Mechanisms Driving Online Vaccine Debate During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Ozgur Can Seckin, Aybuke Atalay, Ege Otenen, Umut Duygu, Onur Varol

“…These findings have crucial implications for vaccine policy, emphasizing the importance of understanding diverse language patterns and beliefs among anti-vaxxers and pro-vaxxers to develop effective communication strategies at the national level.…”
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Incidence of bacterial meningitis (2001–2005) in Lazio, Italy: the results of a integrated surveillance system by Stanghellini Elena, Forcina Antonio, Ferroni Eliana, Mantovani Jessica, Giorgi Rossi Paolo, Curtale Filippo, Borgia Piero

“…</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Vaccine policies should be planned and monitored based on these results. …”
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Spatial heterogeneity and infection patterns on epidemic transmission disclosed by a combined contact-dependent dynamics and compartmental model. by Youyuan Zhu, Ruizhe Shen, Hao Dong, Wei Wang

“…The dependence of R0 on environment and individual movement patterns implies that reduced contact time and vaccination policies can significantly reduce the virus transmission capacity in situations where the virus is highly transmissible (i.e., R0 is relatively large). …”
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Policy making for vaccine use as a driver of vaccine innovation and development in the developed world. by Seib, K, Pollard, A, de Wals, P, Andrews, R, Zhou, F, Hatchett, R, Pickering, L, Orenstein, W

“…We examine immunization vaccine policy as a driver of vaccine innovation and development. …”

Polio control after certification: major issues outstanding by Fine Paul E.M., Oblapenko George, Sutter Roland W.

“…Although it has been suggested that the stockpile should consist of monovalent oral poliovirus vaccine (mOPV), many questions remain concerning its nature, financing, management, and use - in particular, because of uncertainties over future national vaccination policies, and over the availability of different vaccines, after the certification of wild poliovirus eradication. …”
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Mandatory Vaccination against COVID-19: Qualitative Analysis of Responses to Open-Ended Questions by Konstantinos Giannakou, Eftychia Soulioti, Maria Kyprianidou

“…A total of 311 participants responded to the open-ended question, and the thematic analysis yielded two main themes: “Vaccination Perceptions and Challenges” and “Mandatory Vaccination Policies and Societal Impact.” Within these themes, participants expressed diverse opinions on universal and targeted mandatory vaccination, highlighting concerns about insufficient research, gaps in communication, and potential side effects. …”
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"Any idea how fast 'It's just a mask!' can turn into 'It's just a vaccine!'": from mask mandates to vaccine mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic by Martin, S, Vanderslott, S

“…We draw on an already extensive literature about mandatory vaccination policies to inform our assessment, from psychology and behavioural science to ethics, political theory, sociology, and public policy.…”

International travel between global urban centres vulnerable to yellow fever transmission by Brent, SE, Watts, A, Cetron, M, German, M, Kraemer, MUG, Bogoch, II, Brady, OJ, Hay, SI, Creatore, MI, Khan, K

“…Rapid global changes in human mobility and urbanization make it vital for countries to re-examine their vaccination policies and practices to prevent urban yellow fever epidemics.…”

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and its drivers among dental students at University of the Western Cape, South Africa by Nicoline Potgieter, Faheema Kimmie-Dhansay, Ané Meyer, Savannah Marais, Ismail Mansoor, Yonela Mkololo, Masingita Maakana, Sisipho Mhlongo, Sinenhlanhla Makhoba, Shalom Mhlanga

“…Conclusions: Vaccine hesitancy is high despite mandatory vaccination policies in South Africa. Specific drivers contributing to vaccine hesitancy were identified as doubt in the efficacy and safety of the vaccine. …”
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Prevalence of immunoglobulin G and M to SARS-CoV-2 and other human coronaviruses in The Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, and Uganda: A longitudinal study by Bolarinde J. Lawal, Katherine E. Gallagher, Jonathan Kitonsa, Daniel Tindanbil, Kambale Kasonia, Abdoulie Drammeh, Brett Lowe, Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka, Catriona Patterson, Brian Greenwood, Mohamed Samai, Bailah Leigh, Kevin K.A. Tetteh, Eugene Ruzagira, Deborah Watson-Jones, Hugo Kavunga-Membo

“…Conclusion: The high levels of natural immunity and hybrid immunity should be incorporated into both vaccination policies and prediction models of the impact of subsequent waves of infection in these settings.…”
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Anal Human Papillomavirus Infection among MSM Attending University in China: Implications for Vaccination by Song Fan, Peiyang Li, Lin Ouyang, Tanwei Yuan, Hui Gong, Yi Ding, Zhenzhou Luo, Guohui Wu, Maohe Yu, Huachun Zou

