Should Europe have a universal hepatitis B vaccination programme?

WHO recommends that hepatitis B virus should be included in childhood vaccination programmes. Pierre Van Damme and colleagues argue that universal immunisation is essential to stop people becoming carriers but Tuija Leino and colleagues think that a targeted approach is a better use of resources in...

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Published inBMJ (Online) Vol. 347; no. 7919; pp. 14 - 15
Main Authors Damme, Pierre Van, Leuridan, Elke, Hendrickx, Greet, Vorsters, Alex, Theeten, Heidi, Leino, Tuija, Salminen, Mika, Kuusi, Markku
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 10.07.2013
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Subjects
Adolescents
Babies
Children
Disease prevention
Disease risk
Disease transmission
Drug dosages
Epidemiology
Europe
Foreign residents
HEAD TO HEAD
Hepatitis
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B - immunology
Hepatitis B - prevention & control
Hepatitis B Vaccines - administration & dosage
Hepatitis B virus
Humans
Immigrants
Immunization
Immunization Programs - methods
Infants
Infections
Liver cirrhosis
Mens health
Migration
Newborn babies
Prevention
Public health
Sex industry
Teenagers
Vaccination
Vaccines
Viruses
Young adults
Europe
Sweden
Netherlands
United Kingdom > UK
Norway
Ireland
Finland
Denmark
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Summary:WHO recommends that hepatitis B virus should be included in childhood vaccination programmes. Pierre Van Damme and colleagues argue that universal immunisation is essential to stop people becoming carriers but Tuija Leino and colleagues think that a targeted approach is a better use of resources in countries with low endemicity
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DOI:10.1136/bmj.f4057