Up to 40% of organizations report ‘major impacts’ on their work, according to surveys by the Coalition for Global Hepatitis ...

By Jessica Donati Feb 18 (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's foreign minister has said his government has stopped a study funded by the Trump administration aiming to evaluate side effects of the life-saving ...

The history of the hepatitis B vaccine has been marked by controversies, from the ‘Australia antigen’ to the ‘Pediatric Tuskegee.’ ...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are among the world's leading infectious threats, together responsible for over a million deaths each year, but these infections remain neglected by ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced that it recommends hepatitis B vaccination for all adults ages 19-59. [1] * While there is no cure for hepatitis B, vaccination ...

The West Coast Health Alliance recommends the vaccine, despite the CDC's change in guidance last December.

Hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) injections can provide short-term protection against the hepatitis B virus. They may benefit people who have experienced recent exposure. Some people get acute ...

Over the past four years, health officials at the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) have tracked a small but significant drop in newborn hepatitis B vaccination, at the same time they’ve documented a drop ...

Thursday to remove hepatitis B from the list of required vaccines in New Hampshire. Rep. Kelley Potenza, a Rochester ...

Person-to-person transmissions of hepatitis A have occurred across the United States and many are affecting gay and bisexual men. Hepatitis A outbreaks among MSM have been reported frequently despite ...

Hepatitis B vaccinations for Oregon newborns fell to 82% in 2024 from 86% in 2022, while birth parent screening also having ...

Healthcare professionals administer the hepatitis A vaccine in two doses. They give the first dose when the infant is between 12 and 23 months old and the second dose 6 months after the first. The ...