Population-based study of a free rubella-specific antibody testing and immunization campaign in Chiba city in response to the 2018–2019 nationwide rubella outbreak in Japan by Kenichi Takeshita, Noriko Takeuchi, Misako Ohkusu, Mihoko Ohata, Mamiko Suehiro, Hisashi Maejima, Hiroki Abe, Fumio Ohta, Yoichi Ohama, Kazuto Tamai, Mana Haraki, Naruhiko Ishiwada

“…Considering the complicated history of the vaccine policy in Japan, some susceptible populations became infected with rubella, resulting in an outbreak. …”
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Adolescent HPV vaccination: empowerment, equity and ethics by Neisha Sundaram, Teck Chuan Voo, Clarence C. Tam

“…However, frameworks that integrate legal, development- and rights-based considerations in adolescent vaccination policies, while taking into account practical realities of HPV vaccination programmes, are currently lacking. …”
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Annotazioni sull’obbligo vaccinale alla luce del principio di solidarietà by Giulio Donzelli

“…In this perspective, the public debate concerning Covid-19 mandatory vaccination policies is analysed based on the balance between the individual right to self-determination and the coexistent rights and needs of the whole society of health care. …”
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Measles susceptibility of marriage migrant women in Korea by Sooyeon Kim, Sun A Kim, Hanbich Hong, Seong Ryeong Choi, Hae-Young Na, Sung Un Shin, Kyung-Hwa Park, Sook In Jung, Min-Ho Shin, Sun-Seog Kweon, Seung Ji Kang

“…Our current analysis could be valuable in the context of discussions concerning vaccination policies for immigrants in Korea.…”
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Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccination strategies and its expected impact on penicillin non-susceptibility in children under the age of five: Let's recap! by Hiba Sabbar, Chafik Mahraoui, Magdalena Bastìas Garcià, Imane Jroundi

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Case-control vaccine effectiveness studies: data collection, analysis and reporting results by Verani, J, Baqui, A, Broome, C, Cherian, T, Cohen, C, Farrar, J, Feikin, D, Groome, M, Hajjeh, R, Johnson, H, Madhi, S, Mulholland, K, O'Brien, K, Parashar, U, Patel, M, Rodrigues, L, Santosham, M, Scott, J, Smith, P, Sommerfelt, H, Tate, J, Victor, J, Whitney, C, Zaidi, A, Zell, E

“…Case-control studies are a useful approach for evaluating vaccine effectiveness; however careful attention must be paid to the collection, analysis and presentation of the data in order to best inform evidence-based vaccine policies.…”

“I don’t think there’s a point for me to discuss it with my patients”: exploring health care providers’ views and behaviours regarding COVID-19 vaccination by Eve Dubé, Fabienne Labbé, Benjamin Malo, Terra Manca, Laura Aylsworth, S. Michelle Driedger, Janice Graham, Devon Greyson, Noni MacDonald, Samantha B. Meyer, Jeanna Parsons Leigh, Manish Sadarangani, Sarah Wilson, Shannon E. MacDonald

“…Most participants were in favor of mandatory vaccination policies and had mixed views on the potential impact of the Canadian vaccine-injury support program. …”
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Government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: good practices and lessons for future preparedness by Shu Chen, Lei Guo, Yewei Xie, Di Dong, Rana Saber, Mohammed Alluhidan, Adwa Alamri, Abdulrahman Alfaisal, Nahar Alazemi, Yahya M. Al-Farsi, Yazid A. Al Ohaly, Yi Zhang, Severin Rakic, Mariam Hamza, Christopher H. Herbst, Shenglan Tang

“…Notably, the GCC countries have implemented comprehensive vaccine policies. In addition, they have worked actively to protect foreign workers to improve their access to health services and secure their essential living conditions, regardless of their immigrant status. …”
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COVID-19 vaccine eligibility of pregnant and lactating women in Bangladesh: Gap between policy and policy interpretation among policymakers and healthcare workers by Rupali J. Limaye, Berhaun Fesshaye, Prachi Singh, Eleonor Zavala, Shirina Akter, Towfida Jahan Siddiqua, Hafizur Rahman, Hasmot Ali, Ruth Karron

