Effectiveness of Pfizer Vaccine BNT162b2 Against SARS-CoV-2 in Americans 16 and Older: A Systematic Review.

This systematic review evaluates the efficacy and long-term effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (BNT162b2) across diverse clinical and observational settings within the United States in Americans aged 16 and older. We conducted an extensive literature search utilizing various types of studies to assess the vaccine's performance in preventing symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19 outcomes. Our initial search in PubMed on March 14, 2022, yielded 6,725 potentially relevant articles, with 26 undergoing full-text assessment and eight meeting the inclusion criteria.

Videoconferences for rural physicians' continuing health education.

The University of Alberta uses videoconferencing to link physicians in interactive continuing health education. We examined evaluations of 29 videoconferences for rural practitioners during the programme year September 2003-May 2004. The evaluation form, completed by participants following the presentation, used both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection.