Sfoglia per Soggetto "influenza vaccine"

The 2009 influenza A virus – subtype H1N1 pandemic, a glance from Greece

Tsoucalas G., Sgantzos M. (2016)

The 2009 influenza A - subtype H1N1 pandemic tested the public health care systems all around the globe, infecting millions and leading to thousands of deaths. Greece became the epidemic centre of the 2009 flu pandemic due ...

Acceptability of covid-19 vaccination among greek health professionals

Papagiannis D., Rachiotis G., Malli F., Papathanasiou I.V., Kotsiou O., Fradelos E.C., Giannakopoulos K., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2021)

Health Care Workers are at the front line of the fight against Covid-19. The aim of this study was to evaluate the acceptability of vaccination against COVID-19 among health professionals (physi-cians, dentists, pharmacists) ...

Are younger COPD patients adequately vaccinated for influenza and pneumococcus?

Gogou E., Hatzoglou C., Zarogiannis S.G., Siachpazidou D., Gerogianni I., Kotsiou O.S., Varsamas C., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2022)

Influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia are major causes of increased morbidity and mortality among elderly and COPD patients. Vaccines against influenza and pneumococcus are recommended for COPD patients according to GOLD ...

Determinants of influenza vaccination coverage among Greek health care workers amid COVID-19 pandemic

Rachiotis G., Papagiannis D., Malli F., Papathanasiou I.V., Kotsiou O., Fradelos E.C., Daniil Z., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2021)

In the context of the evolving current COVID-19 pandemic, influenza vaccination among the public and health care workers is of particular importance. There are sparse data on the influenza vaccination coverage among health ...

Effects of Exercise and Physical Activity Levels on Vaccination Efficacy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Dinas P.C., Koutedakis Y., Ioannou L.G., Metsios G., Kitas G.D. (2022)

Objective: We examined whether different intensities of exercise and/or physical activity (PA) levels affected and/or associated with vaccination efficacy. Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted and ...

Efficacy of an AS03 A-adjuvanted split H5N1 influenza vaccine against an antigenically distinct low pathogenic H5N1 virus in pigs

De Vleeschauwer, A. R.; Baras, B.; Kyriakis, C. S.; Jacob, V.; Planty, C.; Giannini, S. L.; Mossman, S.; Van Reeth, K. (2012)

We used the pig model of influenza to examine the efficacy of an AS03 A-adjuvanted split H5N1 (A/Indonesia/05/2005) vaccine against challenge with a low pathogenic (LP) H5N1 avian influenza (AI) virus (duck/Minnesota/1525/1981) ...

Evaluation of the Perceptions, Attitudes and Practices among Greek Non-Professional Athletes Visiting a Public Hospital during March 2022, towards COVID-19 Vaccination and Its Consequences on Sports Training and Sports Activity

Marinos G., Lamprinos D., Georgakopoulos P., Kavoukidis N., Oikonomou E., Zoumpoulis G., Siasos G., Schizas D., Nikolopoulos A., Botonis P.G., Damaskos C., Rachiotis G., Lagiou P., Orfanos P. (2022)

Sports have been majorly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. After the lockdown period, vaccination and protocols were implemented to return to normality. We aimed to assess the attitudes and practices related to COVID-19 ...

Factors associated with healthcare workers’ (HCWs) acceptance of COVID-19 vaccinations and indications of a role model towards population vaccinations from a cross-sectional survey in Greece, may 2021

Fotiadis K., Dadouli K., Avakian I., Bogogiannidou Z., Mouchtouri V.A., Gogosis K., Speletas M., Koureas M., Lagoudaki E., Kokkini S., Bolikas E., Diamantopoulos V., Tzimitreas A., Papadopoulos C., Farmaki E., Sofos A., Chini Μ., Tsolia M., Papaevangelou V., Ntzani E.E., Gikas A., Prezerakos P., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2021)

A Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) study was conducted at the end of May 2021 engaging 1456 healthcare workers (HCWs) from 20 hospitals throughout Greece. Acceptance of vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 ...

Frequency and severity of enzootic pneumonia-like lesions in Greek swine herds and their association with different vaccination protocols against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae

Lisgara M., Poulaki K., Kalogeropoulos L., Skampardonis V., Katsafadou A.I. (2022)

Several European countries, but Greece, reported data of Enzootic Pneumonia (EP)-like lesions at slaughter. In the present study, frequency and severity of EP-like lesions were evaluated at slaughter and their association ...

Increased Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Members of the Athens Medical Association Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Marinos G., Lamprinos D., Georgakopoulos P., Oikonomou E., Zoumpoulis G., Siasos G., Schizas D., Damaskos C., Garmpis N., Garmpi A., Patoulis G., Patsourakos F., Datseris I., Tsoukalos E., Anyfantis I.D., Papagiannis D., Symvoulakis E.K., Rachiotis G. (2022)

Healthcare workers are at high risk of influenza virus infection as well as of transmitting the infection to vulnerable patients who may be at high risk of severe illness. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to ...

Influenza virus genotypes circulating in central greece during 2012-2014 and vaccine strain match

Plakokefalos E., Vontas A., Florou Z., Valiakos G., Georgantza K., Sarrou S., Labronikou M., Gramoustianou E., Peteinaki E., Markoulatos P., Minas A., Krikelis V., Noulas A., Manouras A. (2015)

During the period 2012-2014 in central Greece, influenza A(H1N1), A(H3N2) and B virus genotypes were detected and isolated from individuals with influenza illness. Influenza A(H1N1) and A (H3N2) viruses were the dominant ...

Prevalence and Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance among Greek Health Care Workers and Administrative Officers of Primary Health Care Centers: A Nationwide Study Indicating Aspects for a Role Model

Avakian I., Anagnostopoulos L., Rachiotis G., Fotiadis K., Mariolis A., Koureas M., Dadouli K., Papadopoulos C., Speletas M., Bakola M., Vardaka P., Zoubounelli S., Tatsios E., Niavi F., Pouliou A., Hadjichristodoulou C., Mouchtouri V.A. (2022)

Background: The study aims to identify factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and to investigate knowledge and perceptions of Primary Health Care Centers (PHCC) personnel, who acted as pioneers in the national ...

Renin-angiotensin-system inhibition in the context of corona virus disease-19: experimental evidence, observational studies, and clinical implications

Triposkiadis F., Starling R.C., Xanthopoulos A., Butler J., Boudoulas H. (2021)

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV)-2 which binds and enters the host cells through the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)2. While the potential for benefit ...

Reported covid‐19 vaccination coverage and associated factors among members of athens medical association: Results from a cross‐sectional study

Marinos G., Lamprinos D., Georgakopoulos P., Patoulis G., Vogiatzi G., Damaskos C., Papaioannou A., Sofroni A., Pouletidis T., Papagiannis D., Symvoulakis E.K., Konstantopoulos K., Rachiotis G. (2021)

There are limited data on the prevalence and determinants of COVID‐19 vaccination coverage among physicians. A cross‐sectional, questionnaire‐based, online study was conducted among the members of the Athens Medical ...