“…There is limited evidence on how vaccine policies are disseminated, interpreted, and implemented from the national level to the community level in Bangladesh. …”
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Human Papillomavirus–Associated Head and Neck Malignancies in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review by Samuel Okerosi, Lillian Wairimu Mokoh, Fidel Rubagumya, Brandon Asuman Niyibizi, Aslam Nkya, Katherine Van Loon, Geoffrey Buckle, Stephen Bent, Patrick Ha, Johannes J. Fagan, Dianna Ng, Joyce Aswani, Mary Jue Xu

“…Characterizing this has implications in staging, prognosis, resource allocation, and vaccination policies. This study aims to determine the proportion of HPV-associated HNC in SSA.MATERIALS AND METHODSThis systematic review included searches from PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, African Index Medicus, Google Scholar, and African Journals Online. …”
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Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) and prevention of types 1 and 2 diabetes: Results of two observational studies. by Hans F Dias, Yoshihiko Mochizuki, Willem M Kühtreiber, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Hui Zheng, Denise L Faustman

“…Countries with mandatory neonatal BCG vaccination policies had a lower incidence of T1D in two international databases and a lower incidence of T2D in one of the databases.…”
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Seasonal influenza vaccination for children in Thailand: a cost-effectiveness analysis. by Meeyai, A, Praditsitthikorn, N, Kotirum, S, Kulpeng, W, Putthasri, W, Cooper, B, Teerawattananon, Y

“…METHODS AND FINDINGS: We developed an age-structured model to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of eight vaccination policies parameterized using country-level data from Thailand. …”

A Multidisciplinary Research Agenda for Understanding Vaccine-Related Decisions by Nick Sevdalis, Angus Thomson, Sian Aggett, Heidi Larson, Julie Leask

“…These factors should help frame a multidisciplinary research agenda to build an evidence base on the determinants of vaccine acceptance to inform the development of interventions and vaccination policies.…”
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Discourse, Antagonisms, and Identities during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Alexei Anisin

“…The inquiry reveals that antagonistic language was used to justify the tracking and tracing of civilians through the articulation of an empty “track and trace” signifier and the articulation of new identities premised on the vaccinated and non-vaccinated. Policy makers articulated new ideas surrounding a regime of truth and a common “people” while simultaneously negating opponents to pandemic policies by articulating floating signifiers, including xenophobia, disinformation, and populism. …”
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Trust in health care and vaccine hesitancy by Elisabetta Lalumera

“…I apply my proposed analysis of public trust in health care systems to the phenomenon of vaccine hesitancy, a tendency to question vaccine policies, and to seek alternative vaccine schedules or to refuse vaccination. …”
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Optimality of maximal-effort vaccination by Penn, MJ, Donnelly, CA

“…However, as the novel model provides a strictly larger set of possible vaccination policies, the results presented in this paper hold for both models.…”

Global varicella vaccination programs by Young Hwa Lee, Young June Choe, Jia Lee, Eunseong Kim, Jae Young Lee, Kwan Hong, Yoonsun Yoon, Yun-Kyung Kim

“…From this perspective, we aimed to establish the basis for a national varicella vaccine policy by reviewing vaccination programs and policies of countries that have introduced universal varicella vaccinations. …”
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Evaluation of Influenza Vaccination Status and Vaccination Thoughts of Nurses and Midwives Working in Mersin City Hospital by Mehmet Yavuz GÖZÜKARA, Behire SANÇAR

“…This may be attributed to many reasons such as education and inadequate vaccination policies. Health care workers may be provided with appropriate training for seasonal influenza vaccination on their own benefits and responsibilities for themselves and the patients. …”
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Vaccinating healthcare workers: Level of implementation, barriers and proposal for evidence-based policies in Turkey by Lale Ozisik, Mine Durusu Tanriover, Serdar Altınel, Serhat Unal

“…Numerous organizations publish guidelines for vaccination of HCWs, while healthcare facilities develop vaccination policies according to the accreditation standards. …”
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T Cell Immunity against Influenza: The Long Way from Animal Models Towards a Real-Life Universal Flu Vaccine by Anna Schmidt, Dennis Lapuente

“…Furthermore, we provide an update on preclinical and clinical studies evaluating T cell-evoking flu vaccines, and discuss the implementation of T cell immunity in real-life vaccine policies.…”
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