Paiva Coelho, Margarida https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6471-4067
Rodrigues, João E. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8621-5410
Costa, Teresa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6478-4241
Dias, Aureliano https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1629-3755
Graça, Inês C. R.
Rocha, Hugo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5447-615X
Vilarinho, Laura https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6186-779X
Martins, Esmeralda https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9247-9391
Gil, Ana M. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3766-4364
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bolsa de Investigação e Prática Clínica Pfizer Vacinas – SPPediatria 2019
FCT/MCTES (UIDB/50011/2020)
FCT/MCTES (UIDB/50011/2020)
FCT/MCTES (UIDB/50011/2020)
FEDER through COMPETE 2020, POCI and PORL and FCT through PIDDAC (2022.04286.PTDC)
FEDER through COMPETE 2020, POCI and PORL and FCT through PIDDAC (2022.04286.PTDC)
FEDER through COMPETE 2020, POCI and PORL and FCT through PIDDAC (2022.04286.PTDC)
Article History
Received: 27 May 2025
Accepted: 9 October 2025
First Online: 19 January 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All procedures involving human participants were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committees and with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Written informed consent was obtained from all individual participants (or their legal guardians) prior to inclusion in the study.