A cohesive European policy for hepatitis B vaccination, are we there yet ?
Abstract: Despite the availability of safe and effective hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccines for more than 30years, the burden of hepatitis B disease is still substantial. In 1992, the WHO recommended the inclusion of HBV vaccination in all national vaccination programmes. As of 2012, 47 of the 53 Euro...
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ftunivantwerpen:c:irua:116841 2023-07-16T03:59:09+02:00 A cohesive European policy for hepatitis B vaccination, are we there yet ? Lernout, Tinne Hendrickx, G. Vorsters, Alex Mosina, L. Emiroglu, N. van Damme, Pierre 2014 https://hdl.handle.net/10067/1168410151162165141 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/isi/000333704300005 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/1469-0691.12535 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess 1198-743X Clinical microbiology and infection Biology Human medicine info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2014 ftunivantwerpen https://doi.org/10.1111/1469-0691.12535 2023-06-26T22:17:27Z Abstract: Despite the availability of safe and effective hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccines for more than 30years, the burden of hepatitis B disease is still substantial. In 1992, the WHO recommended the inclusion of HBV vaccination in all national vaccination programmes. As of 2012, 47 of the 53 European countries (89%) had implemented a universal hepatitis B vaccination programme. The most recent countries to follow the recommendation were Ireland (in 2008) and the Netherlands (in 2011). Still, six countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the UK) adopt risk-group-targeted vaccination only, instead of adding a universal vaccination programme. However, changing demography, increasing immigration and the current vaccine costs make the cost-benefit ratios in these remaining low endemicity countries strongly in favour of universal HBV vaccination. Global efforts, including a cohesive European vaccination policy, are essential to control and prevent hepatitis B. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland IRUA - Institutional Repository van de Universiteit Antwerpen Norway Clinical Microbiology and Infection 20 19 24 |
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Abstract: Despite the availability of safe and effective hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccines for more than 30years, the burden of hepatitis B disease is still substantial. In 1992, the WHO recommended the inclusion of HBV vaccination in all national vaccination programmes. As of 2012, 47 of the 53 European countries (89%) had implemented a universal hepatitis B vaccination programme. The most recent countries to follow the recommendation were Ireland (in 2008) and the Netherlands (in 2011). Still, six countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the UK) adopt risk-group-targeted vaccination only, instead of adding a universal vaccination programme. However, changing demography, increasing immigration and the current vaccine costs make the cost-benefit ratios in these remaining low endemicity countries strongly in favour of universal HBV vaccination. Global efforts, including a cohesive European vaccination policy, are essential to control and prevent hepatitis B. |
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A cohesive European policy for hepatitis B vaccination, are we there yet ? |
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A cohesive European policy for hepatitis B vaccination, are we there yet ? |
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A cohesive European policy for hepatitis B vaccination, are we there yet ? |
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