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- Vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in adults aged 65 years and older in primary care: I-MOVE-COVID-19 project, Europe, December 2020 to May 2021Publication . Kissling, Esther; Hooiveld, Mariette; Sandonis Martín, Virginia; Martínez-Baz, Iván; William, Naoma; Vilcu, Ana-Maria; Mazagatos, Clara; Domegan, Lisa; de Lusignan, Simon; Meijer, Adam; Machado, Ausenda; Brytting, Mia; Casado, Itziar; Murray, Josephine-L.K.; Belhillil, Sylvie; Larrauri, Amparo; O’Donnell, Joan; Tsang, Ruby; de Lange, Marit; Rodrigues, Ana Paula; Riess, Maximilian; Castilla, Jesús; Hamilton, Mark; Falchi, Alessandra; Pozo, Francisco; Dunford, Linda; Cogdale, Jade; Jansen, Tessa; Guiomar, Raquel; Enkirch, Theresa; Burgui, Cristina; Sigerson, Debbie; Blanchon, Thierry; Martínez Ochoa, Eva María; Connell, Jeff; Ellis, Joanna; van Gageldonk-Lafeber, Rianne; Kislaya, Irina; Rose, Angela M.C.; Gomez, Verónica; Nunes, Baltazar; Roquette, Rita; Silva, Adriana; Melo, Aryse; Costa, Inês; Verdasca, Nuno; Conde, Patrícia; Valenciano, Marta; I-MOVE-COVID-19 primary care study teamThe I-MOVE-COVID-19 network collates epidemiological and clinical information on patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virological characterisation in 11 European countries [1]. One component of I-MOVE-COVID-19 is the multicentre vaccine effectiveness (VE) study at primary care/outpatient level in nine European study sites in eight countries. We measured overall and product-specific COVID-19 VE against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection among those aged 65 years and older. We also measured VE by time since vaccination.
- Solvent-Free Microwave Extraction of Thymus mastichina Essential Oil: Influence on Their Chemical Composition and on the Antioxidant and Antimicrobial ActivitiesPublication . Araujo, André R.T.S.; Périno, Sandrine; Fernandez, Xavier; Cunha, Cassandra; Rodrigues, Márcio; Ribeiro, Maximiano P.; Jordao, Luisa; Silva, Lúcia A.; Rodilla, Jesus; Coutinho, Paula; Chemat, FaridSolvent-free microwave extraction (SFME) is a combination of microwave heating and dry distillation performed at atmospheric pressure without the addition of water or organic solvents that has been proposed as a green method for the extraction of essential oils from aromatic and medicinal herbs. In this work, SFME and the conventional techniques of steam distillation (SD) and hydrodistillation (HD) were compared with respect to the extraction and antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Thymus mastichina essential oil. The main constituent of essential oils obtained using different methods was 1,8-cineole (eucalyptol). The results showed that the essential oils extracted by means of SFME in 30 min were quantitatively (yield) and qualitatively (aromatic profile) similar to those obtained using conventional HD over 120 min. In addition, SFME generates less waste and less solvent, consumes less energy, and provides a higher yield for a shorter extraction time, which is advantageous for the extraction of the T. mastichina essential oil compared to SD. The antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the T. mastichina essential oil obtained from either SFME or conventional extraction methods (SD or HD) showed a similar pattern. Large-scale experiments using this SFME procedure showed a potential industrial application.
- Early impact of vaccination against COVID-19 in Portuguese elderly populationPublication . Kislaya, Irina; Nunes, Baltazar; Machado, AusendaThis study aims to estimate the population-level impact of vaccination on incidence of SARS-COV-2 infection and COVID-19 hospital occupancy in a Portuguese population aged 80 years and over in early stage of mass vaccination campaign, controlling for effect of other non-pharmacological interventions. Our results suggest a reduction of the incidence and daily hospital occupancy in the target population supporting the implementation of the vaccination campaign in other population subgroups.