Adjuvanted Hepatitis B Vaccine Effective Among Healthcare Workers Previously Classified As Nonresponders, Study Finds

Healio (6/26, Stulpin) reports, “A two-dose series of a hepatitis B vaccine with a CpG adjuvant resulted in a more than 90% response rate among health care workers previously classified as nonresponders, researchers found.” Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, “the study demonstrated that after two doses of HepB-CpG, 43 of 47 health care workers (91%) responded, whereas 41 of 49 health care workers (84%) responded after one dose. Among the 29 health care workers with risk factors for nonresponse, 25 (86%) were responsive.”