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Effect of mRNA Vaccine Boosters against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Infection in Qatar.
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Massachusetts Medical Society
, 2022 , Article)
Waning of vaccine protection against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and the emergence of the omicron (or B.1.1.529) variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have led to expedited ...
Relative infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine breakthrough infections, reinfections, and primary infections.
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Springer
, 2022 , Article)
SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals and in those who had a prior infection have been observed globally, but the transmission potential of these infections is unknown. The RT-qPCR cycle threshold ...
Effects of Previous Infection and Vaccination on Symptomatic Omicron Infections.
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Massachusetts Medical Society
, 2022 , Article)
The protection conferred by natural immunity, vaccination, and both against symptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection with the BA.1 or BA.2 sublineages of the omicron (B.1.1.529) ...
Overweight/Obesity and Time Preference: Evidence from a Survey among Adults in the UK
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Karger Publishers
, 2022 , Article)
Introduction: Overweight and obesity is a global problem incurring substantial health and economic implications. This has also been highlighted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which has disproportionately affected overweight ...
The Economic Impact of Optimizing a COVID-19 Management Protocol in Pre-Existing Cardiovascular Disease Patients
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
This study answers the question of whether the health care costs of managing COVID-19 in preexisting cardiovascular diseases (CVD) patients increased or decreased as a consequence of evidence-based efforts to optimize the ...
Equity in vaccine trials for higher weight people? A rapid review of weight-related inclusion and exclusion criteria for COVID-19 clinical trials
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
Higher weight status, defined as body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2, is frequently described as a risk factor for severity and susceptibility to severe acute respiratory syndrome coron-avirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) disease (known ...
Qualitative study measuring the usability of the International Cardiac Rehabilitation Registry
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BMJ Publishing Group
, 2022 , Article)
OBJECTIVE: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a comprehensive model of secondary preventive care. There is a wide variety in implementation characteristics globally, and hence quality control is paramount. Thus, the International ...
Use of situational judgment tests for assessing non-cognitive attributes of final year dental students
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Wiley
, 2022 , Article)
Objective
Situational judgment tests (SJT) have been previously used in the admission process of medical and dental undergraduate programs, but their utilization as an assessment tool is fairly new. The objective of this ...
Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha, Beta, and Delta variants, age, vaccination, and prior infection on infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 infections
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Frontiers Media
, 2022 , Article)
In 2021, Qatar experienced considerable incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection that was dominated sequentially by the Alpha, Beta, and Delta variants. Using the cycle threshold (Ct) value of an RT-qPCR-positive test to proxy ...
A review of mathematical model-based scenario analysis and interventions for COVID-19
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Mathematical model-based analysis has proven its potential as a critical tool in the battle against COVID-19 by enabling better understanding of the disease transmission dynamics, deeper analysis of the cost-effectiveness ...