Open Forum Infectious Diseases,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: Dec. 23, 2024
Abstract
Background
We
developed
a
United
States–based
real-world
data
resource
to
better
understand
the
continued
impact
of
coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID-19)
pandemic
on
immunocompromised
patients,
who
are
typically
underrepresented
in
prospective
studies
and
clinical
trials.
Methods
The
COVID-19
Real
World
Data
infrastructure
(CRWDi)
was
created
by
linking
harmonizing
de-identified
HealthVerity
medical
pharmacy
claims
from
1
December
2018
31
2023,
with
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
2
virologic
serologic
laboratory
major
commercial
laboratories
Northwell
Health;
vaccination
data;
and,
for
patients
cancer,
2010
2021
National
Cancer
Institute
Surveillance,
Epidemiology,
End
Results
registry
data.
CRWDi
contains
4
cohorts:
cancer;
rheumatic
diseases
receiving
pharmacotherapy;
noncancer
solid
organ
hematopoietic
stem
cell
transplant
recipients;
people
general
population
including
adults
pediatric
patients.
project
successfully
linked
harmonized
longitudinal,
5.2
million
unique
using
privacy-preserving
record
lineage
techniques.
system
early
2024
rapidly
deployed,
enabling
longitudinal
analysis
patient
healthcare
over
full
geography
delivery
settings
exploration
novel
questions
populations
at
high
risk
adverse
outcomes.
Conclusions
successful
development
enables
researchers
address
unanswered
that
have
arisen
during
pandemic.
By
making
broadly
freely
available
academic
researchers,
this
represents
an
important
complement
existing
consortia
trials
emerged
crisis
is
readily
reproducible
future
purposing.
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
9(1)
Published: Nov. 14, 2024
Abstract
In
the
last
decade,
messenger
ribonucleic
acid
(mRNA)-based
drugs
have
gained
great
interest
in
both
immunotherapy
and
non-immunogenic
applications.
This
surge
can
be
largely
attributed
to
demonstration
of
distinct
advantages
offered
by
various
mRNA
molecules,
alongside
rapid
advancements
nucleic
delivery
systems.
It
is
noteworthy
that
immunogenicity
presents
a
double-edged
sword.
context
immunotherapy,
extra
supplementation
adjuvant
generally
required
for
induction
robust
immune
responses.
Conversely,
non-immunotherapeutic
scenarios,
activation
unwanted
considering
host
tolerability
high
expression
demand
mRNA-encoded
functional
proteins.
Herein,
mainly
focused
on
linear
non-replicating
mRNA,
we
overview
preclinical
clinical
progress
prospects
medicines
encompassing
vaccines
other
therapeutics.
We
also
highlight
importance
focusing
host-specific
variations,
including
age,
gender,
pathological
condition,
concurrent
medication
individual
patient,
maximized
efficacy
safety
upon
administration.
Furthermore,
deliberate
potential
challenges
may
encounter
realm
disease
treatment,
current
endeavors
improvement,
as
well
application
future
advancements.
Overall,
this
review
aims
present
comprehensive
understanding
mRNA-based
therapies
while
illuminating
prospective
development
drugs.
Frontiers in Public Health,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: March 10, 2025
Introduction
Social
isolation
and
loneliness
among
older
adults
have
garnered
significant
international
attention,
particularly
as
structures
services
evolved
during
a
global
pandemic.
A
growing
body
of
research
underscores
disparities
in
social
intersecting
(e.g.,
race,
ethnicity,
age,
gender,
sexual
orientation,
disability)
physical
rural/urban)
locations.
While
empirical
data
about
these
trends
has
increased,
conceptual
theoretical
frameworks
are
underdeveloped
loneliness,
especially
from
perspective.
This
article
presents
novel
equitable
aging
framework
to
help
contextualize,
understand,
explain
how
power
influences
adults.
Equitable
health
builds
on
principles
critical
gerontology,
public
concepts
political
determinants
health,
human
rights,
intersectionality
present
new
for
researchers,
policymakers,
practitioners.
centers
five
domains
(intrapersonal,
interpersonal,
disciplinary,
structural,
cultural)
components
(or
hub)
that
drive
six
(economic
stability,
education
access
quality,
care
neighborhood
built
environment,
community
context,
laws
politics).
