Vaccine

Concerns, Perceived Risk, and Hesitancy on COVID-19 Vaccine: A Qualitative Exploration among University Students Living in the West Bank

Epidemiology & Infection This article aims to explore Palestinian university students’ perceptions and concerns about COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy. Journal Article

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Determinants of Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccine Intent or Uptake in Lebanon: A Scoping Review of the Literature

BMC Infectious Diseases This article conducts a scoping review of the literature to explore the determinants of influenza and COVID-19 vaccine intent or uptake in Lebanon. Journal Article

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Impact of vaccination and risk factors on COVID-19 mortality amid delta wave in Libya: A single center cohort study

PLOS One This article explores the risk factors for COVID-19 mortality and the mortality rates among unvaccinated and vaccinated adults during the Delta wave who were admitted to a single COVID-19 care center in Tripoli, Libya. Journal Article

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Backsliding on Childhood Immunizations Due to Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Study in Banadir Region, Somalia

The African Journal of Infectious Diseases This article aims to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine childhood immunization coverage in Somalia. Journal Article

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The Reluctance to the Vaccine, Mental Health, Fear of COVID-19 and Quality of Life among Palestinians: An Exploratory Comparative Study in Different Geographical Areas

Journal of Public Mental Health This article aims to explore the effect of mental health in terms of depression, anxiety, stress, fear of COVID-19 and quality of life (QoL) on the reluctance to be vaccinated in a population of Palestinian adults living in occupied Palestinian territories and Israel. Journal Article

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“In general people aren’t excited about the vaccine…”: Frontline Perspectives on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy across Syria

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics This article aims to explore COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy by drawing from 37 semi-structured interviews with frontline health workers and service-users across Syria’s major military areas of control. Journal Article

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Coronavirus and Co-Infections: A Saudi Arabian Perspective

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences This article discusses the significance of SARS-CoV-1, SARS-CoV-2, as well as the MERS-CoV in Saudi Arabia with particular reference to global transmission and/or emergence of new variants due to genetic mixing of different strains. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Vaccination Personas in Yemen: Insights from Three Rounds of a Cross-Sectional Survey

Vaccines This article describes the demographic and socio-economic characteristics associated with willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and analyzes the link between beliefs associated with COVID-19 vaccines and willingness to be vaccinated. 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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Repurposing the Oncolytic Virus VSV∆51M as a COVID-19 Vaccine

Frontiers in Bioengineering & Biotechnology This article presents how the VSV∆51M-RBD vaccine exhibited safety, immunogenicity, and the potential to serve as a safe and effective alternative or complementary platform to current COVID-19 vaccines. Journal Article

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