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COVID‐19 Booster Dose Vaccination of Healthcare Workers in Qatar: A Web‐Based Cross‐Sectional Survey

Public Health Challenges This article aims to assess the acceptability of the booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in Qatar. Journal Article

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Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for Tracking Bacterial Diversity and Antibiotic Resistance in COVID-19 Isolation Hospitals in Qatar

Journal of Hospital Infection This article aims to determine the bacterial diversity and identify antibiotic-resistant genes profiles in hospital wastewater pathogens obtained from COVID-19 isolation hospitals compared to non-COVID-19 facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar. Journal Article

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Bivalent mRNA-1273.214 Vaccine Effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB* Infections

Journal of Travel Medicine This article estimates the COVID-19 bivalent vaccination’s effectiveness against COVID-19 in the context of Qatar where this vaccine type was introduced in October of 2022. Journal Article

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Population Immunity of Natural Infection, Primary-Series Vaccination, and Booster Vaccination in Qatar during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Observational Study

eClinical Medicine This article estimates population immunities in Qatar between July 1, 2020 and November 30, 2022, to discern generic features of the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2. Journal Article

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Population Immunity of Natural Infection, Primary-Series Vaccination, and Booster Vaccination in Qatar during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Observational Study

eClinicalMedicine This article estimates population immunities in Qatar between July 1, 2020, and November 30, 2022, to discern generic features of the epidemiology of COVID-19. Journal Article

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Auto-Immunoproteomics Analysis of COVID-19 ICU Patients Revealed Increased Levels of Autoantibodies Related to the Male Reproductive System

Frontiers in Physiology This article investigates two independent cohorts of 97 COVID-19 patients: a discovery cohort from Qatar and a replication cohort from New York, utilizing high-throughput KoRectly Expressed (KREX) Immunome protein-array technology. Journal Article

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Impact of Timing and Severity of COVID-19 Infection in Pregnancy on Intrauterine Fetal Growth- a Registry-Based Study from Qatar

PLOS One This article investigates the impact of gestational age at diagnosis of COVID-19 and the presence of symptoms on intrauterine fetal growth in pregnant women. Journal Article

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A Prospective Cohort Study (OUTSTRIP-COVID) on Functional and Spirometry Outcomes in COVID-19 ICU Survivors at 3 Months

International Journal of General Medicine This article evaluates the short-, medium- and long-term outcomes of lung function and quality of life in a cohort of ICU survivors in Qatar and reports the outcomes at 7 weeks and 3 months from discharge from intensive care units. Journal Article

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Middle East Countries Lead Post-COVID Investment Rebound

FDI Intelligence This article reports that the three countries with the largest increase in the number of FDI projects since the global outbreak of COVID-19 are all located in the Middle East, namely, the UAE, KSA, and Qatar. Article

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Evaluating COVID-19 Vaccination Intentions and Vaccine Hesitancy among Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Nature Scientific Reports This article investigates the current PVH (parent vaccine hesitancy) in 243 parents of children with ASD (autism spectrum disorder) and 245 controls using the Parent Attitudes about Childhood Vaccines (PACV) scale. Journal Article

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