Articles: sars-cov-2.
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Vaccines against diseases such as herpes zoster, pneumococcus and influenza are broadly recommended for older adults, but uptake is frequently low. ⋯ This review discusses results from attempts to expand and simplify the adult vaccination process, potentially allowing vaccination to be initiated by the recipient and completed in a single visit. These studies suggest that expanding adult vaccination access to new providers and/or new settings will require development of an integrated plan for preventive healthcare, covering areas such as setting target coverage rates, financial support, and development of immunization information systems accessible to all vaccination providers to maintain accurate immunization records and support interventions such as reminders.
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Preventive medicine · Dec 2024
Moral values and vaccination behavior in Russia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Effective persuasive communication necessitates message matching; the conveyed message should resonate with the recipient's characteristics, including individual moral values. While studies examining the relationship between moral values and vaccination behavior have been conducted in a limited number of countries, this study seeks to provide evidence on this relationship beyond Western democracies. ⋯ Our findings carry public health implications; an understanding of the moral psychology underlying vaccination behavior can facilitate more targeted and effective health communication. Employing skillfully crafted moral appeals may mitigate negative attitudes toward vaccination and enhance vaccination rates.
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Background & objectives The global impact of COVID-19, with over 45 million cases and 533,300 deaths in India alone, necessitates effective surveillance methods. Traditional approaches face challenges in detecting pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic cases, prompting the exploration of wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE). This study focuses on Mumbai's vulnerable slums, aiming to assess the potential of WBE as an alternative surveillance method. ⋯ Interpretation & conclusions Wastewater-based epidemiology emerges as a cost-effective and rapid early warning system, providing crucial insights into virus behaviour and evolution. Particularly significant for countries like India, WBE aids in outbreak monitoring and targeted interventions. The global integration of wastewater surveillance emphasizes its importance in comprehensive pandemic monitoring, establishing it as an integral component of public health strategies worldwide.
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has caused a major global health crisis, primarily targets the upper and lower respiratory tract. But infected individuals may experience different clinical symptoms, ranging from asymptomatic to critical. The vitamin D receptor (VDR) and Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) polymorphisms play a role in the immune response. ⋯ There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of TLR2 23bp indel genotype and allele distribution (p > 0.05). Our study results suggest that the VDR BsmI b allele may have a role in COVID-19 patients with symptomatic findings. These data need to be repeated in different ethnic and larger sample groups.
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Singapore medical journal · Dec 2024
Observational StudyCompliance with face mask use during the COVID-19 pandemic: a community observational study in Singapore.
Widespread mask use is an important intervention for control of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. However, data on the factors affecting mask use are lacking. In this observational study, we evaluated the proportion of and factors influencing face mask use and related hygiene practices. ⋯ The rate of mask compliance was high, probably due to legislation mandating mask usage. However, specific factors and crowded indoor venues associated with lower mask compliance were identified. We also noted an issue with the absence of hand hygiene before and after face or mask touching. These issues may benefit from targeted public health messaging.