2022
Waning Effectiveness of the BNT162b2 Vaccine Against Infection in Adolescents in Israel
Prunas O, Weinberger D, Pitzer V, Gazit S, Patalon T. Waning Effectiveness of the BNT162b2 Vaccine Against Infection in Adolescents in Israel. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2022, 76: 113-118. PMID: 36484301, PMCID: PMC10202431, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaccabi Healthcare ServicesBNT162b2 vaccineSecond doseAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionPositive polymerase chain reaction testSARS-CoV-2 infectionPfizer BNT162b2 vaccineCoronavirus 2 infectionVaccine-induced immunityVaccine-induced protectionPolymerase chain reaction testIncidence of infectionCoronavirus disease 2019COVID-19Chain reaction testShort-term effectivenessCase-control designLong-term effectivenessVaccine effectivenessSymptomatic infectionLong-term protectionDisease 2019Delta variant
2020
Meeting Report: WHO Workshop on modelling global mortality and aetiology estimates of enteric pathogens in children under five. Cape Town, 28–29th November 2018
Prudden H, Hasso-Agopsowicz M, Black R, Troeger C, Reiner R, Breiman R, Jit M, Kang G, Lamberti L, Lanata C, Lopman B, Ndifon W, Pitzer V, Platts-Mills J, Riddle M, Smith P, Hutubessy R, Giersing B. Meeting Report: WHO Workshop on modelling global mortality and aetiology estimates of enteric pathogens in children under five. Cape Town, 28–29th November 2018. Vaccine 2020, 38: 4792-4800. PMID: 32253097, PMCID: PMC7306158, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.01.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of deathsWorld Health OrganizationEnteric diseaseEnteric pathogensVaccine Advisory CommitteeDifferent enteric pathogensDisease burden estimatesJohns Hopkins Bloomberg SchoolVaccine introduction decisionsVaccine product developmentMiddle-income countriesMortality estimatesVaccine prioritizationBurden estimatesGlobal burdenGlobal mortalityDisease estimatesBloomberg SchoolWorking GroupMajor causeHealth OrganizationHealth metricsIndependent working groupEstimation groupDeath