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Early estimates of nirsevimab immunoprophylaxis effectiveness against hospital admission for respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infections in infants, Spain, October 2023 to January 2024
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of acute lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) in children.
Is it bad, is it good, or is IgG4 just misunderstood?
Repeated doses of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 result in increased proportions of anti-spike antibodies of the IgG4 subclass.
Effectiveness of Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Adolescents Aged 5 to 17 Years
Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccines were recommended in the US for children and adolescents aged 12 years or older on September 1, 2022, and for children aged 5 to 11 years on October 12, 2022.
Evolution of human H3N2 influenza virus receptor specificity has substantially expanded the receptor-binding domain site
Vaccination coverage in the EU/EEA during autumn 2023 campaigns
Nearly 20 million people aged 60 years and above received COVID-19 vaccines during the autumn/winter campaign in the EU/EEA, according to a new report from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Diabetes Community Pledge for the European Parliament Elections 2024
Sign the Diabetes Community Pledge to support the 32 million people living with diabetes in the European Union and their families. Take action by creating a strong EU diabetes policy framework supportive of national diabetes action plans.
Respiratory Viruses in Wastewater Compared with Clinical Samples, Leuven, Belgium
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, wastewater-based surveillance has been used to track circulation levels of SARS-CoV-2.
The panzootic spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 sublineage 2.3.4.4b: a critical appraisal of One Health preparedness and prevention
With the world gradually recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to think forward when it comes to prevention of infectious disease outbreaks originating from the animal world.
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Omicron BA.2 breakthrough infection elicits CD8+ T cell responses recognizing the spike of later Omicron subvariants
Recent studies have suggested that memory T cells play a critical role in protecting individuals immunized with SARS-CoV-2 vaccines against variants
Oral Simnotrelvir for Adult Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Covid-19 List of authors.
Determinants of epidemic size and the impacts of lulls in seasonal influenza virus circulation
During the COVID-19 pandemic, levels of seasonal influenza virus circulation were unprecedentedly low, leading to concerns that a lack of exposure to influenza viruses, combined with waning antibody titres.