Hepatitis Vaccines: Recommended For Children, Patients Suffering From Chronic Liver Diseases
Hepatitis vaccine Hepatitis vaccine is one of the most critical vaccines recommended for the prevention of hepatitis A and hepatitis B. Since its introduction, hepatitis vaccination rates have been increasing steadily in countries like the U. S. In May 2019, according to the study, ‘Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positivity and its associated factors in Rwanda’, published in May 2019, in BMC Infectious Diseases, the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen was 3.9% in the study population. Acute viral hepatitis is inflammation of the liver caused by infection with one of the five hepatitis viruses. In the U.S., rates of new Hepatitis B infections are highest among adults aged 40-49 years, reflecting low hepatitis B vaccination coverage among adults at risk. Persons with chronic conditions like diabetes and HIV/AIDS are also at increased risk of contracting hepatitis B. Since the hepatitis vaccine was introduced, worldwide, 500 mill...