Will hepatitis A become a vaccine-preventable disease?

Article Abstract:

Routine childhood vaccination against hepatitis A may eliminate its transmission. The hepatitis A virus (HAV) vaccine may be licensed in the U.S. in 1995. Some groups advocate selective immunization of people who have an increased risk of infection. Public health officials may instead promote routine vaccination of infants to achieve the goal of long-term reduction of HAV transmission and disease incidence. In 1992, 70 persons in the U.S. died of liver failure following HAV infection. One-third of HAV cases in the U.S. involve children or adolescents. Person-to-person contact is the main means of transmission. Preventing HAV disease in children may reduce transmission to other household members.

Research, Vaccines, Hepatitis A

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Effects of universal vaccination for hepatitis B

Article Abstract:

Vaccinating all residents of a population with the hepatitis B vaccine can substantially decrease the rate of new infections and the number of carriers. This was the conclusion of a study in Taiwan, where hepatitis B is very common and a program of universal vaccination was begun in the mid-1980s.

Taiwan

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Protecting future generations through immunization against hepatitis B

Article Abstract:

Vaccinating all adults at risk of hepatitis B as well as all children can substantially lower the rate of new infections. This is important because chronic hepatitis B can cause liver cancer.

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