Browsing by Author "Al-Thani, Mohamed H."
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All-cause and COVID-19 mortality in Qatar during the COVID-19 pandemic
Alnuaimi, Asma A.; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Semaan, Sandy; Almukdad, Sawsan; Al-Kanaani, Zaina; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Butt, Adeel A.; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Bertollini, Roberto; Abdulmalik, Mariam; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors ( BMJ Publishing Group , 2023 , Article)Objective To investigate all-cause mortality, COVID-19 mortality and all-cause non-COVID-19 mortality in Qatar during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A national, retrospective cohort analysis and national, matched, retrospective ... -
Assessment of the Risk of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Reinfection in an Intense Reexposure Setting
Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Malek, Joel A.; Ahmed, Ayeda A.; Mohamoud, Yasmin A.; Younuskunju, Shameem; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Al Kanaani, Zaina; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Al Kuwari, Einas; Butt, Adeel A.; Coyle, Peter; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Abdul Rahim, Hanan F.; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al Kuwari, Mohamed G.; Al Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Bertollini, Roberto... more authors ... less authors ( NLM (Medline) , 2021 , Article)BACKGROUND: Risk of reinfection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is unknown. We assessed the risk and incidence rate of documented SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in a cohort of laboratory-confirmed ... -
Associations of Vaccination and of Prior Infection with Positive PCR Test Results for SARS-CoV-2 in Airline Passengers Arriving in Qatar
Bertollini, Roberto; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors ( American Medical Association , 2021 , Other)The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has severely affected international travel. With efficacious COVID-19 vaccines available, Qatar implemented a pilot program between February 18 and April 26, 2021, to ease travel restrictions by ... -
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; Coyle, Peter; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al Thani, Asmaa A.; Al-Khatib, Hebah A.; Hasan, Mohammad R.; Al-Kanaani, Zaina; Al-Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar H.; Latif, Ali N.; Shaik, Riyazuddin M.; Abdul-Rahim, Hanan F.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Al-Kuwari, Mohamed G.; Butt, Adeel A.; Al-Romaihi, Hamad E.; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less 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 ... -
BNT162b2 antigen dose and SARS-CoV-2 omicron infection in adolescents
Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al Thani, Asmaa A.; Al-Khatib, Hebah A.; Hasan, Mohammad R.; Al-Kanaani, Zaina; Al-Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Abdul-Rahim, Hanan F.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Al-Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Butt, Adeel A.; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Other)COVID-19 vaccine antigen dose might affect protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection,1, 2 but direct evidence to quantify this effect is absent. We conducted a matched, retrospective, cohort study using a regression ... -
Characterizing the effective reproduction number during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from Qatar's experience
Bsat, Raghid; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R.; Kanaani, Zaina Al; Kuwari, Einas Al; Butt, Adeel A.; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Benslimane, Fatiha M.; Khatib, Hebah A.Al; Yassine, Hadi M.; Kuwari, Mohamed G.Al; Romaihi, Hamad Eid Al; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Khal, Abdullatif Al; Bertollini, Roberto; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; Ayoub, Houssein H.... more authors ... less authors ( Edinburgh University Global Health Society , 2022 , Article)Background The effective reproduction number, Rt, is a tool to track and understand pandemic dynamics. This investigation of Rt estimations was conducted to guide the national COVID-19 response in Qatar, from the onset of ... -
Characterizing the Qatar advanced-phase SARS-CoV-2 epidemic
Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Al Kanaani, Zaina; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Al Kuwari, Einas; Butt, Adeel A.; Coyle, Peter; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Owen, Robert C.; Rahim, Hanan F.Abdul; Al Abdulla, Samya A.; Al Kuwari, Mohamed G.; Kandy, Mujeeb C.; Saeb, Hatoun; Ahmed, Shazia Nadeem N.; Al Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Bansal, Devendra; Dalton, Louise; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Bertollini, Roberto... more authors ... less authors ( springer nature , 2021 , Article)The overarching objective of this study was to provide the descriptive epidemiology of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic in Qatar by addressing specific research questions through a ... -
Covid-19 Vaccine Protection among Children and Adolescents in Qatar.
