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JMIR Public Health Surveill
September 2025
Center of Indigenous Health Care, Department of Community Health, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated economies and strained health care systems worldwide. Vaccination is crucial for outbreak control, but disparities persist between and within countries. In Taiwan, certain indigenous regions show lower vaccination rates, prompting comprehensive inquiries.
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September 2025
Universidade Federal da Bahia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde, Ambiente e Trabalho, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
Objective: Estimate mortality indicators and impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers in Bahia in the period 2020-2022.
Methods: This is a descriptive study, with death data extracted from the Brazilian Mortality Information System. Population data were obtained from professional councils, the National Registry of Health Establishments and the Brazilian National Immunization Program Information System.
Epidemiol Serv Saude
September 2025
Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Objective: To estimate the incidence and factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection and post-vaccination infection in nursing professionals.
Methods: This was a prospective, descriptive, and analytical cohort study conducted in Recife from March 2020 to January 2023, following 399 nursing professionals. The cumulative incidences of COVID-19 infection and reinfection were estimated with a 95% confidence interval (95%CI).
J Infect Dis
September 2025
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Infectiology, Vienna, Austria.
Frequent emergence of respiratory viruses with pandemic potential, like SARS-CoV-2 or influenza, underscores the need for broad-spectrum prophylaxis. Existing vaccines show reduced efficacy against newly emerged variants, and the ongoing risk of new outbreaks highlights the importance of alternative strategies to prevent infection and viral transmission. As respiratory viruses primarily enter through the nose, formulations targeting the nasal epithelium are attractive candidates to neutralize pathogens and thus prevent or minimize infection.
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September 2025
Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Background: Reinfections with SARS-CoV-2 have gained increasing relevance in the context of emerging immune-evasive variants and waning population immunity. Understanding their frequency and distribution is essential to guide public health strategies, particularly in middle-income countries. This study investigates the epidemiological patterns of SARS-CoV-2 reinfections in Espírito Santo, Brazil, using integrated notification and vaccination databases.
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