Vaccine

Serious Adverse Events Following Immunization With COVID-19 Vaccines In Lebanon: A Retrospective Analysis Of The National Pharmacovigilance Database

BMC Public Health This retrospective study examines the characteristics and prevalence of officially reported serious adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) with inactivated COVID-19 vaccines by System Organ Class (SOC), age, and sex. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among Health Care Providers In Rural Areas Of Northern State, Sudan

Pharmaceutical Research: Recent Advances and Trends This study assesses the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare providers in Rural Areas in the Northern State of Sudan. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Vaccination Campaigns In Fragile And Conflict-Affected Settings, Somalia

Bulletin of the World Health Organization This study finds that successful roll-out of adult vaccination is achievable even in a fragile and conflict-affected setting, like Somalia, through implementation of a tailored contextualized approach. Key factors include good microplanning, use of digital tools, better population-targeting, bundling vaccines together and delivering vaccination services close to people’s homes….

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COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake And Factors Associated Among Pregnant Women In Mogadishu, Somalia

Infection and Drug Resistance This study estimates COVID-19 vaccine uptake and factors associated with it among pregnant women in Mogadishu, Somalia. Journal Article

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The Impact Of COVID-19 Vaccination Side-Effects On Work Attendance Among Saudi Healthcare Workers

Infectious Disease Reports This cross-sectional, survey-based study investigates the severity of side-effects from Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mRNA (Pfizer, Moderna), viral vector DNA (Oxford-AstraZeneca, J&J/Janssen), inactivated virus (Sinopharm, Sinovac), and other vaccines among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Saudi Arabia, focusing on their impact on work attendance. Journal Article

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Knowledge, Attitude, And Practice Of Egyptian Medical Students Towards Healthcare Workers’ Recommended Vaccines: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey

BMC Medical Education This study assesses the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding HCWs’ recommended vaccines among medical students and interns in Egypt. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Vaccines Breakthrough Infections and Adverse Effects Reported by the Birzeit University Community in Palestine

International Journal of General Medicine This study examines the type and severity of short-term adverse reactions associated with BNT162 (Pfizer-BioNTech), mRNA 1273 (Moderna), and viral vector vaccines and to compare the incidence of post-vaccination Covid-19 infection among the Birzeit University community in Palestine. Journal Article

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Predicting COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake: Comparing the Health Belief Model and Theory of Planned Behavior

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics This study compares the prediction level of the Health Belief Model (HBM), the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), and a combined model in explaining the intention of adults in Saudi Arabia to receive COVID-19 immunization. Journal Article

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Advancing Vaccinology Capacity: Education and Efforts in Vaccine Development and Manufacturing across Africa

Vaccines This article examines the current state of education in vaccinology and related sciences in Africa (including North African countries). It also provides an overview of the continent’s efforts to address educational needs in vaccine development and manufacturing and evaluates the initiatives aimed at strengthening vaccine education and literacy, highlighting successful approaches and ongoing challenges….

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Incidence of narcolepsy symptoms after taking COVID-19 vaccines: a Jordanian cross-sectional study

Clinical and Experimental Vaccine Research This study investigates the relationship between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines and the incidence of narcolepsy symptoms in the Jordanian population. Journal Article

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