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This article is a plain language summary of “Awareness, attitudes, and practices on meningococcal serogroup B vaccination in the United States among parents of older adolescents and among young adults”, by Herrara-Restrepo O. et al. DOI: 10.1080/03007995.2023.2285366 [Citation1]
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Declaration of funding
This study was sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA (Study identifier HE-218668). Support for third-party writing assistance for this article was provided by Océane Parker, Costello Medical, USA and was funded by GSK in accordance with Good Publication Practice (GPP 2022) guidelines (https://www.ismpp.org/gpp-2022).
Declaration of financial/other relationships
OHR, WJC, SP, EO, and DEC are employees and stockholders of the GSK group of companies. JKM, AK, ZZ, RT, LS, and CCC are employees of IQVIA, which was paid by GSK to conduct this study. A reviewer on this manuscript declared that they have received honoraria from Pfizer for presentations on the global meningitis roadmap; another reviewer declared that they have received personal fees acting as a speaker or advisor for Sanofi Pasteur and Pfizer. Peer reviewers on this manuscript have no other relevant financial relationships or otherwise to disclose.
Author contributions
Substantial contributions to study conception and design: OHR, ZZ, AK, WJC, EO, JKM, RT, LS, CCC, SP, DEC; substantial contributions to analysis and interpretation of the data: OHR, ZZ, AK, WJC, EO, JKM, RT, LS, CCC, SP, DEC; drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content: OHR, ZZ, AK, WJC, EO, JKM, RT, LS, CCC, SP, DEC; final approval of the version of the article to be published: OHR, ZZ, AK, WJC, EO, JKM, RT, LS, CCC, SP, DEC.
Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge Audrey Colliou, GSK, Wavre, Belgium, for study delivery and contribution to study design, data interpretation, and study completion; Tina Valentino, GSK, Philadelphia, USA, for review; Virginia Ruef, GSK, Columbus, USA, for review; Ingrid Leal, GSK, Panamá, Panama, for publication support; and Seongbin Shin, GSK, Philadelphia, USA, for publication support. The authors also thank Costello Medical for editorial assistance and publication coordination, on behalf of GSK, and acknowledge Océane Parker, Costello Medical, USA, for medical writing and editorial assistance based on authors’ input and direction. The data presented in this manuscript were also presented in two posters at the 2023 Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting.
