Science Library Abstract
Published: 2018
SYNOPSIS
Indian study reveals birth dose of Hepatitis B vaccine is unnecessary.
TITLE
Evaluation of the Protection Provided by Hepatitis B Vaccination in India
CITATION
Puliyel, J., Naik, P., Puliyel, A. et al. Indian Journal of Pediatrics, (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-017-2601-0.
SUMMARY
In India, Hepatitis B vaccination is recommended at 6 wk except for hospital-deliveries. The authors examined protection afforded by the birth dose and found that birth vaccination has no added protection when compared to the unvaccinated. Children who were fully vaccinated with or without birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine had similar levels of protection against the infection.
