Carlos Espinal
Biographic Data
| ID | 7502362 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carlos Espinal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carlos |
| FAMILY NAME | Espinal |
| SIGNATURE | ESPINAL C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida International University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4054-5588 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on influenza vaccination coverage in Latin America
Objective. Analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on influenza vaccination coverage in some countries in the Americas. Methods. This descriptive ecological study included Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay and analyzed information on influenza vaccination coverage in the countries during 2018–2023. The study reports annual estimates of influenza vaccination coverage expressed as a percentage of the population. The sources used were those reported…
Status of the national immunization technical advisory groups in the Americas
NITAGs have successfully supported vaccine policy-making through evidence-based recommendations. However, improvement in their structure, operation, and transparency is needed to help them keep up with the rapidly evolving field of immunization. Research on the impact of NITAGs is important to support the development of recommendations for improvement
Strategies for expanding childhood vaccination in the Americas following the Covid-19 pandemic
Objective. To provide an overview of the status of the childhood vaccination schedule in the Americas, outline program structures, and identify updated implementation strategies to improve vaccination coverage following the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods. A group of experts in pediatrics, epidemiology, vaccines, and global and public health discussed the current status of the childhood vaccination schedule in the Americas, describing the program stru…
Obesity in Latin America, a scoping review of public health prevention strategies and an overview of their impact on obesity prevention
Objective: To describe the strategies implemented in seventeen Latin American countries for obesity prevention and to provide an overview of their impact. Design: A thorough search of strategies and their impact was done through an Internet search, governmental webpages, reports and research articles in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Setting: Latin America (not including the Caribbean countries). Participants: Any. Results: The Ministry of Heal…
No prominent works on this page.
Obesity in Latin America, a scoping review of public health prevention strategies and an overview of their impact on obesity prevention
Objective: To describe the strategies implemented in seventeen Latin American countries for obesity prevention and to provide an overview of their impact. Design: A thorough search of strategies and their impact was done through an Internet search, governmental webpages, reports and research articles in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Setting: Latin America (not including the Caribbean countries). Participants: Any. Results: The Ministry of Heal…
Status of the national immunization technical advisory groups in the Americas
NITAGs have successfully supported vaccine policy-making through evidence-based recommendations. However, improvement in their structure, operation, and transparency is needed to help them keep up with the rapidly evolving field of immunization. Research on the impact of NITAGs is important to support the development of recommendations for improvement
Strategies for expanding childhood vaccination in the Americas following the Covid-19 pandemic
Objective. To provide an overview of the status of the childhood vaccination schedule in the Americas, outline program structures, and identify updated implementation strategies to improve vaccination coverage following the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods. A group of experts in pediatrics, epidemiology, vaccines, and global and public health discussed the current status of the childhood vaccination schedule in the Americas, describing the program stru…
Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on influenza vaccination coverage in Latin America
Objective. Analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on influenza vaccination coverage in some countries in the Americas. Methods. This descriptive ecological study included Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay and analyzed information on influenza vaccination coverage in the countries during 2018–2023. The study reports annual estimates of influenza vaccination coverage expressed as a percentage of the population. The sources used were those reported…
Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Immunization (2 works) · Immunology (2 works) · Influenza Virus Research Studies (2 works) · Latin Americans (2 works) · Pandemic (2 works)