Chemaitelly, Hiam; AlMukdad, Sawsan; Ayoub, Houssein H; Altarawneh, Heba N; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; Yassine, Hadi M; Al-Khatib, Hebah A; Smatti, Maria K; Hasan, Mohammad R; Al-Kanaani, Zaina; Al-Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar H; Latif, Ali N; Shaik, Riyazuddin M; Abdul-Rahim, Hanan F; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Al-Kuwari, Mohamed G; Al-Romaihi, Hamad E; Butt, Adeel A; Al-Thani, Mohamed H; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto; Abu-Raddad, Laith J... more authors ... less 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 ... -
Duration of immune protection of SARS-CoV-2 natural infection against reinfection.
Chemaitelly, Hiam; Nagelkerke, Nico; Ayoub, Houssein H; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; Yassine, Hadi M; Al-Khatib, Hebah A; Smatti, Maria K; Hasan, Mohammad R; Al-Kanaani, Zaina; Al-Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Abdul-Rahim, Hanan F; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Al-Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Butt, Adeel A; Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto; Abu-Raddad, Laith J... more authors ... less authors ( Oxford University Press , 2022 , Article)The future of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic hinges on virus evolution and duration of immune protection of natural infection against reinfection. We investigated duration of protection afforded by natural infection, the effect ... -
Duration of mRNA vaccine protection against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 subvariants in Qatar.
Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H; AlMukdad, Sawsan; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; Yassine, Hadi M; Al-Khatib, Hebah A; Smatti, Maria K; Hasan, Mohammad R; Al-Kanaani, Zaina; Al-Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Abdul-Rahim, Hanan F; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Al-Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Butt, Adeel A; Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto; Abu-Raddad, Laith J... more authors ... less authors ( Nature Research , 2022 , Article)SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 subvariants are genetically divergent. We conducted a matched, test-negative, case-control study to estimate duration of protection of the second and third/booster doses of mRNA COVID-19 ... -
Effect of mRNA Vaccine Boosters against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Infection in Qatar.
Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H; AlMukdad, Sawsan; Yassine, Hadi M; Al-Khatib, Hebah A; Smatti, Maria K; Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R; Coyle, Peter; Al-Kanaani, Zaina; Al-Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar H; Latif, Ali N; Shaik, Riyazuddin M; Abdul-Rahim, Hanan F; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Al-Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Butt, Adeel A; Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto... more authors ... less authors ( 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 ... -
Effects of BA.1/BA.2 subvariant, vaccination, and prior infection on infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 omicron infections.
Qassim, Suelen H; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H; AlMukdad, Sawsan; Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R; Yassine, Hadi M; Al-Khatib, Hebah A; Smatti, Maria K; Abdul-Rahim, Hanan F; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Al-Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Coyle, Peter; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Latif, Ali Nizar; Al-Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Butt, Adeel A; Bertollini, Roberto; Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H; Abu-Raddad, Laith J... more authors ... less authors ( Oxford University Press , 2022 , Article)Compared to BA.1, BA.2 was associated with lower RT-qPCR cycle threshold (Ct) value-3.53 fewer cycles (95% CI: 3.46-3.60), signifying higher infectiousness. This may reflect higher viral load and/or longer duration of ... -
Effects of previous infection, vaccination, and hybrid immunity against symptomatic Alpha, Beta, and Delta SARS-CoV-2 infections: an observational study
Heba N., Altarawneh; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R.; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al-Khatib, Hebah A.; Al Thani, Asmaa A.; Coyle, Peter; Al-Kanaani, Zaina; Al-Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Abdul-Rahim, Hanan F.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Al-Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Butt, Adeel A.; Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)BackgroundProtection against SARS-CoV-2 symptomatic infection and severe COVID-19 of previous infection, mRNA two-dose vaccination, mRNA three-dose vaccination, and hybrid immunity of previous infection and vaccination ... -
Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha, Beta, and Delta variants, age, vaccination, and prior infection on infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 infections
Qassim, Suelen H.; Hasan, Mohammad R.; Tang, Patrick; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al-Khatib, Hebah A.; Smatti, Maria K.; Abdul-Rahim, Hanan F.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Al-Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Coyle, Peter; Gillani, Imtiaz; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Latif, Ali Nizar; Al-Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Butt, Adeel A.; Bertollini, Roberto; Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors ( 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 ... -
