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Hester E de Melker

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van Werkhoven C, de Gier B, McDonald S, de Melker H, Hahne S, van den Hof S, et al.
J Clin Epidemiol . 2024 Jul; 174:111471. PMID: 39032589
Objectives: Registration in the Dutch national COVID-19 vaccination register requires consent from the vaccinee. This causes misclassification of nonconsenting vaccinated persons as being unvaccinated. We quantified and corrected the resulting...
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Holwerda M, Hoeve C, Huiberts A, Den Hartog G, de Melker H, van den Hof S, et al.
Euro Surveill . 2024 Jun; 29(25). PMID: 38904110
BackgroundNon-severe adverse events (AE) including pain at injection site or fever are common after COVID-19 vaccination.AimTo describe determinants of AE after COVID-19 vaccination and investigate the association between AE and...
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Vos E, van Hagen C, Wong D, Smits G, Kuijer M, Wijmenga-Monsuur A, et al.
Influenza Other Respir Viruses . 2024 Jun; 18(6):e13312. PMID: 38837866
Background: To inform future response planning we aimed to assess SARS-CoV-2 trends in infection- and/or vaccine-induced immunity, including breakthrough infections, among (sub)groups, professions and regions in the Dutch population during...
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Haverkate M, Willemstein I, van Ewijk C, Adam P, Lanooij S, Jonker-Jorna P, et al.
Euro Surveill . 2024 May; 29(21). PMID: 38785092
BackgroundIn 2022 and 2023, a global outbreak of mpox affected mostly gay, bisexual and other men having sex with men (GBMSM). Outbreak control in the Netherlands included isolation, quarantine, post-exposure...
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Sellies A, Knol M, de Melker H, Bruijning-Verhagen P, de Boer A
Vaccine . 2024 Apr; 42(15):3455-3460. PMID: 38658205
Background: Previous research suggested that the inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) may protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection or a severe course of COVID-19. These findings were however based on cohort studies, that...
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Verheul M, Kaczorowska J, Hofstee M, Schepp R, Smits G, Wessels Beljaars D, et al.
Mucosal Immunol . 2024 Mar; 17(4):554-564. PMID: 38553008
Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 on the mucosal surfaces of the respiratory tract are understood to contribute to protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection. We aimed to describe the prevalence, levels, and functionality of...
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van Hagen C, Huiberts A, Mutubuki E, de Melker H, Vos E, van de Wijgert J, et al.
PLoS One . 2024 Mar; 19(3):e0300324. PMID: 38498510
Objectives: We describe health-related quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic in the general Dutch population and correlations with restrictive measures. Methods: Data were obtained from 18-85 year-old participants of...
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Huiberts A, Hoeve C, de Gier B, Cremer J, van der Veer B, de Melker H, et al.
Euro Surveill . 2024 Mar; 29(10). PMID: 38456217
We estimated vaccine effectiveness (VE) of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB.1.5 vaccination against self-reported infection between 9 October 2023 and 9 January 2024 in 23,895 XBB.1.5 vaccine-eligible adults who had previously received...
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de Boer P, van Werkhoven C, van Hoek A, Knol M, Sanders E, Wallinga J, et al.
BMC Med . 2024 Feb; 22(1):69. PMID: 38360645
Background: New 15- and 20-valent pneumococcal vaccines (PCV15, PCV20) are available for both children and adults, while PCV21 for adults is in development. However, their cost-effectiveness for older adults, taking...
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Middeldorp M, Duijster J, van de Kassteele J, van der Klis F, de Melker H
Front Immunol . 2024 Feb; 15:1327770. PMID: 38343547
Background: This longitudinal cohort study describes the kinetics in antibody levels after two doses of the bivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in girls (birth cohort 2001) vaccinated in the routine...