Iron metabolism in infections: Focus on COVID-19

D Girelli, G Marchi, F Busti, A Vianello - Seminars in hematology, 2021 - Elsevier
Iron is a micronutrient essential for a wide range of metabolic processes in virtually all living
organisms. During infections, a battle for iron takes place between the human host and the …

[HTML][HTML] A framework to identify destination vulnerability to hazards

S Alvarez, F Bahja, A Fyall - Tourism Management, 2022 - Elsevier
We posit that destination vulnerability is the result of chronic conditions whose root causes
lie dormant in plain sight, yet rear their ugly head during every crisis. This interdisciplinary …

Vaccination with BNT162b2 reduces transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to household contacts in Israel

O Prunas, JL Warren, FW Crawford, S Gazit, T Patalon… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The effectiveness of vaccines against COVID-19 on the individual level is well established.
However, few studies have examined vaccine effectiveness against transmission. We used …

Investigating the influence of vaccine literacy, vaccine perception and vaccine hesitancy on Israeli parents' acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine for their children: a …

Y Gendler, L Ofri - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Vaccination is currently the most effective strategy for combating COVID-19. COVID-19
vaccines were introduced to the adult population in Israel in early December 2020 and have …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

A Wilder-Smith, K Mulholland - New England Journal of Medicine, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
The world needs more vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), in order to …

Effectiveness of a third dose of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine

Y Saciuk, J Kertes, N Shamir Stein… - The Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
A retrospective cohort study was carried out in a large Israeli health maintenance
organization to determine vaccine effectiveness (VE) of a third dose of BNT162b2 vaccine …

A folding-based electrochemical aptasensor for the single-step detection of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

F Curti, S Fortunati, W Knoll, M Giannetto… - … applied materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Efficient and timely testing has taken center stage in the management, control, and
monitoring of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Simple, rapid, cost-effective diagnostics are …

Association between AZD7442 (Tixagevimab-Cilgavimab) administration and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection …

J Kertes, S Shapiro Ben David… - Clinical Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Intramuscular AZD7442 (tixagevimab–cilgavimab [Evusheld; AstraZeneca]) has
been found effective among immunocompromised individuals (ICIs) in reducing SARS-CoV …

Hope and fear of threats as predictors of coping with two major adversities, the COVID-19 pandemic and an armed conflict

H Marciano, Y Eshel, S Kimhi, B Adini - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Coping with adversities has been explained by two major theories: the fear appeal theory
and the hope theory. The predictability of hope with that of fear of threats as variables …

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine effectiveness against Sars-Cov-2 infection: Findings from a large observational study in Israel

Y Saciuk, J Kertes, M Mandel, B Hemo, NS Stein… - Preventive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of an effective vaccine against Covid-19 is crucial to reducing
infection. mRNA BNT162b2, developed and manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech, was one of …