Public Health

Pregnancy Outcomes during the Jordanian COVID-19 National Lockdown

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth Based on a study conducted in Jordan, this article finds that during the COVID-19 lockdown period, the number of infants born with extremely low birth weight decreased significantly. Journal Article

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Exploring Challenges to COVID-19 Vaccination in the Darfur Region of Sudan

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene This article assesses the difficulties challenging vaccination efforts in the Darfur region of Sudan, such as lack of vaccine storage and transportation facilities, vaccination hesitancy, inequity in the distribution to health facilities, and shortage of healthcare professionals. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Acceptance Among Medical Students: An Online Cross-Sectional Study in Iraq

Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences The articles assesses levels of vaccine hesitancy among medical students at the University of Baghdad. Journal Article

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Reducing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy by Implementing Organizational Intervention in a Primary Care Setting in Bahrain

Cureus Journal Based on a study conducted in Bahrain, this article finds that improving physicians’ and healthcare professionals’ vaccine advice could reduce vaccine hesitancy among patients. Journal Article

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Correlation Analysis of Spatio-temporal Arabic COVID-19 Tweets

Association for Computing Machinery This article analyzes reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic based on an analysis of Arabic tweets and official health provider data. Journal Article

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Attitudes and Intentions toward COVID-19 Vaccination among Health Professions Students and Faculty in Qatar

Vaccines This article examines the impact of psychological and sociodemographic factors on attitudes toward and intentions to take the COVID-19 vaccine among students and faculty at four colleges of health professions and sciences at Qatar University. Journal Article

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Resverlogix Holds Discussions with Morocco to start COVID-19 Drug Trial

Pharmaceutical Technology Resverlogix is holding talks with the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Morocco to conduct Phase II clinical trials of its drug for COVID-19. The company obtained approval from Health Canada to conduct trials of the drug in the country. Article

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BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Against the SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant in Qatar

Nature This article assesses the real-world effectiveness of COVID-19 messenger RNA vaccines against Delta variant infections in Qatar’s population. Article

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Modeling, Control, and Prediction of the Spread of COVID-19 Using Compartmental, Logistic, and Gauss Models: A Case Study in Iraq and Egypt

Processes This paper studies the spread of COVID-19 in Iraq and Egypt by using compartmental, logistic regression, and Gaussian models. It develops a generalized SEIR model for the spread of COVID-19, taking into account mildly and symptomatically infected individuals. Journal Article

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The Role of Children and Adolescents in the Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Virus within Family Clusters: A Large Population Study from Oman

Journal of Infection and Public Health This study investigates the role of children in spreading SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19 within family clusters in Oman. Journal Article

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