- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Immune Response and Inflammation
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
- Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
Johns Hopkins University
2011-2025
Introduction Vaccine hesitancy is a global health threat undermining control of many vaccine-preventable diseases. Patient-level education has largely been ineffective in reducing vaccine concerns and increasing uptake. We built evaluated personalized risk communication website called LetsTalkShots English, Spanish French (Canadian) for vaccines across the lifespan. tailors lived experiences, credible sources informational animations to disseminate right message from messenger person,...
Background: The Delta COVID-19 variant caused a resurgence in cases and deaths during the summer of 2021, particularly among unvaccinated, highlighting need to increase vaccine coverage. We describe survey conducted September midst surge, after FDA fully approved Pfizer-BioNTech’s for ages 16+ issued an emergency use authorization 12–15. Methods Findings: US adults were surveyed measure vaccination status, intentions, attitudes, values, trust public health authorities. More than...
Limited studies are available on how decisions and perceptions SARS-CoV-2 vaccination have changed since the start of availability. We performed a qualitative study to identify factors critical decision making perspectives evolved among African American/Black, Native American, Hispanic communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 social economic disadvantage. conducted 16 virtual meetings, with 232 participants in wave 1 meetings (December 2020) 206 returning 2 (January February...
Senate Bill 277 (SB277) eliminated nonmedical exemptions for school-entry vaccines in California, but the impact of parental vaccine knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs on decision-making has not been extensively examined within post-SB277 context. This study generates preliminary understanding discussion vaccination among a pilot population parents kindergarten students California after implementation SB277. School officials administered cross-sectional survey to children from April July...
Unpublished data can sometimes provide valuable information on the safety of biologic products.We assessed potentially available from regulatory authorities, manufacturers, and public health agencies. We explored 4 recently established vaccine registries, reviewed package inserts 99 influenza vaccines, contacted manufacturers agencies for in pregnant women.The registries did not have sufficient to analyze there are problems with quality information. The majority provided no product-specific...
In 2015, California passed Senate Bill 277 eliminating all nonmedical exemptions to school vaccinations. We aimed explore school-level modes of SB277 enforcement, characterize vaccination knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs officials, identify whether policies are associated with medical being granted. Surveys were mailed a stratified random sample 1,450 schools in California. School personnel (n = 752) reported their training, beliefs, enforcement policies, rates exemptions. Multiple logistic...