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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
Read MoreInternational Journal of Social Science Studies This article explores the role that parents play in adolescent protection, investigating the risk and protective factors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar. Journal Article
Read MoremedRxiv This working paper estimates the effectiveness of previous infection, mRNA primary-series vaccination, and mRNA booster (third-dose) vaccination in preventing COVID-19 infection. Working Paper
Read MoreClinical Microbiology and Infection This article uses genomic analysis to show low genetic variability among Candida Auris isolates from COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients, confirming a clonal outbreak and ongoing dissemination of C. auris among various healthcare facilities in Qatar. Journal Article
Read MoreInfectious Diseases and Therapy This article summarizes evolving COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa and the Middle East across various vaccine platforms, age groups, and specific subpopulations. Journal Article
Read MoreBMC Psychology This article evaluates the prevalence of burnout and its relationship to anxiety and empathy during the COVID-19 pandemic among health profession students in the main governmental institution in Doha, Qatar using validated instruments. Journal Article
Read MoreInternational Journal of Public Health This article focuses on the case of Qatar in comparison with regional neighbors in the Gulf Cooperation Community (GCC) and with global benchmarks (G7 and OECD nations) in terms of the deployment of its mass vaccination program against COVID-19. Journal Article
Read MoreVaccines This article evaluates the general Arabic population in Syria, Egypt, Qatar, Yemen, Jordan, Sudan, Algeria, and Iraq with regard to fears around the MonkeyPox disease and its vaccine adoption and compares these attitudes to those of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article
Read MoremedRxiv This working paper investigates differences in the incidence of COVID-19 reinfection in a cohort of persons who had a primary omicron infection, but different vaccination histories using matched, national, retrospective, and cohort studies. Working Paper
Read MoreJournal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology This article explores the patterns, trends, nature, and extent of changes in sickness absence among healthcare workers at the Primary Health Care Corporation in Qatar during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to previous years and uncovers the main factors. Journal Article
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