Hepatitis B Vaccine

Hepatitis B vaccination program a resounding success in Taiwan

Published in Vaccine Weekly, April 30th, 2003

by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - The hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination program for children in Taiwan has been successful at significantly reducing perinatal and horizontal transmission of HBV, according to a report in the Journal of Medical Virology.

"Taiwan was an endemic area for HBV infection, and related liver diseases cause a significant drain of public resources," reported Hans Hsienhong Lin and colleagues at Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Tzu Chi University, Hualien Senior High School, and Chi-Hshin Clinical Hospital. "To control the endemic, a nation-wide newborn vaccination program was started in 1985. We reviewed the results of...

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2003-04-30)

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