학술논문
Implementation of Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccination--Worldwide, 2006.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*HEPATITIS B vaccines
*IMMUNIZATION of infants
*WORLD health
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Language
ISSN
0098-7484
Abstract
The article discusses the implementation of newborn hepatitis B vaccination. The World Health Organization (WHO) had set a goal for all countries to include hepatitis B (HepB) vaccination in routine infant immunization programs by 1997. Data from the Joint Reporting Form used by WHO and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) were examined. 42% of WHO member states reported that the HepB vaccine was included in the infant immunization schedule. Global and regional HepB vaccine coverage were calculated from Joint Reporting Form figures and estimates of the number of live births. An editorial note from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which addresses perinatal hepatitis B virus transmission and the limitations of the findings is included.