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From black to white: A roadmap to containing the rise of candidiasis amidst COVID-19 and mucormycosis in India
(2021)
Abstract:
With numbers of active COVID-19 cases in India falling in recent weeks and the healthcare system finally showing signs of coping with the mucormycosis epidemic, several new reports of COVID-19 cases linked to ...
Medical and Health-Related Misinformation on Social Media: Bibliometric Study of the Scientific Literature
(2022)
Background:
Social media has been extensively used for the communication of health-related information and consecutively for the potential spread of medical misinformation. Conventional systematic reviews have been published ...
People’s Willingness to Vaccinate Against COVID-19 Despite Their Safety Concerns: Twitter Poll Analysis
(2021)
Background:
On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee declared the rapid, worldwide spread of COVID-19 a global health emergency. Since then, tireless efforts have been made to mitigate the ...
UAE efforts in promoting COVID-19 vaccination and building vaccine confidence
(2021)
Abstract:
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is leading globally in many indicators for tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. This ranges from taking adequate preventive measures to the free vaccination drive and viable public ...
Implications of social media misinformation on COVID-19 vaccine confidence among pregnant women in Africa
(2022)
Abstract:
It has been over a year since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of COVID-19 as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and subsequently a global pandemic. The world has experienced ...
COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests: Bibliometric Analysis of the Scientific Literature
(2022)
Abstract:
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt health systems worldwide, conducting Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) at specified intervals has become an essential part of many people’s lives around the world. We ...
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: A narrative review of four South Asian countries
(2022)
Objectives:
Vaccine hesitancy remains a global issue, especially within poverty-stricken countries where there’s an interplay of financial and nonfinancial barriers. This narrative review aims to understand attitudes and ...
Double trouble: COVID-19 vaccine misinformation amidst conflict in Ukraine
(2022-08)
Abstract:
The repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic have presented valuable insights into new public health challenges which were once difficult to recognize. At the core of this strenuous public health emergency, lies ...
Enhancing public trust in COVID-19 vaccination during ramadan 2022: A call for action
(2022)
Abstract:
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar in which it is compulsory for Muslims to abstain from eating and drinking during the daytime. The COVID-19 pandemic posed additional challenges for Muslims ...
Rise of monkeypox: Lessons from COVID-19 pandemic to mitigate global health crises
(2022)
Introduction:
The emergence and spread of infectious diseases with pandemic potential has occurred regularly throughout history. HIV/AIDS, bubonic plague, smallpox, and influenza are some of the highest-profile examples. ...