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ALF commends CDC for recommendations addressing viral hepatitis

Published in Vaccine Weekly, February 19th, 2003

The American Liver Foundation (ALF) applauds the new recommendations issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prevent the spread of viral hepatitis in the nation's corrections facilities.

The recommendations, published in a recent issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, call for prison vaccination against hepatitis B regardless of the length of stay and vaccination against hepatitis A for at-risk inmates. With prison hepatitis B rates four times the national average, vaccinating the nearly 2 million inmates in this country before they are released is a vital public health initiative.

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2003-02-19)

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