Immunization (HAV)

Two States Plan To Continue Targetted Vaccinations

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, March 8th, 1999

New Mexico, USA, has planned to stick with its current program of targeting hepatitis A vaccinations at children who live in communities that are hot spots for the disease, rather than implementing statewide requirements, a health official said.

"We want to saturate vaccines in high-risk communities where outbreaks sweep through," Dr. David Keller, New Mexico Department of Health, said.

An advisory committee of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urged that New Mexico and 10 other states, with a high incidence of hepatitis A, require that all children be vaccinated.

Some areas of New Mexico have no trace of...

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