Automatic detection and prediction of COVID-19 in cough audio signals using coronavirus herd immunity optimizer algorithm by G. Ayappan, S. Anila

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High-resolution spatiotemporal analysis of chikungunya epidemics between 2019 and 2020 in Salvador, Brazil: a municipality-level transmission dynamics studyResearch in context by Hernan D. Argibay, Cristiane W. Cardoso, William M. de Souza, Raquel L. Souza, Maysa Pellizzaro, Geraldo M. Cunha, Julie Clennon, Scott C. Weaver, Mitermayer G. Reis, Uriel Kitron, Guilherme S. Ribeiro

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Detection and Phylogenetic Analysis of an Exotic Strain of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus and Its Effect on an Affected Herd Immunized Against the Endemic Strain in Thailand by Christopher James Stott, Patumporn Jermsutjarit, Pornchai Pornpanom, Hongyao Lin, Angkana Tantituvanont, Dachrit Nilubol

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Coronavirus Vaccines in Abundance — What Then? by Dieter Cassel, Volker Ulrich

“…However, in order to achieve herd immunity, which is likely to require an immunisation rate of around 80 % due to the highly infectious mutants, approximately 65 million people need to be vaccinated. …”
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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and vaccine passports: a cross-sectional conjoint experiment in Japan by Shohei Okamoto, Kazuki Kamimura, Kohei Komamura

“…Objectives While the development of vaccines against the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) brought hope of establishing herd immunity and ending the global pandemic, vaccine hesitancy can hinder the progress towards herd immunity. …”
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COVID-19 Situation in Thailand by Yi-He Kuai, Hooi-Leng Ser

“…The health authorities in Thailand are constantly promoting the COVID-19 vaccination plan to achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus. Facing economic pressure, the government decided to open up border tourism from 1st November 2021 and continue monitoring the COVID-19 transmission among the community. …”
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Rabies vaccinations at the rural–urban divide: successes and barriers to dog rabies vaccination programs from a rural and urban campaign in Zambia by Ricky Chazya, Chilufya Aneta Susan Mulenga, Andrew D. Gibson, Frederic Lohr, Cassandra Boutelle, Sarah Bonaparte, Oline Sinywibulula, Gareth Thomas, Patricia Bwalya, George Dautu, Linous Munsimbwe, Geoffrey Muuka, Luke Gamble, Ryan M. Wallace, Michelle A. Waltenburg

“…Private veterinary services were commonly utilized among surveyed dog owners in urbanized communities in Lusaka, suggesting that they are an important collaborator for achieving rabies herd immunity. With improved knowledge of dog population and ownership characteristics, Zambia is well-prepared to design more effective vaccination campaigns as the rabies elimination program expands.…”
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COVID-19: Malaysia's fight against this deadly virus by Ke-Yan Loo, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“…A National COVID-19 Immunization Program was launched in February 2021 in the hope of providing immunity to 80% of the population in Malaysia and achieve herd immunity. This review discusses the alarming COVID-19 situation in Malaysia, the management strategies, and the vaccinations program. …”
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Pandemic Fictions: Covid-19 and the Cultures of Dystopia by Sean Mark

“…Contextualising the British government’s handling of the crisis in the political culture of neoliberalism, the essay uses the concept of dystopia to underline the continuity of this response with the politics of the decade that preceded it – in the aborted pursuit of “herd immunity”, for example; the non-transparent conferment to private-sector companies, with little or no public health expertise, of contracts worth billions; and the authoritarian use of Covid legislation. …”
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Catch-up immunisation for children in earthquake-affected areas of West Pasaman, Indonesia by Syawqi Rahmat, Fitry Yani Finny, Asrawati, Mariko Rinang

“…Immunisation achievements in West Pasaman Regency, especially in Kenagarian Kajai, still have not reached the target of forming herd immunity. The Covid 19 pandemic is one of the causes of low immunisation achievements and the earthquake could further reduce it. …”
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Tuning of controller parameters for suppressing low frequency oscillations in electric railway traction networks using meta‐heuristic algorithms by Prasenjit Dey, Phumin Kirawanich, Chaiyut Sumpavakup, Aniruddha Bhattacharya

