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Assessing Covid-19 Booster Hesitancy And Its Correlates: An Early Evidence From India, Geetanjali C. Achrekar, Kavita Batra, Yashashri Urankar, Ravi Batra, Naved Iqbal, Sabiha A. Choudhury, Deepti Hooda, Roohi Khan, Suraj Arora, Aditi Singh, Francesco Chirico, Manoj Sharma

School of Medicine Faculty Research

The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 mutants, waning immunity, and breakthrough infections prompted the use of booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to fight against the pandemic. India started booster doses in January 2022 and it is critical to determine the intention of booster dose uptake and its correlates. Therefore, the current cross-sectional study aimed to investigate booster dose acceptability and associated predictors among the Indian population. A convenience sampling technique was utilized to recruit a sample of 687 Indian residents. A 55-item psychometric validated survey tool was used to assess booster dose acceptability, vaccine literacy and vaccine confidence. Univariate, bivariate, and …

Sars-Cov-2 Infection Complicated By Acute Pericarditis Concurrent With Malaria Infection, Kevin Hocin, Yudha Kusuma, Atit Puspitasari Dewi

Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia

Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) can present as various symptoms, which range from asymptomatic to severe symptoms. We report a case of COVID-19 female patient with malaria co-infection who developed pericarditis complication. In this pandemic era, it is mandatory to rule out COVID-19. Coinfection with malaria will result in higher cytokine levels which lead to atypical complication, such as pericarditis. Prompt identification of atypical COVID-19 complications is essential as it can lower the mortality rate and reduce the duration of hospitalization.

Enabling Hotspot Detection And Public Health Response To The Covid-19 Pandemic, Randi Foraker, Joshua Landman, Ian Lackey, Matthew D Haslam, Alison L Antes, Dennis Goldfarb

2020-Current year OA Pubs

INTRODUCTION: Public-facing maps of COVID-19 cases, hospital admissions, and deaths are commonly displayed at the state, county, and zip code levels, and low case counts are suppressed to protect confidentiality. Public health authorities are tasked with case identification, contact tracing, and canvasing for educational purposes during a pandemic. Given limited resources, authorities would benefit from the ability to tailor their efforts to a particular neighborhood or congregate living facility.

METHODS: We describe the methods of building a real-time visualization of patients with COVID-19-positive tests, which facilitates timely public health response to the pandemic. We developed an interactive street-level visualization that …

Aplikasi Health Belief Model Terhadap Perilaku Preventif Covid-19 Pada Kelompok Lansia, Fitriani Fitriani, Teungku Nih Farisni, Yarmaliza Yarmaliza, Fitrah Reynaldi, Zakiyuddin Zakiyuddin, Veni Nella Syahputri, Dewi Susanna

Perilaku dan Promosi Kesehatan : Indonesian Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior

Background. Indonesia is one of the countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The elderly are the most severely affected group due to the severity/morbidity and mortality of COVID-19 disease. West Aceh Regency is one of the red zone areas with confirmed cases of COVID-19. Aim. This study aims to analyze the COVID-19 prevention behavior in the elderly group. Method. This type of research was descriptive-analytic with a quantitative approach. The sampling technique used total sampling. The data collection used a questionnaire instrument. This study's data analysis used three univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analyses. Results. The results showed that 69.8% of …

Gambaran Pengetahuan, Sikap, Dan Praktik Pencegahan Covid-19 Pada Penderita Hipertensi, Hilda Amalia, Hadi Pratomo

Perilaku dan Promosi Kesehatan : Indonesian Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior

Background. Depok City is the highest city with the number of confirmed COVID-19 (49.567 cases) and cumulative deaths (920 deaths) in West Java on 30 Mei 2021. Hypertension patients must be more disciplined in COVID-19 prevention because they are more likely to experience severe COVID-19 disease development. Objective. This study aims to describe the knowledge, attitude, and practice of COVID-19 prevention among hypertension patients in Depok City. Method. This study used a cross-sectional study of hypertension patients in Depok City, West Java, from August to September 2021. Data collected used an online survey (google form). Results. The results showed the …

Summer 2022: The Stinski Effect, Trisha Lawless Lawless

St. Norbert College Magazine 2019-2023

Mark Stinski ’63, a St. Norbert College alumnus, transformed scientific research with his discovery of the CMV promoter while giving back to future generations of scientists through education and philanthropy.

