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Study results from King Saud University, Medical Department update understanding of immunization
February 18th, 2009
According to a study from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, "This is the third evaluation study of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination program, initiated in 1989 in Saudi Arabia. This study sought to assess the efficacy and long-term protection of the hepatitis B vaccine among Saudi adolescents." "School students between the ages of 16 and 18 years were randomly chosen from high endemic (Aseer), intermediate endemic (Madinah), and low endemic (Al-Qaseem) areas of the country. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B core IgG antibody (anti-HBc), and hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) were measured using standard techniques. A total of 1355 students (689 mates and...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-02-18)
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