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David K. Shay is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medical and social science fields, with particular attention to infectious diseases, health, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, epidemiology, and surgery.

The scientist's work includes extensive investigation into SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, viral infections and immunology, respiratory viral infections, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis, COVID-19 impact on reproduction, and platelet disorders and treatments.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with David K. Shay include:

  • Tom T. Shimabukuro
  • Paige Marquez
  • Julianne Gee
  • Tanya R. Myers
  • John R. Su

The primary venues where David K. Shay's work is published include:

  • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Vaccine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • JAMA
  • JAMA Network Open

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by David K. Shay are:

  • Safety Monitoring of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 Vaccine - United States, March-April 2021, 2021, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Myocarditis Cases Reported After mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccination in the US From December 2020 to August 2021, 2022, JAMA
  • Safety of mRNA vaccines administered during the initial 6 months of the US COVID-19 vaccination programme: an observational study of reports to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System and v-safe, 2022, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Safety in Children Aged 5-11 Years - United States, November 3-December 19, 2021, 2021, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Safety in Adolescents Aged 12-17 Years - United States, December 14, 2020-July 16, 2021, 2021, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Best Publications

  • Mortality Associated With Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the United States

    William W. Thompson;David K. Shay;Eric Weintraub;Lynnette Brammer

  • Influenza-associated hospitalizations in the United States.

    William W. Thompson;David K. Shay;Eric Weintraub;Lynnette Brammer

  • Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2009.

    Anthony E Fiore;Timothy M Uyeki;Karen Broder;Lyn Finelli

  • Bronchiolitis-associated hospitalizations among US children, 1980-1996.

    David K. Shay;Robert C. Holman;Robert D. Newman;Lenna L. Liu

  • Estimated global mortality associated with the first 12 months of 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 virus circulation: a modelling study

    Fatimah S. Dawood;A. Danielle Iuliano;Carrie Reed;Martin I. Meltzer

  • Influenza and the rates of hospitalization for respiratory disease among infants and young children.

    Héctor S. Izurieta;William W. Thompson;Piotr Kramarz;David K. Shay

  • Antiviral agents for the treatment and chemoprophylaxis of influenza --- recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

    Anthony E Fiore;Alicia Fry;David Shay;Larisa Gubareva

  • Adamantane resistance among influenza A viruses isolated early during the 2005-2006 influenza season in the United States.

    Rick A. Bright;David K. Shay;Bo Shu;Nancy J. Cox

  • Estimates of deaths associated with seasonal influenza - United States, 1976-2007.

    M. G. Thompson;D. K. Shay;H. Zhou;C. B. Bridges

  • Influenza-Associated Deaths among Children in the United States, 2003–2004

    Niranjan Bhat;Jennifer G. Wright;Karen R. Broder;Erin L. Murray

  • Effectiveness of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in older adults.

    Lisa A. Jackson;Kathleen M. Neuzil;Onchee Yu;Patti Benson

  • Hospitalizations Associated With Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the United States, 1993–2008

    Hong Zhou;William W. Thompson;Cecile G. Viboud;Corinne M. Ringholz

  • Bronchiolitis-Associated Mortality and Estimates of Respiratory Syncytial Virus—Associated Deaths among US Children, 1979–1997

    David K. Shay;Robert C. Holman;Genie E. Roosevelt;Matthew J. Clarke

  • Trends in hospitalizations for pneumonia among persons aged 65 years or older in the United States, 1988-2002.

    Alicia M. Fry;David K. Shay;Robert C. Holman;Aaron T. Curns

  • Enterococci Resistant to Multiple Antimicrobial Agents, Including Vancomycin: Establishment of Endemicity in a University Medical Center

    Morris Jg;Shay Dk;Hebden Jn;McCarter Rj

  • The Burden of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Seniors: Results of a Population-Based Study

    Michael L. Jackson;Kathleen M. Neuzil;Kathleen M. Neuzil;William W. Thompson;David K. Shay

  • Estimates of US influenza-associated deaths made using four different methods

    William W. Thompson;Eric Weintraub;Praveen Dhankhar;Po-Yung Cheng

  • Mask use, hand hygiene, and seasonal influenza-like illness among young adults: A randomized intervention trial

    Allison E. Aiello;Genevra F. Murray;Vanessa Perez;Rebecca M. Coulborn

  • Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines : recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices--United States, 2013-2014

    Lisa A. Grohskopf;David K. Shay;Tom T. Shimabukuro;Leslie Z. Sokolow

  • Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality in the United States: Increase of Staphylococcus aureus Coinfection

    Lyn Finelli;Anthony Fiore;Rosaline Dhara;Lynnette Brammer

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward A. Belongia
Edward A. Belongia Marshfield Clinic
William W. Thompson
William W. Thompson Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mark G. Thompson
Mark G. Thompson Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Joseph S. Bresee
Joseph S. Bresee Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lisa A. Jackson
Lisa A. Jackson Kaiser Permanente
Robert L. Davis
Robert L. Davis University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Nancy J. Cox
Nancy J. Cox Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Alicia M. Fry
Alicia M. Fry Emory University
Kathleen M. Neuzil
Kathleen M. Neuzil University of Maryland, Baltimore
Marie R. Griffin
Marie R. Griffin Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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