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Anna Kramvis – A big job in a small world

Frontiers

Over time, I expanded my role to full-time and established my research entity, the HVDRU, in 2008. Vaccination programs have seen a considerable decrease in coverage, which could impact protection of infants and the burden of chronic hepatitis B. “As The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted HBV research.

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Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

Big Cities Health Coalition

Key recommendations include reauthorizing the Pandemic and All-hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), establishing an Adult Vaccine Program, and prioritizing health equity in all policy decisions. It is well documented that federally-funded, no-cost vaccines led to increased uptake during the height of the COVID pandemic.

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Epidemiology Terms: A Glossary of Epidemiological Words

Gideon

The data can be used to estimate the prevalence of infection with a given pathogen and assess the effectiveness of vaccination programs. Cases then declined again in the 1980s and early 1990s but rose to an average of 30 cases per year from 2001 to 2008.