Footprint of the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: A Study of Immune Landscape and Other Factors Shielding Mortality by Noura Al-Dayan, Divya Venugopal, Sugapriya Dhanasekaran

“…Additionally, enhanced immunity through BCG vaccination may favor fruitful eradication of SARS-CoV-2 and provide the way out as in therapeutic intervention and vaccination strategies.…”
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OK-432 Acts as Adjuvant to Modulate T Helper 2 Inflammatory Responses in a Murine Model of Asthma by Cheng-Jang Wu, Pin-Hsun Tseng, Cheng-Chi Chan, Sara Quon, Li-Chen Chen, Ming-Ling Kuo

“…The results obtained in this study lead us to propose a potential novel adjuvant for clinical use such as prophylactic vaccination for pathogens and immunotherapy in atopic diseases.…”
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Computational approaches of modelling human papillomavirus transmission and prevention strategies: a systematic review by Weiyi Wang, Shailendra Sawleshwarkar, Mahendra Piraveenan

“…Prevention interventions including vaccination and screening have been proven effective in reducing the risk of HPV-related diseases. …”
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Monkeypox: A resurfacing threat and global public health challenge in India by Saravanan S Pape Reddy, Delfin Lovelina Francis

“…The lack of targeted vaccination strategies and inconsistent public health responses exacerbate the difficulty of controlling monkeypox. …”
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Mpox Virus as a Global Public Health Emergency: A Scoping Review by Sathish Sankar, Pachamuthu Balakrishnan, Yean K. Yong, Sivadoss Raju, Vijayakumar Velu, Esaki M. Shankar, Marie Larsson

“…This comprehensive analysis describes the virus epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, complications including secondary bacterial infections, diagnosis, treatment and vaccination. The article underscores the significance of key viral and immune mediators of infection and discusses updated recommendations on therapeutic strategies and vaccination.…”
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Mathematical Modelling and Optimal Control Strategies of a Multistrain COVID-19 Spread by Bouchaib Khajji, Lahoucine Boujallal, Omar Balatif, Mostafa Rachik

“…By using the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) method, we show that combining vaccination with diagnosis provides the most cost-effective strategy.…”
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A Mathematical Model for the Dynamics of Polio by Johnan, Owobusingye

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A Multiregion Discrete-Time Epidemic Model of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infections: An Optimal Control Approach by Rachid Bouajaji, Hassan Laarabi, Mostafa Rachik, Abdelhadi Abta

“…Further, we introduce in our discrete systems three control variables which represent the effectiveness rates of vaccination, travel-blocking operation, and treatment. …”
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Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination. by Philip P Mshelbwala, J Scott Weese, Olufunmilayo A Sanni-Adeniyi, Shovon Chakma, Stephen S Okeme, Abdullah A Mamun, Charles E Rupprecht, R J Soares Magalhaes

“…Most bites were unprovoked from dog bite studies (36.4%-97%), by dogs with low vaccination rates (12-38%). A more significant proportion of biting dogs were owned (31-90%). …”
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Immunization‐related complex regional pain syndrome: A systematic review of case reports by William K. Copenhaver, Brandon J. Goodwin, Alexa Simonetti, Kunal P. Shah, Nicholas J. Averell, David F. Lo, Richard T. Jermyn

“…Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a disease that has undergone much controversy regarding its onset post‐vaccination. This systematic review aims to evaluate cases of CRPS post‐vaccination to better understand the manifestation of the disease and its potential association with vaccines. …”
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Analyzing factors of daily travel distances in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic by Masaya Mori, Yuto Omae, Yohei Kakimoto, Makoto Sasaki, Jun Toyotani

“…However, after the spread of vaccination, the perception of infection risk may decrease. …”
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What we learned about headache during the COVID-19 pandemic: literature review by E. Januškevičiūtė, J. Grigaitė, K. Ryliškienė

“…Another challenge posed by the introduction of mass vaccination is vaccine-related headache, the most common neurological adverse event, and a less common complication, cerebral venous thrombosis. …”
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Potential of Peptides as Inhibitors and Mimotopes: Selection of Carbohydrate-Mimetic Peptides from Phage Display Libraries by Teruhiko Matsubara

“…Such mimetic peptides are available as peptide inhibitors of carbohydrate-protein interactions and peptide mimotopes that are conjugated with adjuvant for vaccination.…”
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A Mathematical Model For The Dynamics of Polio. by Owobusingye, Johnan

“…There is a lack of treatment for poliomyelitis and it is only prevented through immunization with live oral polio vaccine (OPV) or/and inactivated polio vaccine (IPV). …”
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Methods to Adjust for Confounding in Test-Negative Design COVID-19 Effectiveness Studies: Simulation Study by Elizabeth AK Rowley, Patrick K Mitchell, Duck-Hye Yang, Ned Lewis, Brian E Dixon, Gabriela Vazquez-Benitez, William F Fadel, Inih J Essien, Allison L Naleway, Edward Stenehjem, Toan C Ong, Manjusha Gaglani, Karthik Natarajan, Peter Embi, Ryan E Wiegand, Ruth Link-Gelles, Mark W Tenforde, Bruce Fireman

“… BackgroundReal-world COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) studies are investigating exposures of increasing complexity accounting for time since vaccination. …”
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A Cost-Effective Epidemiological Exposition of Diphtheria Outbreak by the Optimal Control Model: A Case Study of Rohingya Refugee Camp in Bangladesh by Zahurul Islam, K. M. Ariful Kabir, M. M. Rahman, Md. Atikur Rahman

“…A deterministic epidemic dynamical model for diphtheria outbreaks has been developed with three optimal controls: vaccination, latent, and infectious treatment. Here, the qualitative study of the model has been interpreted. …”
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Deterministic Epidemic Models for Ebola Infection with Time-Dependent Controls by Eric Okyere, Johnson De-Graft Ankamah, Anthony Kodzo Hunkpe, Dorcas Mensah

“…We considered optimal control analysis of SIR and SEIR models for the deadly Ebola infection using vaccination, treatment, and educational campaign as time-dependent control functions. …”
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The economic burden of Lyme disease and the cost-effectiveness of Lyme disease interventions: A scoping review. by Stephen Mac, Sara R da Silva, Beate Sander

“…However, LD vaccination is not currently available as an intervention in the US or Europe. …”
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Modelling the Transmission Dynamics of Meningitis among High and Low-Risk People in Ghana with Cost-Effectiveness Analysis by Nicholas Kwasi-Do Ohene Opoku, Reindorf Nartey Borkor, Andrews Frimpong Adu, Hannah Nyarkoah Nyarko, Albert Doughan, Edwin Moses Appiah, Biigba Yakubu, Isabel Mensah, Samson Pandam Salifu

“…But the cost-effectiveness analysis results show that vaccination and treatment are among the most expensive measures to implement. …”
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The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on outpatient visits for patients with cancer in Iran: an interrupted time series analysis by Siavash Beiranvand, Meysam Behzadifar, Aidin Aryankhesal, Seyed Jafar Ehsanzadeh, Banafshe Darvishi Teli, Masoud Behzadifar

“…The observed decrease in outpatient visits underscores the multifaceted challenges faced by cancer patients during the pandemic, while the positive influence of vaccination signals a pathway towards recovery. The importance of vaccination is highlighted as a key factor in improving outpatient visit rates. …”
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