A recommendation by pediatric healthcare providers (HCPs) is a major factor influencing parents\' decision to vaccinate their children. Consequently, it is important to understand the motives behind the HCPs\' recommendations to vaccinate children...

Background Uncertainty exists about the sustainability of the reduction in rotavirus gastroenteritis (RVGE) following the introduction of rotavirus vaccines into national immunization programs, and on its potential impact on circulating...

The May 28, 2013 isolation of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in routine sewage samples signaled the beginning of the first protracted incident of WPV1 transmission in Israel since 1988. A door-to-door catch-up vaccination program with inactivated...

In August 2013, a nationwide vaccination campaign with bivalent oral polio vaccine (bOPV) was initiated after isolation of wild-type poliovirus type 1 (WPV-1) in routine sewage surveillance in Israel. The campaign started in the Southern district...

The last widespread circulation of wild poliovirus in Israel was 25 years ago, resulting in a national outbreak with cases of permanent paralytic polio [3]. The major difference between the 1988 outbreak in Israel and other outbreaks of wild...

The population at risk of adverse events after smallpox vaccination has increased in recent years. This has important implications for preparedness strategies against bioterrorism with the variola virus. The aim of the study was to estimate the size...

This study examines vaccination hesitancy or refusal following the 2013 polio outbreak in Israel, based on two theoretical models. The first is Sandman’s theoretical model, which holds that risk perception is comprised of hazard plus outrage. The...

Tracking the progress of vaccination campaigns is a challenging and important public health need. Examining a recent Polio outbreak in the Middle East, the researchers show that novel methods utilizing online search trends have great potential to...

The study seeks to determine the effect of rotavirus-vaccines on the incidence of hospital visits due to rotavirus gastroenteritis (RVGE) and all-cause diarrhea in Jewish and Bedouin children <5 year residing in southern Israel.