Journal of Vaccines & Vaccination

Department of Medicine, Inova Fairfax Hospital, New York, United States

Biography

Dr. James N. Cooper is a gastroenterologist in Falls Church, Virginia. He received his medical degree from NYU School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. Gastroenterologists diagnose and treat digestive disorders, such as stomach pain, ulcers, reflux, constipation and Crohn's disease.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Survey of Attitudes on Personal Protection Interventions against COVID-19 Including MMR Vaccination and Future Anti-COVID Vaccines
  Author(s): Joseph D. Schulman*, James N. Cooper and Gary W. Crooks
  
  An electronic survey was conducted in October, 2020 among individuals primarily age 60 and older regarding their degree of confidence of deriving personal protection from 8 different anti-COVID interventions - social isolation, lockdowns, avoiding restaurants, taking MMR vaccine, wearing masks when indoors with others, avoiding hotels, avoiding commercial air travel, and using the first future specific anti-COVID vaccine. Responses were received from 135 persons from many different U.S. regions and 5 foreign countries. Respondents were generally individuals with very high levels of education and personal achievement. Results demonstrated wide diversity of responses regarding each of these interventions. None were strongly supported by a majority of respondents, but those receiving the largest proportions of strong support were social isolation (41%), wearing masks.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2157-7560.20.11.434

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