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In a test-negative design case-control study, Dr. Thiago Cerqueira-Silva and colleagues, investigate the effectiveness of mRNA boosters after homologous primary series with BNT162b2 or ChAdOx1 against symptomatic infection and severe COVID-19 in Brazil and Scotland.

In a test-negative design case-control study, Dr. Thiago Cerqueira-Silva and colleagues, investigate the effectiveness of mRNA boosters after homologous primary series with BNT162b2 or ChAdOx1 against symptomatic infection and severe COVID-19 in Brazil and Scotland.

Jiayue Wan and colleagues estimate the impact of COVID-19 booster doses on SARS-CoV-2 infection in a vaccinated population of young adults during an Omicron BA.1-predominant period.

Author summary Why was this study done? Developing new and innovative interventions to improve tuberculosis (TB) care services use and successful treatment are essential to the global efforts to end TB. There is a limited scope on the overall impact of these interventions because most studies focus on interventions’ capacity to enhance specific TB care outcomes. Evaluating existing evidence to ascertain the effect TB interventions on overall care cascade outcomes is paramount to informin...

Torben Heinsohn and co-authors investigate infection and transmission risks of COVID-19 in schools, school-level infection control measures, and their contribution to population infections in Germany.

Using a Test-Negative Case-Control Analysis, Dr Margaret L. Lind and colleagues, investigate the association between primary or booster COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and omicron lineage BA.1 SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Katrine Finderup Nielsen and colleagues investigate vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 reinfection, COVID-19 related hospitalization and COVID-19 related death, in previously infected individuals in Denmark.

Katrine Finderup Nielsen and colleagues investigate vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 reinfection, COVID-19 related hospitalization and COVID-19 related death, in previously infected individuals in Denmark.

Dr Amitabh Suthar and Dr Christopher Dye give their perspective on infection, immunity and surveillance of COVID-19.

In a systematic review and meta analysis, Isabel Bergeri, Mairead Whelan, Harriet Ware, Lorenzo Subissi, and colleagues study global SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence, two years into the COVID-19 pandemic.