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Immunization
New immunization data have been reported by S. Amesty and co-authors
May 21st, 2008
"Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination coverage remains low among drug users. In 1997, ACIP made hepatitis B vaccine available for persons aged 0-18 years and many states began requiring HBV vaccination for entry into middle school; these programs might affect HBV vaccination and infection rates in younger DUs," researchers in the United States report. "We were interested in determining correlates of immunization among younger (< 25 years) and older (25 and older) DUs. A community-based sample of 1,211 heroin, crack, and cocaine users 18 or older was recruited from Harlem and the Bronx. We assessed previous HBV vaccination and infection and correlates using bivariate...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-05-21)
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