Aug 2026· American Journal of Public Health· pp.
e1-e5
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TL;DR
Using data from 4549 US adults in a national cohort and a difference-in-differences design, the average treatment effect on the treated was estimated to assess whether receiving tests from COVIDTests.gov increased testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.2, with later effects attenuating.
Abstract Monitoring vaccination hesitancy is a key component of immunization programmes, as recommended by the WHO. COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have saved at least 14.4 million lives in 2021 alone, highlighting their major public health value. However, lessons from the pandemic underscored the need to understand...
M. Riccio, A. Massimi, E. Renzi et al.· European Journal of Public H...· 0 citations
In Austria, a nationwide antigen-test-based screening program for all students and educational staff in combination with intensified non-pharmaceutical mitigation measures were initiated in February 2021. We analyzed the first 6 weeks of this program and its impact on the prevalence of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 carrier...
C. Zurl, B. Bernar, S. Herzog et al.· Frontiers in Public Health· 0 citations
BACKGROUND
Use of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) may bias vaccine effectiveness (VE) estimates from test-negative design (TND) studies. We conducted individual-level simulations using national, US COVID-19 surveillance data to assess potential bias at varying likelihoods of visiting a healthcare facility and prevalence...
R. Wiegand, G. Derado, A. Ciesla et al.· International Journal of Epi...· 0 citations
A pronounced HVE was observed for SARS-CoV-2 vaccination during the pandemic, evidenced by markedly lower mortality from causes not plausibly related to vaccination (cancer, external causes) among vaccinated individuals.
U. Riedmann, H. Brenner, J. Ioannidis et al.· medRxiv· 0 citations
ABSTRACT Background The COVID-19 pandemic showed that effective pandemic prevention may require repeated vaccination. However, booster uptake can be influenced by psychosocial factors, particularly during a prolonged public health crisis. Objective This study examined factors associated with adults’ willingness to rece...
Jia-Hui Jin, Daniel W. L. Lai, Elsie Yan· Global Health Action· 0 citations
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