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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2022

Preparing for Disease X: Ensuring Vaccine Equity for Pregnant Women in Future Pandemics.

Flor M Munoz, Clare L Cutland, Christine E Jones, Beate Kampmann, Asma Khalil, Esperança Sevene, Andy Stergachis, Geeta K Swamy, Gerald Voss, Ajoke Sobanjo-Ter Meulen

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 10 institutions in 5 countries.

Flor M MunozDivision of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.
Clare L CutlandAfrican Leadership in Vaccinology Expertise, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Christine E JonesFaculty of Medicine and Institute for Life Sciences, National Institute for Health and Cancer Research (NIHR) Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton, NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility, University Hospital Southampton National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Beate KampmannThe Vaccine Centre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Asma KhalilFetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Esperança SeveneDepartment of Physiological Sciences, Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique.
Andy StergachisSchool of Public Health, University of Washington School of Pharmacy, Seattle, WA, United States.
Geeta K SwamyDuke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States.
Gerald VossCoalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, Oslo, Norway.
Ajoke Sobanjo-Ter MeulenBill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, United States.
Baylor College of Medicine · USBill & Melinda Gates Foundation · USCoalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations · NODuke University · USLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GBManhiça Health Research Centre · MZSt George's, University of London · GBUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of the Witwatersrand · ZAUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Disease X represents a yet unknown human pathogen which has potential to cause a serious international epidemic or pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated that despite being at increased risk of severe disease compared with the general population, pregnant women were left behind in the development and implementation of vaccination, resulting in conflicting communications and changing guidance about vaccine receipt in pregnancy. Based on the COVID-19 experience, the COVAX Maternal Immunization Working Group have identified three key factors and five broad focus topics for consideration when proactively planning for a disease X pandemic, including 10 criteria for evaluating pandemic vaccines for potential use in pregnant women. Prior to any disease X pandemic, collaboration and coordination are needed to close the pregnancy data gap which is currently a barrier to gender equity in health innovation, which will aid in allowing timely access to life-saving interventions including vaccines for pregnant women and their infants.

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collaborationcoordinationdisease Xpregnant womenpreparednessvaccine equity

Identifiers

PMID35712117
PMCPMC9195576
OpenAlexW4281688968

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