Browsing by Author "Al-Romaihi, Hamad"

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    • Association between Multimorbidity and COVID-19 Mortality in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study 

      AbouGalala, Khalid; Elsayed, Basant; Elmarasi, Mohamed; Kotob, Mona; Taha, Reham; ... more authors ( PagePress , 2023 , Article)
      This study assessed the association between multimorbidity and mortality from COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa region, where such data are scarce. We conducted a cross-sectional study using data of all cases ...

    • Bivalent mRNA-1273.214 vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 omicron XBB* infections 

      Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; AlMukdad, Sawsan; Faust, Jeremy S.; Tang, Patrick; ... more authors (2023 , Article)
      In October of 2022, Qatar introduced COVID-19 bivalent vaccination for persons ≥ 12 years using the 50-μg mRNA-1273.214 vaccine combining SARS-CoV-2 ancestral and omicron BA.1 strains.1 We estimated this vaccine’s effectiveness ...

    • Covid-19 Vaccine Protection among Children and Adolescents in Qatar. 

      Chemaitelly, Hiam; AlMukdad, Sawsan; Ayoub, Houssein H; Altarawneh, Heba N; Coyle, Peter; ... more authors ( Massachusetts Medical Society , 2022 , Article)
      The BNT162b2 vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has been authorized for use in children 5 to 11 years of age and adolescents 12 to 17 years of age but in different antigen doses. We assessed the real-world ...

    • Immune Imprinting and Protection against Repeat Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 

      Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R.; Coyle, Peter; ... more authors ( Massachusetts Medical Society , 2022 , Other)
      More than 2 years into the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, the global population carries heterogeneous immune histories derived from various exposures to infection, viral variants, and vaccination.1 Evidence ...

    • Molecular epidemiology of influenza, RSV, and other respiratory infections among children in Qatar: A six years report (2012–2017) 

      Al-Romaihi, Hamad E.; Smatti, Maria K.; Al-Khatib, Hebah A.; Coyle, Peter V.; Ganesan, Nandakumar; ... more authors ( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)
      Background: Studies on the etiology of respiratory infections among children in Qatar and surrounding countries are limited. Objectives: To describe the prevalence and seasonality of RSV, influenza, and other respiratory ...

    • Protection against Reinfection with the Omicron BA.2.75 Subvariant 

      Chemaitelly, Hiam; Tang, Patrick; Coyle, Peter; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al-Khatib, Hebah A.; ... more authors ( Massachusetts Medical Society , 2023 , Other)
      The BA.2.75 sublineage of the B.1.1.529 (omicron) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may escape neutralizing antibodies. The BA.2.75 sublineage (primarily the BA.2.75.2 subvariant) ...