Hepatitis B vaccine birth dose in India: time to reconsider

Viral hepatitis is increasingly being recognized as a public health problem in India with 96% of all hepatitis mortality attributed to hepatitis B and C combined. It has been recognized that hepatitis B vaccination has resulted in substantial reductions in the incidence of acute and chronic hepatiti...

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Published in:Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics 2020-01, Vol.16 (1), p.158-160
Main Authors: Parija, Pragyan Paramita, M, Mohan Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Hepatitis B - prevention & control
Hepatitis B birth dose
Hepatitis B Vaccines - administration & dosage
Humans
Immunization Programs
Immunization Schedule
India
Infant, Newborn
national immunization schedule India
Time Factors
Vaccination Coverage - statistics & numerical data
vaccine
vaccine coverage
viral hepatitis
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Summary:Viral hepatitis is increasingly being recognized as a public health problem in India with 96% of all hepatitis mortality attributed to hepatitis B and C combined. It has been recognized that hepatitis B vaccination has resulted in substantial reductions in the incidence of acute and chronic hepatitis B infections and carriage. Although coverage of third-dose hepatitis B vaccine has reached 86%, the birth-dose coverage was only 45% in 2015 despite high rates of institutional deliveries (79%). With the target set at 90% coverage of birth-dose hepatitis B vaccine by 2030, it is imperative to immediately incorporate WHO/SAGE recommendations of administering the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose until 7 d into the National Immunization Schedule (NIS).
ISSN:2164-5515
2164-554X
DOI:10.1080/21645515.2019.1640557