Search Results - "Peter Figueroa, J."
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Considerations in boosting COVID-19 vaccine immune responses
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (09-10-2021)“…A new wave of COVID-19 cases caused by the highly transmissible delta variant is exacerbating the worldwide public health crisis, and has led to consideration…”
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Building and sustaining public and political commitment to the value of vaccination: Recommendations for the Immunization Agenda 2030 (Strategic Priority Area 2)
Published in Vaccine (08-04-2024)“…Vaccines have contributed to substantial improvements in health and social development outcomes for millions in recent decades. However, equitable access to…”
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Placebo-Controlled Trials of Covid-19 Vaccines — Why We Still Need Them
Published in The New England journal of medicine (14-01-2021)“…We can address important Covid-19 control needs with continued follow-up of placebo recipients in phase 3 vaccine trials, use of placebo controls in large,…”
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Trends and factors associated with initiation of HIV treatment among PLHIV in Jamaica, 2015-2019
Published in PloS one (26-05-2023)“…Jamaica did not achieve the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets in 2020. This study aimed to examine trends and factors associated with uptake of HIV treatment among…”
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HIV program outcomes for Jamaica before and after "Treat All": A population-based study using the national treatment services database
Published in PloS one (12-08-2021)“…The study aims to assess changes in HIV treatment outcomes for Jamaica after the implementation of the WHO Treat All strategy in January 2017, as well as…”
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SARS-CoV-2: an occupational hazard presenting challenges for low- and middle-income countries
Published in International archives of occupational and environmental health (01-04-2021)Get full text
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Operation Warp Speed: implications for global vaccine security
Published in The Lancet global health (01-07-2021)“…Several global efforts are underway to develop COVID-19 vaccines, and interim analyses from phase 3 clinical testing have been announced by nine organisations:…”
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Reaching key populations through key venues: Insights from the Jamaica HIV Prevention Program
Published in PloS one (26-11-2018)“…HIV prevention strategies often include outreach to female sex workers at social venues identified as places where people meet new sexual partners. Patrons and…”
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Epidemiology in Latin America and the Caribbean: current situation and challenges
Published in International journal of epidemiology (01-04-2012)“…This article analyses the epidemiological research developments in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It integrates the series commissioned by the…”
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Achieving global equity for COVID-19 vaccines: Stronger international partnerships and greater advocacy and solidarity are needed
Published in PLoS medicine (13-09-2021)“…Abbreviations: ACT-A, Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator; CEPI, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations; COVAX, COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access;…”
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Global public health security and justice for vaccines and therapeutics in the COVID-19 pandemic
Published in EClinicalMedicine (01-09-2021)“…A Lancet Commission for COVID-19 task force is shaping recommendations to achieve vaccine and therapeutics access, justice, and equity. This includes ensuring…”
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Reduction in time to viral suppression among persons living with HIV in Jamaica between 2017-2019
Published in PLOS global public health (2024)“…HIV viral suppression is important for effective treatment and for reducing new infections. In 2019, only 66% of persons on antiretroviral treatment (ART) in…”
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Understanding the high prevalence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among socio-economically vulnerable men who have sex with men in Jamaica
Published in PloS one (06-02-2015)“…This study estimates HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Jamaica and explores social determinants of HIV infection among MSM. An…”
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A phase IIA randomized clinical trial of a multiclade HIV-1 DNA prime followed by a multiclade rAd5 HIV-1 vaccine boost in healthy adults (HVTN204)
Published in PloS one (03-08-2011)“…The safety and immunogenicity of a vaccine regimen consisting of a 6-plasmid HIV-1 DNA prime (envA, envB, envC, gagB, polB, nefB) boosted by a recombinant…”
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The HIV epidemic in Jamaica: a need to strengthen the National HIV Program
Published in Revista panamericana de salud pública (01-01-2020)“…To assess the status of the HIV epidemic and programmatic implementation in Jamaica while identifying strategies for achieving effective HIV control. The…”
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The silent and dangerous inequity around access to COVID-19 testing: A call to action
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A review of immunization legislation for children in English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean countries
Published in Revista panamericana de salud pública (01-01-2023)“…To assess the legislative frameworks concerning childhood vaccination in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean and propose a model legislative framework…”
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Urgent need to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HTLV-1 in Jamaica
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Long-Term Antiretroviral Treatment Outcomes in Seven Countries in the Caribbean
Published in Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (01-04-2012)“…OBJECTIVES:To report long-term HIV treatment outcomes in 7 Caribbean countries. DESIGN:Observational cohort study. METHODS:We report outcomes for all…”
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Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies after the Omicron surge, Kingston, Jamaica, 2022
Published in Journal of clinical virology plus (01-11-2022)“…A cross-sectional SARS-CoV-2 serosurvey was conducted after the Omicron surge in Jamaica using 1,540 samples collected during March – May 2022 from persons…”
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