“…For suppressing LFOs, coronavirus herd immunity optimiser (CHIO), a recently developed meta‐heuristic, has been applied for tuning controller parameters. …”
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Insight into the Advances in Clinical Trials of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines by Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq, Shahamah Jomah, Syed Imam Rabbani, Ali Musharraf Alamri, Salman Khalaf Salem Alshammari, Badr Sami Duwaidi, Majed Sadun Alshammari, Abdulhakeem S. Alamri, Walaa F. Alsanie, Majid Alhomrani, Nagaraja Sreeharsha, Mohd. Imran

“…Vaccinating a significant proportion of the population is one of the established methods to achieve herd immunity. More than 100 COVID-19 vaccines have been designed and tested against the virus. …”
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Urban monitoring, evaluation and application of COVID-19 listed vaccine effectiveness: a health code blockchain study by Tao Wang, Hongyan Li, Chaoqun Li, Zheheng Li

“…In the simulation of urban listed vaccination involving six regions, programmes 1 and 5 have the best protective effect among the eight vaccination programmes, and the optimal vaccination order is 3-5-2-4-6-1. (2) In the presence of asymptomatic conditions, the basic reproduction number, namely R0*(1-VR*VE), does not accurately reflect the effect of herd immunity, but the comprehensive basic reproduction number (R) should be used. …”
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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Level in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Addisu Tadesse Sahile, Girma Demissie Gizaw, Tennyson Mgutshini, Zewdu Minwuyelet Gebremariam, Getabalew Endazenaw Bekele

“…The level of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Ethiopia was at a lower rate than necessary to achieve herd immunity. The highest level of vaccine acceptance rate was reported via online or telephone surveys followed by the southern region of Ethiopia. …”
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Challenging a paradigm: Staggered versus single-pulse mass dog vaccination strategy for rabies elimination. by Brinkley Raynor Bellotti, Elvis W Díaz, Micaela De la Puente-León, Maria T Rieders, Sergio E Recuenco, Michael Z Levy, Ricardo Castillo-Neyra

“…For example, in Arequipa, Peru, sweeping mass vaccination campaigns conducted yearly over a single weekend have failed to achieve the required 'herd immunity' to halt canine rabies transmission. Contrary to the global paradigm of a simultaneous campaign, the 2022 Arequipa rabies campaign was implemented at the sub-district level (patches), with dates of the campaign staggered across 6 months.…”
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Optimal control of vaccination dynamics during an influenza epidemic by Majid Jaberi-Douraki, Seyed M. Moghadas

“…For emerging diseases like pandemic influenza, several factors could impact the outcome of vaccination programs, including a delay in vaccine availability, imperfect vaccine-induced protection, and inadequate number of vaccines to sufficiently lower the susceptibility of the population by raising the level of herd immunity. We sought to investigate the effect of these factors in determining optimal vaccination strategies during an emerging influenza infection for which the population is entirely susceptible. …”
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The rapid rise of SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron subvariants with immune evasion properties: XBB.1.5 and BQ.1.1 subvariants by Danyi Ao, Xuemei He, Weiqi Hong, Xiawei Wei

“…Recently, two Omicron subvariants, BQ.1 and XBB lineages, including BQ.1.1, XBB.1, and XBB.1.5, have become a global public health issue given their ability to escape from therapeutic monoclonal antibodies and herd immunity induced by prior coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) vaccines, boosters, and infection. …”
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Comparison of Vaccination Regimens on Immune Responses Using PED Replicon Vaccine: A Field Trial in PED-Negative and PED-Positive Thai Swine Farms by Chaitawat Sirisereewan, Thanh Che Nguyen, Nanthiya Iampraphat, Hongyao Lin, Leonardo Ellerma, Pisit Sirithanyakul, Roongtham Kedkovid, Roongroje Thanawongnuwech

“…The study highlights the importance of tailored vaccination strategies to optimize herd immunity and protect piglets from PEDV.…”
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Navigating the shots: Parental willingness to immunize their children with COVID-19 vaccines in Saudi Arabia explored through a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Moustafa Abdelaal Hegazi, Mohamed Hesham Sayed, Nadeem Shafique Butt, Turki Saad Alahmadi, Nadeem Alam Zubairi, Wesam Abdelaziz Elson

“…This SRMA can provide valuable insights for development of evidence-based policies to improve parental willingness to vaccinate children, which is crucial for controlling SARS-CoV-2 spread and promoting herd immunity in the community particularly if the virus continues to pose a major threat.…”
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