“…To provide evidence for HPV vaccination policies, we conducted this study to examine the prevalence and factors associated with anal HPV infection among MSM attending university in China. …”
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Driving Adoption and Commercialization of Subunit Vaccines for Bovine Tuberculosis and Johne’s Disease: Policy Choices and Implications for Food Security by Albert I. Ugochukwu, Peter W. B. Phillips, Brian J. Ochieng’

“…We examine gaps in vaccine policies, commercialization, and potential strategies that would strengthen animal disease prevention and enhance food security. …”
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Trait-Based Vaccination of Individual Meerkats (<i>Suricata suricatta</i>) against Tuberculosis Provides Evidence to Support Targeted Disease Control by Stuart J. Patterson, Tim H. Clutton-Brock, Dirk U. Pfeiffer, Julian A. Drewe

“…Here, trait-based vaccination was associated with reduced infection rates and thus has the potential to offer more efficient alternatives to traditional mass-vaccination policies. Such improvements in efficiency warrant further study and could make infectious disease control more practically achievable in both animal (particularly wildlife) and human populations.…”
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COVID-19 Vaccination in Romania and the Benefits of the National Electronic Registry of Vaccinations by Bianca Georgiana Enciu, Daniela Pițigoi, Alina Zaharia, Rodica Popescu, Andreea Niculcea, Maria-Dorina Crăciun, Adriana Pistol

“…The aim of this paper is to present the benefits of the National Electronic Registry of Vaccinations in providing useful information for the optimization of healthcare vaccination policies, specifically related to COVID-19 vaccination. …”
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Enablers and barriers of COVID‐19 vaccination efforts in Nepal by Sunit Chhetri, Srista Manandar, Sunny Chhetri, Astha Acharya, Swapnil Regmi, Dil Bahadur Gurudhami, Thinley Dorji

“…Timely government decisions, strategic political diplomacy, flexible vaccine policy, and multiple loan deals helped Nepal secure the COVID‐19 vaccine from India in a commendable time frame. …”
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A critical analysis of serogroup B meningococcal disease burden in Brazil (2001–2015): implications for public health decisions by Luciana Andrea Digieri Chicuto, Camile de Moraes, José Cássio de Moraes, Marco Aurélio P. Sáfadi

“…The recent licensure of two different serogroup B recombinant protein meningococcal vaccines in Brazil emphasizes the importance of a better knowledge of the real burden of serogroup B meningococcal (MenB) disease to establish evidence-based vaccination policies. We performed an observational, descriptive study, from 2001 to 2015, analyzing the incidence and case fatality rates (CFR) of MenB disease in Brazil, according to age group and region. …”
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Vaccination for Patients Receiving Dialysis by Ramin Sam, Laura Rankin, Ifeoma Ulasi, Luc Frantzen, Dorothea Nitsch, David Henner, Donald Molony, John Wagner, Jing Chen, Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Andrew Howard, Ralph Atkinson, Daniel Landry, Stephen O. Pastan, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

“…In March 2021, COVID-19 vaccines were made available for dialysis facilities to administer, although with the end of the public health emergency, vaccine policies by dialysis facilities against COVID-19 remains uncertain. …”
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Healthcare professionals’ attitudes to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination: Cross-sectional survey data from four European countries by Linda C. Karlsson, Amanda Garrison, Dawn Holford, Angelo Fasce, Stephan Lewandowsky, Frederike Taubert, Philipp Schmid, Cornelia Betsch, Fernanda Rodrigues, Lisa Fressard, Pierre Verger, Anna Soveri

“…As healthcare professionals (HCPs) are a common target group of vaccine mandates, and also form a link between vaccination policies and the public, understanding their attitudes toward vaccine mandates is important. …”
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Emergence of a Novel Reassortant Strain of Bluetongue Serotype 6 in Israel, 2017: Clinical Manifestations of the Disease and Molecular Characterization by Natalia Golender, Avi Eldar, Marcelo Ehrlich, Yevgeny Khinich, Gabriel Kenigswald, Joseph Seffi Varsano, Shachar Ertracht, Itzik Abramovitz, Itay Assis, Ily Shlamovitz, Eitan Tiomkin, Erez Yonay, Benny Sharir, Velizar Y. Bumbarov

“…Recently, co-circulation of natural and vaccine BTV variants in Europe, and their ensuing reassortment, were proposed to promote appearance of novel European BTV strains, with potential implications for pathogenicity, spread and vaccination policies. Similarly, the geographical features of the Mediterranean basin, which spans over portions of three continents, may facilitate the appearance of clinically relevant reassortants via co-circulation of BTV strains of African, Asian and European origins. …”
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Impact of population aging on the burden of vaccine-preventable diseases among older adults in the United States by Sandra E Talbird, Elizabeth M La, Justin Carrico, Sara Poston, Jean-Etienne Poirrier, Jessica K DeMartino, Cosmina S Hogea

“…To adequately plan for health care resource needs and to help inform vaccination policies, burden of disease projections that account for population aging over the coming decades are needed. …”
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