Journal of global health
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Journal of global health · Dec 2020
Influenza vaccination strategies for 2020-21 in the context of COVID-19.
Influenza vaccination prevents people from influenza-related diseases and thereby mitigates the burden on national health systems when COVID-19 circulates and public health measures controlling respiratory viral infections are relaxed. However, it is challenging to maintain influenza vaccine services as the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to disrupt vaccination programmes in many countries during the 2020/21 winter. We summarise available recommendations and strategies on influenza vaccination, specifically the changes in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. ⋯ This review of influenza vaccination guidance and strategies should support strategy development on influenza vaccination in the context of COVID-19.
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Journal of global health · Dec 2020
Early psychological impact of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and lockdown in a large Spanish sample.
Epidemic outbreaks have significant impact on psychological well-being, increasing psychiatric morbidity among the population. We aimed to describe the early psychological impact of COVID-19 and its contributing factors in a large Spanish sample, globally and according to mental status (never mental disorder NMD, past mental disorder PMD, current mental disorder CMD). ⋯ Our results can help develop coping strategies addressing modifiable risk and protective factors for each mental status for early implementation in future outbreaks.