Stigma And Solidarity Among Covid-19 Patients In The Philippines, Jaye Bekema

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

Pandemic management strategies often reinforce the trope of the uncooperative and disease-spreading poor; they who are to be blamed for transmission and therefore must be subdued to protect the population. Although counternarratives to this proposition seek to explain from the lens of political economy why people who are poor behave the way they do, they do not, at the bottom, assail the central idea that the poor behave in ways inconsistent with the aims of public health. The interrogation of this central idea is what this research aims to contribute towards using original data from interviews with 21 COVID-19 survivors …

Predictors Of Intention To Vaccinate For Covid-19 In The Philippines: Do Trust In Government And Trust In Vaccines Really Matter?, Melvin A. Jabar, Ador R. Torneo, Luis F. Razon, John Benedict Felices, Hazel Ann Marie R. Duya

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

This paper interrogates the influence of trust in government, trust in vaccines, and access to vaccine-related information as predictors of intention to vaccinate for COVID-19 among Filipinos. It also examines the relationship between social- and personal-related measures and the intention to vaccinate. Data for this article were collected from an online survey involving 1,953 respondents, conducted from July 28 to August 2020 before the trials were completed and emergency use authorizations were issued for any of the currently approved COVID-19 vaccines. Multinomial regression results show that trust in vaccines, sex, income, perceived risk exposure, and perceived health status were significant …

Covid-19 And Singularity: Can The Philippines Survive Another Existential Threat?, Robert James M. Boyles, Mark Anthony Dacela, Tyrone Renzo Evangelista, Jon Carlos Rodriguez

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

In general, existential threats are those that may potentially result in the extinction of the entire human species, if not significantly endanger its living population. Among the said threats include, but not limited to, pandemics and the impacts of a technological singularity. As regards pandemics, significant work has already been done on how to mitigate, if not prevent, the aftereffects of this type of disaster. For one, certain problem areas on how to properly manage pandemic responses have already been identified, like the following: (a) not being able to learn from previous experiences, (b) the inability to act on warning …

Efektivitas Permainan Roda Putar Terhadap Pengetahuan Dan Sikap Siswa Mengenai Covid-19 Di Sd Cahaya Pengharapan Abadi Deli Serdang, Gamalielya Gera Simanjuntak, Lita Sri Andayani

Perilaku dan Promosi Kesehatan : Indonesian Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior

Background. In 2020 the world experienced a COVID-19 pandemic that required educational institutions, namely schools to be closed, as a result of which 157,166 students dropped out, including 59,443 elementary school students. WHO suggested that schools reopen with strict health protocols, but many elementary school students still do not comply with health protocols. Objective. Knowing the effectiveness of the spinning wheel game on students' knowledge and attitudes about COVID-19 at Cahaya Pengharapan Abadi Elementary School, Deli Serdang. Method. Using the Pre-Experimental Design research design with the One Group Pretest-Postest method. The population of students in class V at Cahaya Pengharapan …

Sustainability Reporting And Tax Aggressiveness Before And During Covid-19: Gcg Moderating Variable, Wijaya Triwacananingrum, Gabriella Michelle Wijaya

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

This research aimed to examine the incremental effect of COVID-19 on sustainability reports disclosures towards tax aggressiveness by moderating Good Corporate Governance (GCG) in a balanced period before and during COVID-19. Disclosure of sustainability reports and tax aggressiveness are measured using the GRI Standards index and the Effective Tax Rate (ETR), respectively. Meanwhile, GCG is measured based on 15 indices (ICGI) developed by Tanjung (2020). An analytical method in the form of multiple linear regression was used on 100 companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) from 2019 to 2020 as the research object. The results did not show …

Bacterial Coinfection In Individual With Covid-19, Haifaa B. Najee

Muthanna Medical Journal

The novel coronavirus infectious disease-2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has traumatized the whole world with the ongoing devastating pandemic. A plethora of microbial domains including viruses (other than SARS-CoV-2), bacteria, archaea and fungi have evolved together, and interact in complex molecular pathogenesis along with SARS-CoV-2. However, the involvement of other microbial co-pathogens and underlying molecular mechanisms leading to extortionate ailment in critically ill COVID-19 patients has yet not been extensively reviewed. Although, the incidence of co-infections could be up to 94.2% in laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases, the fate of co-infections among SARS-CoV-2 infected hosts often …

