Publications by authors named "Jackson Rivas-Condo"
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a global disruption of several services, including routine immunizations. This effect has been described in several countries, but there are few detailed studies in Latin America and no reports in Ecuador. Therefore, this work aims to quantify the reduction in routine immunizations for infants during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is a well-known vaccine with almost a century of use, with the apparent capability to improve cytokine production and epigenetics changes that could develop a better response to pathogens. It has been postulated that BCG protection against SARS-CoV-2 has a potential role in the pandemic, through the presence of homologous amino acid sequences. To identify a possible link between BCG vaccination coverage and COVID-19 cases, we used official epidemic data and Ecuadorian Ministry of Health and Pan American Health Organization vaccination information.
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- Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) significantly reduce pneumonia hospitalizations in children, with a 27% decline for those under 1 year and a 33% decline for those under 5 years.
- The study also reports a decrease in pneumonia mortality, with reductions of 14% for infants, 10% for children under 5, and 22% for adults aged 50-64.
- Overall, these findings highlight the importance of PCVs in both child and adult health, suggesting a need for further research into their broader impacts.