Publications by authors named "Mª Cruz Gomez Moreno"

Background: During the 2022-23 season, three autonomous communities recommended influenza vaccination for all children between 6 and 59 months. The objective is to evaluate the adverse effects associated with the administered influenza vaccines in the Region of Murcia, as well as their influence on the recommendation of the same to acquaintances or repetition in future seasons.

Material And Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study with an online questionnaire sent to the parents of vaccinated minors of 6-23 months of age receiving inactivated intramuscular vaccine (IIV) or 24-59 months of age receiving live-attenuated intranasal vaccine (LAIV).

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Article Synopsis
  • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of lower respiratory infections in young children, leading to many hospitalizations for bronchiolitis and pneumonia, and a new preventive monoclonal antibody called nirsevimab has been recently introduced in several countries.
  • A study in Murcia, Spain, surveyed 3,217 parents of children under 2 years old to assess their knowledge about bronchiolitis, RSV, and nirsevimab before immunization, revealing that while 95.8% knew about bronchiolitis, only 46.6% knew about RSV, and just 11.2% were aware of nirsevimab.
  • The findings indicate a significant gap in
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The high burden of influenza in children has driven numerous countries towards universal vaccination of healthy children from 6 to 59 months of age. The Region of Murcia was one of the pioneer Spanish regions to conduct a universal vaccination campaign and to use live-attenuated intranasal vaccine (LAIV) if age appropriate. This study aims to evaluate the parents' likeliness to vaccinate their children and to compare the profile of vaccinating/non-vaccinating parents.

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Despite the impact of the COVID-19 vaccination, vaccine hesitancy is a matter of concern. Despite a lower disease incidence, people continue to start primo-vaccination late. The aim of this study is to characterize people late primo-vaccinated and the reasons that led them to start vaccination.

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