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Mary Patricia Nowalk is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine with an emphasis on epidemiology, infectious diseases, and public health.

Their contributions span multiple subfields of study including:

  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Health
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Immunology

Their major research topics include:

  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Mary Patricia Nowalk has published extensively with notable frequent co-authors such as Richard K. Zimmerman, Manjusha Gaglani, Emily T. Martin, Brendan Flannery, and Jessie R. Chung, reflecting ongoing collaborations in their research community.

Their work has appeared mostly in venues specializing in vaccine and infectious disease research. Some frequent publication outlets include:

  • Vaccine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Mary Patricia Nowalk demonstrate a focus on vaccine effectiveness and respiratory infections:

  • Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines Against COVID-19 Among Hospitalized Adults Aged ≥65 Years - United States, January-March 2021, 2021, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Interim Estimates of 2019-20 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness - United States, February 2020, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Effect of Antigenic Drift on Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in the United States-2019-2020, 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Effects of Influenza Vaccination in the United States During the 2018-2019 Influenza Season, 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Interim Estimates of 2021-22 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness - United States, February 2022, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Best Publications

  • Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in the 2011–2012 Season: Protection Against Each Circulating Virus and the Effect of Prior Vaccination on Estimates

    Suzanne E. Ohmit;Mark G. Thompson;Joshua G. Petrie;Swathi N. Thaker

  • Vaccine criticism on the World Wide Web.

    Richard K Zimmerman;Robert M Wolfe;Dwight E Fox;Jake R Fox

  • Sensitivity and specificity of patient self-report of influenza and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccinations among elderly outpatients in diverse patient care strata

    Richard Kent Zimmerman;Mahlon Raymund;Janine E Janosky;Mary Patricia Nowalk

  • Influenza vaccine effectiveness in the United States during the 2015-2016 season.

    Michael L. Jackson;Jessie R. Chung;Lisa A. Jackson;C. Hallie Phillips

  • Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in the United States During 2012–2013: Variable Protection by Age and Virus Type

    Huong Q. McLean;Mark G. Thompson;Maria E. Sundaram;Burney A. Kieke

  • Effects of Influenza Vaccination in the United States During the 2017-2018 Influenza Season.

    Melissa A Rolfes;Brendan Flannery;Jessie R Chung;Alissa O'Halloran

  • 2014-2015 Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in the United States by Vaccine Type.

    Richard K Zimmerman;Mary Patricia Nowalk;Jessie Chung;Michael L Jackson

  • What affects influenza vaccination rates among older patients? An analysis from inner-city, suburban, rural, and veterans affairs practices

    Richard Kent Zimmerman;Tammy A Santibanez;Janine E Janosky;Michael J Fine

  • Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines Against COVID-19 Among Hospitalized Adults Aged ≥65 Years - United States, January-March 2021.

    Mark W. Tenforde;Samantha M. Olson;Wesley H. Self;H. Keipp Talbot

  • Early Estimates of Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness — United States, January 2015

    Brendan Flannery;Jessie Clippard;Richard K. Zimmerman;Mary Patricia Nowalk

  • Interim Estimates of 2017-18 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness - United States, February 2018.

    Brendan Flannery;Jessie R. Chung;Edward A. Belongia;Huong Q. McLean

  • Spread of Antigenically Drifted Influenza A(H3N2) Viruses and Vaccine Effectiveness in the United States During the 2018-2019 Season.

    Brendan Flannery;Rebecca J Garten Kondor;Jessie R Chung;Manjusha Gaglani

  • Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Against 2009 Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) Virus Differed by Vaccine Type During 2013–2014 in the United States

    Manjusha Gaglani;Jessica Pruszynski;Kempapura Murthy;Lydia Clipper

  • Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Infections During Influenza Seasons.

    Fiona P. Havers;Lauri A. Hicks;Jessie R. Chung;Manjusha Gaglani

  • Cost-effectiveness of Adult Vaccination Strategies Using Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Compared With Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine

    Kenneth J. Smith;Angela R. Wateska;Mary Patricia Nowalk;Mahlon Raymund

  • Interim Estimates of 2019-20 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness - United States, February 2020.

    Fatimah S. Dawood;Jessie R. Chung;Sara S. Kim;Richard K. Zimmerman

  • Interim estimates of 2013-14 seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness - United States, February 2014.

    Brendan Flannery;Swathi N. Thaker;Jessie Clippard;Arnold S. Monto

  • Enhanced Genetic Characterization of Influenza A(H3N2) Viruses and Vaccine Effectiveness by Genetic Group, 2014-2015.

    Brendan Flannery;Richard K. Zimmerman;Larisa V. Gubareva;Rebecca J. Garten

  • Seasonal Effectiveness of Live Attenuated and Inactivated Influenza Vaccine.

    Jessie R. Chung;Brendan Flannery;Mark G. Thompson;Manjusha Gaglani

  • Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in the United States During the 2016–2017 Season

    Brendan Flannery;Jessie R Chung;Arnold S Monto;Emily T Martin

  • Factors associated with adherence to the dietary protein intervention in the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study

    N.Carole Milas;Mary Patricia Nowalk;Lillie Akpele;Lori Castaldo

  • Early estimates of seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness - United States, January 2013

    Lisa Jackson;Michael L. Jackson;C. Hallie Phillips;Joyce Benoit

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard K. Zimmerman
Richard K. Zimmerman University of Pittsburgh
Manjusha Gaglani
Manjusha Gaglani Baylor College of Medicine
Brendan Flannery
Brendan Flannery Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Edward A. Belongia
Edward A. Belongia Marshfield Clinic
Huong Q. McLean
Huong Q. McLean Marshfield Clinic
Lisa A. Jackson
Lisa A. Jackson Kaiser Permanente
Arnold S. Monto
Arnold S. Monto University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Alicia M. Fry
Alicia M. Fry Emory University
Emily T. Martin
Emily T. Martin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Manish M. Patel
Manish M. Patel Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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