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Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination Promptness after Eligibility in a North Carolina Longitudinal Cohort Study.

Journal Article Vaccines (Basel) · October 26, 2023 Many studies identified factors associated with vaccination intention and hesitancy, but factors associated with vaccination promptness and the effect of vaccination intention on vaccination promptness are unknown. This study identified factors associated ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

RADx-UP Testing Core: Access to COVID-19 Diagnostics in Community-Engaged Research with Underserved Populations.

Journal Article J Clin Microbiol · August 23, 2023 Research on the COVID-19 pandemic revealed a disproportionate burden of COVID-19 infection and death among underserved populations and exposed low rates of SARS-CoV-2 testing in these communities. A landmark National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding init ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Influenza Vaccination Implementation in Sri Lanka: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.

Journal Article Vaccines (Basel) · May 3, 2023 Influenza causes an estimated 3 to 5 million cases of severe illness annually, along with substantial morbidity and mortality, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Currently, Sri Lanka has no influenza vaccination policies and does not ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Mitigation behavior prior to COVID-19 vaccination availability is associated with COVID-19 infection and time to vaccination.

Journal Article PLoS One · 2023 BACKGROUND: Mitigation behaviors reduce the incidence of COVID-19 infection. Determining characteristics of groups defined by mitigation behaviors compliance may be useful to inform targeted public health policies and interventions. This study aimed to ide ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

COVID-19 Infection Risk Among Previously Uninfected Adults: Development of a Prognostic Model.

Journal Article Health Serv Res Manag Epidemiol · 2023 BACKGROUND: Few models exist that incorporate measures from an array of individual characteristics to predict the risk of COVID-19 infection in the general population. The aim was to develop a prognostic model for COVID-19 using readily obtainable clinical ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Access to COVID-19 testing by individuals with housing insecurity during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: a scoping review.

Journal Article Front Public Health · 2023 INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic focused attention on healthcare disparities and inequities faced by individuals within marginalized and structurally disadvantaged groups in the United States. These individuals bore the heaviest burden across this pande ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 identification methods through surveillance of companion animals in SARS-CoV-2-positive homes in North Carolina, March to December 2020.

Journal Article PeerJ · 2023 We collected oral and/or rectal swabs and serum from dogs and cats living in homes with SARS-CoV-2-PCR-positive persons for SARS-CoV-2 PCR and serology testing. Pre-COVID-19 serum samples from dogs and cats were used as negative controls, and samples were ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Comparison of a Blood Self-Collection System with Routine Phlebotomy for SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Testing.

Journal Article Diagnostics (Basel) · July 31, 2022 The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic forced researchers to reconsider in-person assessments due to transmission risk. We conducted a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of using the Tasso-SST (Tasso, Inc, Seattle, Washington) device for blo ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

The Cabarrus County COVID-19 Prevalence and Immunity (C3PI) Study: design, methods, and baseline characteristics.

Journal Article Am J Transl Res · 2022 OBJECTIVES: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a viral illness with public health importance. The Cabarrus County COVID-19 Prevalence and Immunity (C3PI) Study is a prospective, longitudinal cohort study designed to contribute valuable information on c ... Open Access Link to item Cite