title: [Introduction of general hepatitis B vaccination in Switzerland].
abstract: The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health and the Advisory Board on Immunisation recommended that all adolescents aged 11 to 15 should be vaccinated against hepatitis B in December 1997. The introduction of universal immunisation is justified for epidemiological and economical reasons. Universal immunisation in no way excludes the immunisation of all persons exposed to a specific risk and the prenatal screening and immunisation of exposed newborns. Hepatitis B vaccines are safe and highly effective. The main reasons for this recommendation are summarised in the article.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Epidemiologie und Infektionskrankheiten, Bundesamt für Gesundheit, Bern.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vaudaux
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kammerlander
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000191:economics; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000191:economics
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines
vernacular_title: Einführung der generellen Hepatitis-B-Impfung in der Schweiz.