Month: December 2022

Long-term Effectiveness of Inactivated Vaccine BBIBP-CorV (Vero Cells) against COVID-19 Associated Severe and Critical Hospitalization in Morocco

PLOS One This article aims to estimate the effectiveness of the inactivated COVID-19 Sinopharm vaccine currently deployed in Morocco against SARS-CoV-2 severe disease/ hospitalization within 9 months after vaccination. Journal Article

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Knowledge, Practice, and Attitude Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant among Adults in Jordan

PLOS One This article reports the findings of a cross-sectional study conducted among adults in Jordan to quantify knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward the COVID-19 Delta variant. Journal Article

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Prevalence of OCD Symptoms in the UAE during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

Research Square This working paper measures the prevalence of OCD-like symptoms among the adult population of the United Arab Emirates during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic with no baseline OCD diagnosis and correlates it with possible risk factors. Working Paper

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Exploring the Challenges for Medical Tourism in the United Arab Emirates during the COVID-19 Pandemic Era: A Stakeholder Perspective

Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes This article explores medical tourism development challenges in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) pre- and during COVID-19. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Vaccination in Palestine/Israel: Citizenship, Capitalism, and the Logic of Elimination

Health and Human Rights Journal This article argues that withholding vaccines from Palestinians reveals the ways that Israel furthers its settler-colonial aims under the guise of liberal humanitarianism and economic growth. Instead of directing these conclusions toward Israel as an exceptional case, the authors contend that these processes reveal how settler-colonial societies use liberal frameworks…

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COVID-19 Vaccination Side Effects among the Child Age Group: A Large Cross-Sectional Online Based Survey in Saudi Arabia

BMC Infectious Diseases This article aims to understand the side effects of children’s vaccination against COVID-19 infection in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article

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Employing Transfer Learning for Diagnosing COVID-19 Disease

International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering This article focuses on radiography as one of the simplest methods to detect COVID-19 infections and therefore, the authors propose a method that can diagnose the disease based on radiography (X-ray chest) and deep learning techniques. Journal Article

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Cluster Analysis of Biochemical Markers as Predictor of COVID-19 Severity

Baghdad Science Journal This article aims to identify patient groups in Iraq with a high and low risk of developing COVID-19 using a cluster analysis of several biomarkers. Journal Article

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The Retrospective Pilot Study of the Prevalence of Olfactory Dysfunction or Loss of Smell, Loss of Taste, and Oral Manifestations Among COVID-19 Positive Health Workers in Muscat, Oman

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery This article assesses the prevalence of the loss of smell and taste (LOST) and oral manifestations in COVID-19 cases and examines whether these (LOST & oral manifestations) can be premonitory manifestations and whether they can predict the prognosis of COVID-19. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Pregnant and Lactating Women in Saudi Arabia

Cureus This article aims to assess the COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among pregnant and breastfeeding/lactating women and the factors associated with the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article

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