Outbreaks of the measles in the Dutch Bible Belt and in other places – New prospects for a 1000 year old virus

Lisowski, Bartosz; Yuvan, Steven; Bier, Martin

doi:10.1016/j.biosystems.2019.01.003

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“…The majority of religions do not have doctrinal objections to vaccination, and vaccines are treated as an important measure to preserve health, “to care for the temple of one’s body”, and to strengthen solidarity with others through the protection of the entire society [ 12 , 24 , 62 ]. This is why we may argue that not religion itself but only some religious communities, usually orthodox or with conservative interpretations of scripture, may share negative attitudes towards vaccination [ 18 , 51 , 63 ], as shown in our study conducted in a secular country where only a low percentage of religious people are predominantly Christian. Therefore, our results based on data from the secular environment of the Czech Republic are rather in line with studies, showing that spirituality without religious affiliation may lead to health-risk behavior [ 52 , 64 ], supporting this idea even in the field of vaccination.…”

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Vaccine Refusal in the Czech Republic Is Associated with Being Spiritual but Not Religiously Affiliated

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A strong reduction in the deleterious effects of the COVID-19 pandemic can be achieved by vaccination. Religiosity and spirituality (R/S) may play an important role in vaccine acceptance. However, evidence is lacking for the associations with religious conspiracy theories (RCT) in a non-religious environment. This study investigated the associations between R/S and RCT about COVID-19 vaccination and the links of R/S with vaccine refusal and hesitancy. A sample of Czech adults (n = 459) participated in the survey. We measured R/S, RCT, religious fundamentalism, and COVID-19 vaccination intentions. We found spirituality to be significantly associated with RCT belief, with odds ratios (OR) of 2.12 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.42–3.19). A combination of R/S groups revealed that spirituality with non-religious affiliation was associated with higher beliefs in RCT, with ORs from 3.51 to 7.17. Moreover, associations were found between spirituality with non-religious affiliation [OR 2.22(1.33–7.76)] with vaccine refusal. Our findings showed associations of spirituality and religious fundamentalism with RCT about COVID-19 vaccination. Furthermore, spirituality was linked to a higher possibility of vaccine refusal. Understanding these associations may help prevent the development of RCT and negative impact of spirituality on vaccine intentions and contribute to the effectiveness of the vaccination process.

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Vaccine Refusal in the Czech Republic Is Associated with Being Spiritual but Not Religiously Affiliated

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“…These outbreaks include, but are not limited to, measles, with 400 cases in British Columbia (linked to the Netherlands Reformed Congregation); > 2499 cases in the Dutch 'Bible Belt'; and > 500 cases connected to Orthodox Jewish communities in New York. [121][122][123] As the latter community does not prohibit vaccination as part of their religious doctrine, the reasons behind this outbreak remain somewhat unclear.…”

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Meningococcal disease surveillance in the Asia–Pacific region (2020): The global meningococcal initiative

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Bai

Borrow

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Journal of Infection

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The incidence of IMD is low and similar across the represented countries (< 0.2 cases per 10 0,0 0 0 persons per year), with the predominant serogroups of Neisseria meningitidis being B, W and Y, although serogroups A and X are present in some areas. Resistance to ciprofloxacin is also of concern, with the close monitoring of antibiotic-resistant clonal complexes (e.g., cc4821) being a priority. Meningococcal vaccination is only included in a few National Immunization Programs, but is recommended for high-risk groups, including travellers (such as pilgrims) and people with complement deficiencies or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Both polysaccharide and conjugate vaccines form part of recommendations. However, cost and misconceptions remain limiting factors in vaccine uptake, despite conjugate vaccines preventing the acquisition of carriage.

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“…Vaccinations seem to be particularly effective when the vaccination campaign starts early and with a large number of vaccinated individuals [ 20 ]. Moreover, the realistic models should take into account people’s attitudes to vaccination programs [ 57 , 58 ].…”

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Does Social Distancing Matter for Infectious Disease Propagation? An SEIR Model and Gompertz Law Based Cellular Automaton

Biernacki

Malarz

2022

Entropy

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In this paper, we present stochastic synchronous cellular automaton defined on a square lattice. The automaton rules are based on the SEIR (susceptible → exposed → infected → recovered) model with probabilistic parameters gathered from real-world data on human mortality and the characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 disease. With computer simulations, we show the influence of the radius of the neighborhood on the number of infected and deceased agents in the artificial population. The increase in the radius of the neighborhood favors the spread of the pandemic. However, for a large range of interactions of exposed agents (who neither have symptoms of the disease nor have been diagnosed by appropriate tests), even isolation of infected agents cannot prevent successful disease propagation. This supports aggressive testing against disease as one of the useful strategies to prevent large peaks of infection in the spread of SARS-CoV-2-like diseases.

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Outbreaks of the measles in the Dutch Bible Belt and in other places – New prospects for a 1000 year old virus

Cited by 8 publications

References 32 publications

Vaccine Refusal in the Czech Republic Is Associated with Being Spiritual but Not Religiously Affiliated

Vaccine Refusal in the Czech Republic Is Associated with Being Spiritual but Not Religiously Affiliated

Meningococcal disease surveillance in the Asia–Pacific region (2020): The global meningococcal initiative

Does Social Distancing Matter for Infectious Disease Propagation? An SEIR Model and Gompertz Law Based Cellular Automaton

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