Fernandez-Luque L Abstract Vaccination campaigns are one of the most important and successful public health programs ever undertaken. People who want to learn about vaccines in order to make an informed decision on whether to vaccinate are faced with a wealth of information on the Internet, both for and against vaccinations. In this paper we develop an automated way to score Internet search queries and web pages as to the likelihood that a person making these queries or reading those pages would decide to vaccinate. We apply this method to data from a major Internet search engine, while people s...
Source: AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings - September 25, 2015 Category: Bioinformatics Tags: AMIA Annu Symp Proc Source Type: research

Routine childhood vaccination programme coverage, El Salvador, 2011-In search of timeliness.
Abstract While assessing immunization programmes, not only vaccination coverage is important, but also timely receipt of vaccines. We estimated both vaccination coverage and timeliness, as well as reasons for non-vaccination, and identified predictors of delayed or missed vaccination, for vaccines of the first two years of age, in El Salvador. We conducted a cluster survey among children aged 23-59 months. Caregivers were interviewed about the child immunization status and their attitudes towards immunization. Vaccination dates were obtained from children immunization cards at home or at health facilities. We refe...
Source: Vaccine - December 3, 2013 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Suárez-Castaneda E, Pezzoli L, Elas M, Baltrons R, Crespin-Elías EO, Pleitez OA, de Campos MI, Danovaro-Holliday MC Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 1432: In Search of Factors Negatively Affecting Vaccine Immunity to Pertussis in Preschool Children Before the Administration of the First Booster
Conclusions: Immunomodulation considered on the example of titre of IgG antibody to pertussis can serve as a useful model of the assessment of development of acquired immunity after mandatory vaccinations.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - July 6, 2018 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Anna Bednarek Anna Bodajko-Grochowska Barbara Hasiec Robert Klepacz Katarzyna Szczekala Danuta Zarzycka Andrzej Emeryk Tags: Article Source Type: research

Progress Toward Rubella Elimination - World Health Organization South-East Asia Region, 2013-2021
This report updates a previous report and describes progress toward rubella elimination in SEAR during 2013-2021 (2). During 2013-2021, six SEAR countries introduced RCV; all countries in the Region now use RCV in routine immunization. Routine immunization coverage with the first dose of a rubella-containing vaccine (RCV1) increased >600%, from 12% during 2013 to 86% during 2021, and an estimated 515 million persons were vaccinated via RCV supplementary immunization activities (SIAs)¶ during 2013-2021. During this time, annual reported rubella incidence declined by 80%, from 5.5 to 1.1 cases per million population. Mal...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - June 22, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Sudhir Khanal Sunil Bahl Lucky Sangal Deepak Dhongde Patrick Michael O'Connor Natasha S Crowcroft Michelle Morales Source Type: research

Progress Toward Measles Elimination - South-East Asia Region, 2003-2020
This report updates a previous report and describes progress toward measles elimination in SEAR during 2003-2020 (3). In 2002, coverage with the first dose of a measles-containing vaccine in routine immunization (MCV1) was 70%, and only three countries in SEAR had added a second routine dose of measles-containing vaccine in routine immunization (MCV2). During 2003-2020, all countries introduced MCV2, and estimated coverage with MCV1 increased 35%, from 65% to 88%, and coverage with MCV2 increased 1,233% from 6% to 80%. Approximately 938 million persons were vaccinated in SIAs. Annual reported measles incidence declined by ...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - August 18, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Sudhir Khanal Ahmed M Kassem Sunil Bahl Liyanage Jayantha Lucky Sangal Mohammad Sharfuzzaman Anindya Sekhar Bose Sebastien Antoni Deblina Datta James P Alexander Source Type: research