Lama Rawat Inap Pasien Terkonfirmasi Covid-19 Di Rumah Sakit Universitas Indonesia Dan Faktor Yang Mempengaruhinya., Rizka Fahmia, Helda Helda

Jurnal Epidemiologi Kesehatan Indonesia

Banyaknya kasus COVID-19 membuat daya tampung fasilitas kesehatan hampir tidak mencukupi untuk memberikan pelayanan medis rawat inap yang memadai pada pasien COVID- 19. Studi yang dilakukan di beberapa negara seperti China, Beijing, Vietnam, Amerika Serikat melaporkan durasi dan faktor risiko rawat inap pasien COVID-19 yang bervariasi. Namun, saat ini penelitian tentang durasi dan faktor risiko lama rawat inap pasien COVID-19 di Indonesia masih terbatas. Penelitian bertujuan mengetahui faktor risiko lama rawat inap pasien terkonfirmasi COVID-19 di Rumah Sakit Universitas Indonesia (RSUI). Desain studi potong lintang dilakukan pada 266 pasien terkonfirmasi COVID-19 yang dirawat inap di RSUI selama Maret sampai dengan …

Karakteristik Epidemiologi Covid-19 Tahun 2020 – 2021: Studi Potong Lintang Di Provinsi Riau, Rajunitrigo Sukirman

Jurnal Epidemiologi Kesehatan Indonesia

Data terkait karakteristik epidemiologi COVID-19 di Indonesia masih langka. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan epidemiologi COVID-19 berdasarkan dimensi orang, tempat dan waktu. Hasil penelitian ini diharapkan dapat digunakan sebagai dasar upaya intervensi yang lebih optimal dan tepat sasaran. Penelitian cross sectional ini memasukkan seluruh kasus konfirmasi COVID-19 dari sepuluh Kabupaten dan dua Kotamadya di Provinsi Riau dari tanggal 18 Maret 2020 hingga 9 Oktober 2021. Kami menggunakan analisis univariat dan bivariat untuk mendeskripsikan karakteristik epidemiologi COVID- 19. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa dari 122.497 kasus COVID-19, 51,3% kasus adalah perempuan. Median umur 35 tahun (IQR: 24 - 49 tahun), 52,1% …

Evaluation Of Medical Waste Management Before And During The Covid-19 Pandemic At Sentra Medika Hospital Cikarang, Enny Mar’Atus Sholihah, Amal Chalik Sjaaf

Jurnal ARSI : Administrasi Rumah Sakit Indonesia

One of important things in managing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is managing medical waste production. Medical waste management start from waste sort until waste manage by licensed parties, both of patients’ waste and health workers’ waste. Sentra Medika Hospital Cikarang is one of the referral hospitals that handles COVID-19. This research is a descriptive analytic study. Researchers analyze hazardous and toxic waste management before and during a pandemic by conducting interviews with the nursing unit and using secondary data. Secondary data was obtained from the hospital environmental health unit. There is no significant differences medical waste before and during …

Quality Delivered: How A Pandemic Fostered Innovation And Creative Solutions In Clinical Education, Alice M. Davis, Laura Laporta, Nancy F. Mulligan, Stacy Carmel, Shelene Thomas, Denise O'Dell

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Background: Clinical education placements for students enrolled in healthcare programs were abruptly upended in March 2020 due to COVID-19. Programs were faced with decisions of how to mitigate substantive challenges due to an unforeseen pandemic within timeframes that would align with curricular sequences and graduation dates. Schools quickly modified curriculum formats, implemented alternative teaching and learning instruction and developed safety protocols to protect students, clinical faculty, and patients. Purpose: The aim of this study explored the strategies employed by one physical therapy school’s clinical education team, which resulted in successful completion of clinical course requirements and on-time graduation. Method: Data …

Attitudes Toward Covid-19 Vaccination Among Occupational Therapy Professionals And Students In Early 2021, Stephen A. Cage, Brandon J. Warner, Diana M. Gallegos, Heidi M. Cage, Diane P. Brown Phd, Otr

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Purpose: After the widespread transmission of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the first COVID-19 vaccination received emergency use authorization in the United States in December of 2020. Current research has shown the authorized COVID-19 vaccines to be safe and effective at preventing severe illness. At the time of this study, there appears to be no published research on the attitudes and receipt of COVID-19 vaccinations among occupational therapy professionals and students. The purpose of this study is to describe the attitudes and receipt of COVID-19 vaccinations among occupational therapy professionals and students in early 2021. Methods: A total of …

2022-06-29 Michiganoverview_Covidbedppe, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Michigan COVID-19 Hospital Data

Contains the tables Statewide Hospital Capacity Report for COVID-19, COVID-19 Metrics, Statewide Hospital Available PPE Tracking for COVID-19, as well as the tables PPE Days On Hand and Patient Census.

