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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy Among Health Care Workers in Lebanon
Youssef N, Tfaily N, Moumneh M, Boutros C, Elharake J, Malik A, McFadden S, Galal B, Yildirim I, Khoshnood K, Omer S, Memish Z, Dbaibo G. COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy Among Health Care Workers in Lebanon. Journal Of Epidemiology And Global Health 2023, 13: 55-66. PMID: 36735184, PMCID: PMC9896451, DOI: 10.1007/s44197-023-00086-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care workersCOVID-19 vaccine acceptanceVaccine acceptancePrevious infectionCare workersPrevious SARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 infectionMethodsA cross-sectional studyCOVID-19 vaccination ratesCOVID-19 vaccinationCross-sectional studyCOVID-19 vaccineHealth care authoritiesVaccine uptakeVaccination ratesOrder of PhysiciansVaccine hesitancyGeneral populationHealthcare providersVaccineCare authoritiesInfectionCOVID-19 informationTrusted sourceCOVID-19 pandemic
2021
Population-Based Surveillance of Pneumococcal Infections in Children with Sickle Cell Disease before and after Prevnar 7® and Prevnar 13® Licensure: Implications for Expanded Vaccination
Adamkiewicz T, Thomas S, Tunali A, Lai K, Yee M, Yildirim I, Lane P, Omole F, Farley M. Population-Based Surveillance of Pneumococcal Infections in Children with Sickle Cell Disease before and after Prevnar 7® and Prevnar 13® Licensure: Implications for Expanded Vaccination. Blood 2021, 138: 763. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-154474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInvasive pneumococcal diseaseSickle cell diseaseIPD ratesPCV periodPCV7 licensureMean ageRelative riskCell diseaseGeneral populationNew vaccinesNon-PCV13 serotypesPneumococcal polysaccharide vaccineRegistry of patientsPopulation-based surveillanceProphylactic antibiotic useEmory University Institutional Review BoardAntibiotic susceptibility testingInstitutional review boardUniversity Institutional Review BoardAge of infectionIPD diagnosisPCV eraPCV13 periodPCV13 serotypesPCV7 periodCOVID-19 vaccine acceptance among healthcare workers in the United Arab Emirates
AlKetbi LMB, Elharake JA, Memari SA, Mazrouei SA, Shehhi BA, Malik AA, McFadden SM, Galal B, Yildirim I, Khoshnood K, Omer SB, Memish ZA, AlZarouni AA, AlNeyadi AM, Hosani FA. COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among healthcare workers in the United Arab Emirates. IJID Regions 2021, 1: 20-26. PMID: 35721775, PMCID: PMC8505903, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2021.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 vaccine acceptanceVaccine acceptanceHealthcare workersCOVID-19 vaccineHCW populationVaccine hesitancyCOVID-19 vaccine informationPublic health messaging campaignsCOVID-19 vaccine concernsCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancyYears of agePhysicians/surgeonsWorld Health OrganizationSimple logistic regressionVaccine informationVaccine concernsGeneral populationPatient decisionHealthcare providersInfection riskLogistic regressionHealthcare authoritiesHealth officialsHealth OrganizationVaccineCOVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Health Care Workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Elharake JA, Galal B, Alqahtani SA, Kattan RF, Barry MA, Temsah MH, Malik AA, McFadden SM, Yildirim I, Khoshnood K, Omer SB, Memish ZA. COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Health Care Workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2021, 109: 286-293. PMID: 34242765, PMCID: PMC8260488, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care workersCOVID-19 vaccineCOVID-19 vaccine acceptanceVaccine acceptanceCare workersPublic health messaging campaignsCOVID-19 vaccine concernsPotential side effectsHealth care authoritiesVaccine concernsGeneral populationSide effectsVaccineCare authoritiesSaudi ArabiaHealth officialsMessaging campaignsDemographic characteristicsCOVID-19 informationKSA MinistryDemographic differencesParticipants