Healthy adult vaccination: An urgent need to prevent hepatitis B in China.
Prevalence of hepatitis B is still high among adults in China, athough the prevalence in children has decreased dramatically. Immunization against hepatitis B among adults is urgently required. Through analyzing the immunogenicity of different doses, schedules and booster immunization among adults, we recommend 10 or 20 μg with a 0-1-6-month schedule or a 0-1-12-month schedule for migrant adults. For immunity failure, increasing the dose or covalent vaccine is suggested to provide protective antibodies. To enhance immunity among adults, hepatitis B vaccine should be included in health insurance.
a General Practice Department , the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou , Zhejiang , China.
Yan
Y
Qiu
a General Practice Department , the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou , Zhejiang , China.
Jingjing
J
Ren
b Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention , Hangzhou , Zhejiang , China.
Jun
J
Yao
D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D006291:Health Policy; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines
China; healthy adults; hepatitis B; immunization; prevalence