2023
Characterizing healthcare worker attitudes toward the bivalent COVID-19 booster
Willebrand K, Fredrick J, Pischel L, Patel K, Roberts S, Murray T, Martinello R. Characterizing healthcare worker attitudes toward the bivalent COVID-19 booster. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2023, 3: s56-s57. PMCID: PMC10594485, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2023.300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBooster doseBehavioral health unitHealthcare workersHealth unitsCOVID-19COVID-19 outbreakInpatient behavioral health unitFirst booster dosePrimary vaccination seriesCOVID-19 vaccinationCOVID-19 exposureBehavioral health settingsMonovalent vaccinationVaccination seriesBooster dosesBooster vaccineComplete responsePrevious vaccinationVaccine uptakeHealth HospitalGeneral populationSide effectsPsychiatric hospitalHealth settingsDemographic data
2022
Characterization of parental intention to vaccinate elementary school aged children in the state of California
Dudley M, Barnett E, Paulenich A, Omer S, Schuh H, Proveaux T, Buttenheim A, Klein N, Delamater P, McFadden S, Patel K, Salmon D. Characterization of parental intention to vaccinate elementary school aged children in the state of California. Vaccine 2022, 41: 630-635. PMID: 36543683, PMCID: PMC9762501, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.12.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 vaccinationCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinesCOVID-19 vaccine confidenceSchool-entry mandatesEmergency use authorizationCOVID-19 vaccineUS FDA approvalCOVID-19Vaccine uptakeChildhood vaccinesHesitant parentsVaccine confidenceFDA approvalSociodemographic characteristicsVaccineParental intentionChildrenVaccinationCalifornia parentsPublic healthSchool childrenParental attitudesApprovalParentsUptakeRelationship between the use of nonpharmaceutical interventions and COVID-19 vaccination among U.S. child care providers: A prospective cohort study
Patel KM, Shafiq M, Malik AA, Cobanoglu A, Klotz M, Eric Humphries J, Lee A, Murray T, Wilkinson D, Yildirim I, Elharake JA, Diaz R, Rojas R, Kuperwajs Cohen A, Omer SB, Gilliam WS. Relationship between the use of nonpharmaceutical interventions and COVID-19 vaccination among U.S. child care providers: A prospective cohort study. Vaccine 2022, 40: 4098-4104. PMID: 35660329, PMCID: PMC9135692, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.05.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 vaccinationProspective cohort studyCare providersNonpharmaceutical interventionsChild care providersCohort studyLikelihood of vaccinationPreventative health behaviorsVaccinationHealth behaviorsCare programMandatory vaccinationSignificant associationVaccine mandatesDistrict of ColumbiaLarge healthInterventionPandemic controlCOVID-19Child care programsProvidersEmail surveyNonadherenceMeasuresAssociation of Child Masking With COVID-19–Related Closures in US Childcare Programs
Murray TS, Malik AA, Shafiq M, Lee A, Harris C, Klotz M, Humphries JE, Patel KM, Wilkinson D, Yildirim I, Elharake JA, Diaz R, Reyes C, Omer SB, Gilliam WS. Association of Child Masking With COVID-19–Related Closures in US Childcare Programs. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2141227. PMID: 35084484, PMCID: PMC8796014, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.41227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 casesLower riskImportant public health policy implicationsCOVID-19-related closuresPublic health policy implicationsChildren 2 yearsElectronic survey studyCenter-based childcare programsHealth policy implicationsSARS-CoV-2Survey studyChildcare professionalsMAIN OUTCOMEProgram closureHealth policyStudy periodRobust SEsBaselineChildcare programsCOVID-19Young childrenChildcare settingsChildrenPhysical distancingAssociation