Publications by authors named "Or Marudi"
Introduction Pediatric respiratory monitoring, crucial for assessing children's health, particularly those with respiratory diseases, often relies on invasive or cumbersome methods. Here, we propose a non-invasive approach using a video depth camera to measure breathing parameters in children, offering innovation and promise. Aims We aim to introduce and validate a straightforward remote procedure for measuring crucial breathing parameters in children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Objectives: Immunity is influenced by sleep and the circadian rhythm. Healthcare workers are predisposed to both insufficient sleep and circadian disruption. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between sleep and work characteristics and the antibody response to the mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine BNT162b2.
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- In early 2022, Israel started administering a fourth BNT162b2 vaccine dose to individuals aged 60 and older due to the emergence of the Omicron variant, despite having limited experimental data at the time.
- Research aimed to evaluate the immune responses before and three weeks after the fourth dose, focusing on both antibody production and T-cell responses in older adults.
- Results showed a significant increase in immune cell responses to the original virus's Spike proteins, but limited response to the mutated regions of the Omicron variant, providing an understanding of the immune effects of repeated vaccination in this age group.
Importance: Administration of a BNT162b2 booster dose (Pfizer-BioNTech) to fully vaccinated individuals aged 60 years and older was significantly associated with lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe illness. Data are lacking on the effectiveness of booster doses for younger individuals and health care workers.
Objective: To estimate the association of a BNT162b2 booster dose with SARS-CoV-2 infections among health care workers who were previously vaccinated with a 2-dose series of BNT162b2.