The
sixth
determinant
(laws
policies)
incorporates
rights
(economic,
social,
cultural,
civil,
rights).
When
justice
is
infused
power,
can
produce
outcomes.
Aging
Health
Framework
tool
understand
ultimately
achieve
opportunities
connections
Discussion
To
illustrate
the
utility
this
framework,
case
studies
interventions
China,
Taiwan,
Spain,
Sweden,
Mexico,
United
States
employ
address
diverse
communities
These
propose
services,
programs,
policies
infuse
different
paradigms
various
ways
build
support
Infectious Diseases and Therapy,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 18, 2025
Immunocompromised
patients
are
disproportionately
impacted
by
severe
disease,
hospitalization,
and
mortality
associated
with
coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID-19).
To
optimize
the
management
of
these
in
clinical
practice,
we
convened
an
expert
panel
to
review
current
evidence
on
acute
respiratory
syndrome
2
(SARS-CoV-2)
vaccine
responses
COVID-19
immunocompromised
populations.
We
identified
four
main
groups—solid
organ
transplant
recipients,
receiving
allogeneic
hematopoietic
stem
cell
transplantation
or
chimeric
antigen
receptor
(CAR)
T
therapy,
treated
for
hematologic
malignancies,
inflammatory
diseases—who
mount
suboptimal
humoral
SARS-CoV-2
vaccination
at
increased
risk
COVID-19-related
outcomes.
A
wide
range
factors
were
reduced
and/or
poor
outcomes,
most
commonly
older
age,
comorbidities,
type
number
immunosuppressive
therapies.
believe
that
early
identification
close
monitoring
at-risk
patients,
plus
regular
booster
vaccinations,
prophylactic
monoclonal
antibody
non-pharmacologic
prevention
measures,
prompt
antiviral
treatment,
other
mitigation
strategies,
critical
protect
against
infection
COVID-19.
Although
people
will
fully
recover
from
COVID-19,
who
less
able
fight
more
likely
be
hospitalized
die
improve
treatment
people,
10
experts
France
met
discuss
latest
medical
research
this
area.
The
focused
groups
people:
(1)
transplants;
(2)
transplants
therapy;
(3)
being
blood
cancers;
(4)
diseases
(such
as
rheumatoid
arthritis).
These
protected
after
develop
forms
pre-existing
conditions
diabetes,
obesity,
heart,
lung,
kidney
disease),
immunosuppressants.
agreed
it
is
important
quickly
identify
clinic,
so
they
can
receive
vaccines
every
6
months.
For
unable
build
up
their
immunity
vaccination,
treatments
also
used
prevent
infection.
In
recommend
using
therapies
nirmatrelvir/ritonavir
remdesivir)
becoming
severe.
addition
measures
mask
wearing
social
distancing),
strategies
help
European Journal of Neurology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
31(10)
Published: Aug. 1, 2024
In
October
2020,
the
European
Academy
of
Neurology
(EAN)
consensus
statement
for
management
patients
with
neurological
diseases
during
coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID-19)
pandemic
was
published.
Due
to
important
changes
and
developments
that
have
happened
since
then,
need
has
arisen
critically
reassess
original
recommendations
address
new
challenges.
JMIR Research Protocols,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13, P. e56271 - e56271
Published: April 29, 2024
Globally,
there
are
marked
inconsistencies
in
how
immunosuppression
is
characterized
and
subdivided
into
clinical
risk
groups.
This
detrimental
to
the
precision
comparability
of
disease
surveillance
efforts-which
has
negative
implications
for
care
those
who
immunosuppressed
their
health
outcomes.
was
particularly
apparent
during
COVID-19
pandemic;
despite
collective
motivation
protect
these
patients,
conflicting
definitions
created
international
rifts
were
monitored
managed
this
period.
We
propose
that
consensus
be
built
around
conditions
lead
gradations
severity
concerning
COVID-19.
Such
information
can
then
formalized
a
digital
phenotype
enhance
provide
much-needed
intelligence
on
risk-prioritizing
patients.