2022-06-29_Michiganoverview_Covidvaccinestats, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Michigan COVID-19 Vaccine Data

The COVID Vaccine Dashboard page was obtained from Michigan's main COVID-19 page: https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/resources/covid-19-vaccine/covid-19-dashboard.

First-dose tracker above is for entire Michigan Population. Coverage maps below are for age 5+.

Previously reported numbers of administered vaccine doses may change as new data are received. A possible lag in reporting vaccine doses will result in increases in numbers previously reported.

This report is created by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Division of Immunization from data reported to the Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR).

The dashboard contained the tabs Primary Series Doses Administered, Primary Series Doses by Vaccine, …

Comparability Of Clinical Trials And Spontaneous Reporting Data Regarding Covid-19 Vaccine Safety, Chongliang Luo, Jingcheng Du, Adam Cuker, Ebbing Lautenbach, David A Asch, Gregory A Poland, Cui Tao, Yong Chen

Open Access Publications

Severe adverse events (AEs) after COVID-19 vaccination are not well studied in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) due to rarity and short follow-up. To monitor the safety of COVID-19 vaccines ("Pfizer" vaccine dose 1 and 2, "Moderna" vaccine dose 1 and 2, and "Janssen" vaccine single dose) in the U.S., especially regarding severe AEs, we compare the relative rankings of these vaccines using both RCT and the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) data. The risks of local and systemic AEs were assessed from the three pivotal COVID-19 vaccine trials and also calculated in the VAERS cohort consisting of 559,717 reports …

Paris And Sparta: Finding The Achilles' Heel Of Sars-Cov-2, Viviana Simon, Ali H Ellebedy, Et Al

Open Access Publications

To understand reinfection rates and correlates of protection for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), we established eight different longitudinal cohorts in 2020 under the umbrella of the PARIS (Protection Associated with Rapid Immunity to SARS-CoV-2)/SPARTA (SARS SeroPrevalence And Respiratory Tract Assessment) studies. Here, we describe the PARIS/SPARTA cohorts, the harmonized assays and analysis that are performed across the cohorts, as well as case definitions for SARS-CoV-2 infection and reinfection that have been established by the team of PARIS/SPARTA investigators.

2022-06-28_Michiganoverview_Covidlongtermcare, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Michigan COVID-19 Long Term Care Data

The COVID Long Term Care Facilities page was obtained from Michigan's COVID-19 data page: https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/stats/data-about-places/long-term-care-data.

This report is created by the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services from data self-reported by long-term care facilities into EMResource. Data for all reporting facilities is posted weekly each Monday.

The information below represents COVID-19 data reported directly to MDHHS by licensed and operating Skilled Nursing, Home for the Aged and Adult Foster Care facilities (licensed to serve 13 or more individuals) in Michigan from January 1, 2020. All long-term care facilities additionally have an obligation to report COVID-positive residents and/or staff …

2022-06-28_Michiganoverview_Covidstats, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Cumulative Michigan COVID-19 Data

The COVID Overview page was obtained from Michigan's main COVID-19 page: https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/stats.

The State of Michigan is working around the clock to test and treat COVID-19 patients. Below is the most recent data healthcare experts across the state have compiled. COVID case and testing data will be posted once a week on Tuesdays.

This report is provisional and subject to change. City of Detroit and Wayne County are reported separately. MDHHS began tracking probable cases April 5, 2020. FCI indicates federal correctional institute. MDOC indicates Michigan Department of Corrections. Diagnostic tests, including nucleic acid amplification/real-time polymerase chain reaction (NAAT/RT-PCR) …

Obesity: Policy And Practice Recommendations For High-Risk Populations Influenced By The Covid-19 Pandemic, Kathryn N. Robinson, Deborah A. Saber

