Publications by authors named "Prudencio Merino"
Background: Before SARS-CoV-2 vaccination availability, medical center employees were at high risk of COVID-19. However, risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection in medical center employees, both healthcare and non-healthcare workers, are poorly understood.
Methods: From September-December 2020, free IgG antibody testing was offered to all employees at a large urban medical center.
Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (SSTIs) are common bacterial infections. We hypothesized that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, SSTI rates would significantly decrease due to directives to avoid unneeded care and attenuated SSTIs risk behaviours. We retrospectively examined all patients with an ICD-10 diagnosis code in the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, the second largest U.
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- The study investigated vaccine hesitancy among essential workers, highlighting how factors like perceived susceptibility, perceived threat, and self-efficacy are linked to reluctance to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
- A survey was conducted with 1,327 essential workers at a Los Angeles medical center, revealing that 22% were hesitant about getting vaccinated, particularly among women and racial/ethnic minorities.
- Results showed that prior flu vaccination behavior and job type influenced hesitancy, with a notable difference between healthcare roles, but the expected psychological factors were not linked to vaccine attitudes, suggesting other unassessed influences may play a role.