Hepatitis B Birth Dose Vaccination Efforts Improved From 2017-2022, Research Suggests

HCPlive (7/11, Brooks) reports, “Despite notable disruptions to routine childhood vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, findings from a recent study suggest hepatitis B birth dose vaccination efforts improved from 2017-2022.” The analysis “revealed a decline in refusal of hospital-administered birth doses of the vaccine, likely attributable to revised Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices hepatitis B vaccination guidelines.” The findings were published in JAMA Network Open.