Publications by authors named "M S Meltzer"
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- Global measles vaccine coverage has been stuck at around 85% for over ten years, and a new microarray patch (MR-MAP) could help increase this by simplifying the vaccination process.
- Clinical trials show that MR-MAPs are safe and effective for infants, similar to traditional syringe vaccinations.
- A demand estimation tool was developed using data from 180 WHO countries, predicting varying demand for MR-MAPs based on different vaccination strategies, with estimates ranging from 137 million to 2.587 billion doses needed in different scenarios by 2025-2034.
Case investigation and contact tracing (CICT) are public health measures that aim to break the chain of pathogen transmission. Changes in viral characteristics of COVID-19 variants have likely affected the effectiveness of CICT programs. We estimated and compared the cases averted in Vermont when the original COVID-19 strain circulated (Nov.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Facing a surge of COVID-19 cases in late August 2021, the U.S. state of Illinois re-enacted its COVID-19 mask mandate for the general public and issued a requirement for workers in certain professions to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing.
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- The Philadelphia Department of Public Health revised its COVID-19 contact tracing methods in summer 2021 due to limited personnel resources.
- The new protocol focuses on prioritizing recent cases and reduces the time spent on each case from 21-30 hours down to 8-11 hours.
- Despite the adjustment, the department was able to maintain the effectiveness of the contact tracing program.
Background: During November 2019-October 2021, a pediatric influenza vaccination demonstration project was conducted in four sub-counties in Kenya. The demonstration piloted two different delivery strategies: year-round vaccination and a four-month vaccination campaign. Our objective was to compare the costs of both delivery strategies.
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