Revista espanola de salud publica
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Rev Esp Salud Publica · Oct 2021
[Humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in workers of social health care centers of Castilla y León after vaccination with the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine from Pfizer/Biontech.]
Workers and residents of care facilities for elder people/people with disabilities were particularly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Workers from these centres were included as a priority group for vaccination against SARS-CoV-2. The Family Ministry of Castilla y León realized a seroprevalence survey measuring the humoral immunity of its workers after the vaccination against SARS-CoV-2. ⋯ 99.8% of social health workers who received 2 doses of the BNT162b2 vaccine from Pfizer/BioNtech, and 94% of those who received 1 single dose, presented humoral immunity with high IgG titers, with high clinical effectiveness expressed in the absence of cases. 64% of unvaccinated workers presented humoral immunity. The history of having passed COVID-19 produces an important booster effect both after one and after two doses of vaccine. Measurement of humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 could be considered as a parameter for sufficient immunity.
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Rev Esp Salud Publica · May 2021
[Evolution of COVID-19 at nursing homes from the second wave to vaccination. Description of a coordination program between Primary Care, Geriatrics and Public Health.]
Nursing homes have suffered in a particularly pronounced way from the effects of COVID-19 so it is very convenient to know the evolution in them of the disease and the impact of SARS-CoV2 vaccination The objective of this study was to analyze COVID-19 pandemic evolution from the start of the second wave to the end of the vaccination campaign at the nursing homes. A coordination program between Primary Care and Geriatrics and Public Health services was activated. ⋯ The incidence of COVID-19 at nursing homes after the first wave of the pandemic has apparently been lower. The transmission in these centers has followed a different distribution than at community. Mass vaccination has achieved the practical disappearance of the disease.
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Rev Esp Salud Publica · Apr 2021
[Effectiveness of the first dose of BNT162b2 vaccine to preventing covid-19 in healthcare personnel.]
A first protective dose of vaccine may allow delaying the second dose in a context of low supply. The objective is to assess the effectiveness of a single dose of vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 (BNT162b2) after twelve days of its administration in healthcare personnel (HCP) of a Health Department. ⋯ One dose of BNT162b2 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 offers early protection after twelve days of administration. These data could be considered to adapt strategies and consider postponing the second dose in situations of limited vaccine supply in order to achieve the maximum number of people covered with a first dose.
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Rev Esp Salud Publica · Apr 2021
[Collaboration experience between hospitals and long-term care facilities for the care of COVID-19 patients.]
The disease produced by SARS-CoV-2 has led to severe situations and mortality in elderly people. The objective of this study was to describe the collaboration between hospital professionals and nursing homes when applying preventive measures for the transmission of COVID-19 and in the assistance of institutionalized patients. ⋯ The collaboration between the professionals of healthcare centers and the hospital, adapted to the needs of each center, has allowed to improve the assistance to the residents and the coordination between the professionals, optimizing the available resources.
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Rev Esp Salud Publica · Feb 2021
[Eating habits and diet quality in university students ofteaching in relation to their adherence to the mediterranean diet.]
In our country, in recent years, the western diet model has been imposed to the detriment of the pattern of Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (AMD), this distance being more evident among young university students. The objectives of this work were to describe the dietary habits of university students (future teachers) and nutritional quality factors (ON) to compliance with the degrees of ADM. Establish possible improvements in their training. ⋯ Students generally presented a desirable departure in ADM and ON. But, some desirable nutritional traits have been found to occur significantly among ADM-high students. They would set the guidelines for improving the training and preparation of the studied future educators.