Faculty Research 2022

Obesity has been linked to higher morbidity and mortality in those that contract novel viruses, such as H1N1 and SARS-CoV-2. Loss of life and the high cost of obesity highlight the need to focus on preventative measures. The state of Maine (United States) is profiled as a rural state with high rates of obesity and low health literacy that benefits from programs to improve health. However, more multidirectional efforts are needed. Four recommendations for building a healthier, more resilient patient population are discussed here: (i) state incentives and subsidies, (ii) employers to incentivize healthy living, (iii) federal incentives and initiatives, …

Structure Of A Vaccine-Induced, Germline-Encoded Human Antibody Defines A Neutralizing Epitope On The Sars-Cov-2 Spike N-Terminal Domain, Clara G Altomare, Daniel C Adelsberg, Juan Manuel Carreno, Iden A Sapse, Fatima Amanat, Ali H Ellebedy, Viviana Simon, Florian Krammer, Goran Bajic

Open Access Publications

Structural characterization of infection- and vaccination-elicited antibodies in complex with antigen provides insight into the evolutionary arms race between the host and the pathogen and informs rational vaccine immunogen design. We isolated a germ line-encoded monoclonal antibody (mAb) from plasmablasts activated upon mRNA vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and determined its structure in complex with the spike glycoprotein by electron cryomicroscopy (cryo-EM). We show that the mAb engages a previously uncharacterized neutralizing epitope on the spike N-terminal domain (NTD). The high-resolution structure reveals details of the intermolecular interactions and shows that the mAb inserts its heavy …

The Translational Landscape Of Sars-Cov-2-Infected Cells Reveals Suppression Of Innate Immune Genes, Maritza Puray-Chavez, Nakyung Lee, Kasyap Tenneti, Yiqing Wang, Hung R Vuong, Yating Liu, Amjad Horani, Tao Huang, Sean P Gunsten, James B Case, Wei Yang, Michael S Diamond, Steven L Brody, Joseph Dougherty, Sebla B Kutluay

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) utilizes a number of strategies to modulate viral and host mRNA translation. Here, we used ribosome profiling in SARS-CoV-2-infected model cell lines and primary airway cells grown at an air-liquid interface to gain a deeper understanding of the translationally regulated events in response to virus replication. We found that SARS-CoV-2 mRNAs dominate the cellular mRNA pool but are not more efficiently translated than cellular mRNAs. SARS-CoV-2 utilized a highly efficient ribosomal frameshifting strategy despite notable accumulation of ribosomes within the slippery sequence on the frameshifting element. In a highly permissive cell line model, …

Beyond Sightseeing: How Can Tourism Affect Public/Global Health In Modern Society?, Jun Wen, Metin Kozak, Yangyang Jiang

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Tourism was historically regarded as a practical and business-oriented domain rather than as a research dis - cipline [1,2]. Ontologically, tourism was seen as a field in which to apply theory and as a means of fulfilling needs related to leisure, pleasure, and social health. Little effort has been made to uncover its more nuanced meanings. In 2006, John Tribe, a leading tourism scholar, published a commentary challenging the truth of tourism research and described a complex phenomenon in which the construct’s psychological, philosophi - cal, and social dimensions/values were not well understood [ 3]. He also suggested that much …

An Epidemic Model With Time-Distributed Recovery And Death Rates, Samiran Ghosh, Vitaly Volpert, Malay Banerjee

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

A compartmental epidemiological model with distributed recovery and death rates is proposed. In some particular cases, the model can be reduced to the conventional SIR model. However, in general, the dynamics of epidemic progression in this model is different. Distributed recovery and death rates are evaluated from COVID-19 data. The model is validated by the epidemiological data for different countries, and it shows better agreement with the data than the SIR model. The time-dependent disease transmission rate is estimated.

2022-06-27 Michiganoverview_Covidbedppe, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Michigan COVID-19 Hospital Data

Contains the tables Statewide Hospital Capacity Report for COVID-19, COVID-19 Metrics, Statewide Hospital Available PPE Tracking for COVID-19, as well as the tables PPE Days On Hand and Patient Census.

Development Of A Covid-19 Vulnerability Index (Cvi) For The Counties And Residents Of New Jersey, Remo Victor Disalvatore

Theses and Dissertations

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted countless aspects of everyday life since it was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in March of 2020. From societal to economic impacts, COVID-19 and its variants will leave a lasting impact on our society and the world. Approximately $9 trillion has been spent on fighting the pandemic around the world. During the pandemic, it became increasingly evident that indices, such as the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), were extremely important for predicting vulnerabilities in a community. The CDC's SVI provides important estimates on which communities will be …