Public health perspective on vaccine-preventable hepatitis: integrating hepatitis A and B vaccines into public health settings
| Autor: | Laurie Schowalter, Jody H. Hershey, Stephanie B.C. Bailey |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Hepatitis
Sexually transmitted disease medicine.medical_specialty Hepatitis A Vaccines business.industry Public health Vaccination Hepatitis A General Medicine Hepatitis B medicine.disease United States Immunization Family medicine Immunology medicine Humans Hepatitis B Vaccines Hepatitis vaccine Public Health business |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of medicine. 118 |
| ISSN: | 0002-9343 |
| Popis: | Hepatitis A and B vaccinations can and should be integrated into public health settings that serve adults at high risk for infection (e.g., sexually transmitted disease and/or human immunodeficiency virus clinics, criminal justice settings), and a policy of universal immunization may be the best way to accomplish this goal in these settings. Although hepatitis vaccines should be given to all susceptible persons at risk, many opportunities to vaccinate adults at high risk are missed, and there are several barriers and challenges to vaccination of adults. These challenges and barriers can be overcome. Successful integration of hepatitis vaccination for adults into existing public health services and clinics has been accomplished across the United States at both state and local levels. Additional funds must be provided for the infrastructure and purchase of vaccines for adults in these settings. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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