The World Health Organization declared the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic on March 11, 2020, which was followed by the rapid development and uptake of vaccines to protect against COVID-19 infections. The evolution of numerous variants of the original virus and very...
Globally in 2020, there were an estimated 600,000 cases of cervical cancer and 340,000 deaths. Cervical cancers result mainly from a sexually transmitted infection with a high‐risk strain of the HPV, of which there are approximately 15 types. The modern nine‐valent HPV vaccine is protective...
Cancer remains the primary cause of disease‐related mortality in children and adolescents. Despite significantly better treatment outcomes for most children with cancer, survival for some high‐risk and recurrent/refractory solid tumors remains plateaued for decades. The “cancer precision...
Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is an infectious disease with a mortality of 4–20% (pooled 8.3%) and long-term sequelae, which can result in devastating disability. A recent French study about meningococcal meningitis in patients aged ≥18 years (median 30 years) included a follow-up at...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Vaccination is the most effective measure for controlling diseases such as COVID-19, and nearly half of the world population have received at least 1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccine thus...