First characterisation of antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates in Qatar, 2017-2020
Al-Maslamani, Muna; Elmagboul, Emad Bashier Ibrahim; Puthiyottil, Aslam; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Varghese, Manoj Kizhakkepeedikayil; Al Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Unemo, Magnus; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors ( Public Library of Science , 2022 , Article)Limited data are available regarding antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains circulating in WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). We investigated the antimicrobial susceptibility/resistance of N. ... -
History of primary-series and booster vaccination and protection against Omicron reinfection
Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Tang, Patrick; Coyle, Peter V.; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al Thani, Asmaa A.; Al-Khatib, Hebah A.; Hasan, Mohammad R.; Al-Kanaani, Zaina; Al-Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Abdul-Rahim, Hanan F.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Al-Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Butt, Adeel A.; Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors ( American Association for the Advancement of Science , 2023 , Article)Laboratory evidence suggests a possibility of immune imprinting for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. We investigated the differences in the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in a ... -
Mathematical modeling of the SARSCoV-2 epidemic in Qatar and its impact on the national response to COVID-19
Ayoub, Houssein H.; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Seedat, Shaheen; Makhoul, Monia; Kanaani, Zaina Al; Khal, Abdullatif Al; Kuwari, Einas Al; Butt, Adeel A.; Coyle, Peter; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Rahim, Hanan Abdul; Yassine, Hadi M.; Kuwari, Mohamed G.Al; Romaihi, Hamad Eid Al; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Bertollini, Roberto; Raddad, Laith J.Abu... more authors ... less authors ( University of Edinburgh , 2021 , Article)Background Mathematical modeling constitutes an important tool for planning robust responses to epidemics. This study was conducted to guide the Qatari national response to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus ... -
Population immunity of natural infection, primary-series vaccination, and booster vaccination in Qatar during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study
Suelen H., Qassim; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al Thani, Asmaa A.; Al-Khatib, Hebah A.; Hasan, Mohammad R.; Al-Kanaani, Zaina; Al-Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Abdul-Rahim, Hanan F.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Al-Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Butt, Adeel A.; Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)BackgroundWaning of natural infection protection and vaccine protection highlight the need to evaluate changes in population immunity over time. Population immunity of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection or of COVID-19 vaccination ... -
Prevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses among migrant workers in Qatar.
Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ismail, Ahmed I A; Nizamuddin, Parveen B; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Shurrab, Farah M; Amanullah, Fathima H; Al-Hamad, Tasneem H; Mohammad, Khadija N; Alabdulmalek, Maryam A; Al Kahlout, Reham A; Al-Shaar, Ibrahim; Elshaikh, Manal A; Abouassali, Mazen N; Karimeh, Ibrahim W; Ali, Mutaz M; Ayoub, Houssein H; Abdeen, Sami; Abdelkarim, Ashraf; Daraan, Faisal; Ismail, Ahmed Ibrahim Hashim Elhaj; Mostafa, Nahid; Sahl, Mohamed; Suliman, Jinan; Tayar, Elias; Kasem, Hasan Ali; Agsalog, Meynard J A; Akkarathodiyil, Bassam K; Alkhalaf, Ayat A; Alakshar, Mohamed Morhaf M H; Al-Qahtani, Abdulsalam Ali A H; Al-Shedifat, Monther H A; Ansari, Anas; Ataalla, Ahmad Ali; Chougule, Sandeep; Gopinathan, Abhilash K K V; Poolakundan, Feroz J; Ranbhise, Sanjay U; Saefan, Saed M A; Thaivalappil, Mohamed M; Thoyalil, Abubacker S; Umar, Inayath M; Al Kuwari, Einas; Coyle, Peter; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Abdul Rahim, Hanan F; Yassine, Hadi M; Al Thani, Asmaa A; Chaghoury, Odette; Al Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Farag, Elmoubasher; Bertollini, Roberto; Al Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Al-Thani, Mohamed H; Abu-Raddad, Laith J... more authors ... less authors ( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)Limited data exist on viral hepatitis among migrant populations. This study investigated the prevalence of current hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and lifetime hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among Qatar's migrant craft ... -
Protection from previous natural infection compared with mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19 in Qatar: a retrospective cohort study
Hiam, Chemaitelly; Ayoub, Houssein H; AlMukdad, Sawsan; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; Yassine, Hadi M; Al-Khatib, Hebah A; Smatti, Maria K; Hasan, Mohammad R; Al-Kanaani, Zaina; Al-Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Abdul-Rahim, Hanan F; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Al-Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Butt, Adeel A; Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto; Abu-Raddad, Laith J... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)BackgroundUnderstanding protection conferred by natural SARS-CoV-2 infection versus COVID-19 vaccination is important for informing vaccine mandate decisions. We compared protection conferred by natural infection versus ...