Publications by authors named "Anna D Laksafoss"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to evaluate the potential links between the HPV9 vaccine and various health issues, such as immune-mediated diseases and specific heart and blood clot disorders, in adolescents in Denmark.
- - Conducted as a self-controlled case series using nationwide health registers, the research followed a cohort of over 350,000 boys and girls who received the HPV9 vaccine between October 2017 and December 2022.
- - The researchers calculated rate ratios for specific health outcomes within defined risk periods after vaccination, looking for any significant safety signals indicating increased risks associated with the vaccine.
Background: Introduction of the Omicron variant caused a steep rise in SARS-CoV-2 infections despite high vaccination coverage in the Danish population. We used blood donor serosurveillance to estimate the percentage of recently infected residents in the similarly aged background population with no known comorbidity.
Methods: To detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies induced due to recent infection, and not vaccination, we assessed anti-nucleocapsid (anti-N) immunoglobulin G (IgG) in blood donor samples.
Article Synopsis
- A series of studies from The Netherlands, the USA, and Denmark found a decrease in preterm births during COVID-19 restrictions, but they did not consider the rate of perinatal deaths.
- In a Danish study analyzing births during strict lockdowns, it was found that extremely preterm births decreased significantly, but there was no notable change in perinatal mortality rates.
- The overall findings suggest that COVID-19 restrictions might have protective effects on pregnancy outcomes, highlighting the need for further research into how behavioral and social changes during pregnancy could improve these outcomes.