Reply to Editorial on "What is a potentially damaging vaccination delay in children younger than 2 years?"
Vaccine guidelines should be followed at the best to avoid vaccine preventable diseases in children and particularly in at-risk children. The authors of the editorial rightly emphasize the risk of hepatitis B in unimmunized children. Vaccine delays are frequent and indicators of vaccine delays are needed. Thresholds that identify an important increase in relative risks are the most relevant, for hepatitis B as well.
a Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, Pediatric Emergency Unit & Infectious Diseases , Lille , France.|b Groupe de Pathologie Infectieuse Pédiatrique (GPIP) , France.|c Univ. Lille, EA2694, Public Health: Epidemiology & Quality of Care , Lille , France.
François
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Dubos
a Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, Pediatric Emergency Unit & Infectious Diseases , Lille , France.
Pauline
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Gras
a Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, Pediatric Emergency Unit & Infectious Diseases , Lille , France.|b Groupe de Pathologie Infectieuse Pédiatrique (GPIP) , France.|c Univ. Lille, EA2694, Public Health: Epidemiology & Quality of Care , Lille , France.
Alain
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Martinot
D000367:Age Factors; D005602:France; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn
D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines
children; dangerous delays; hepatitis B; timeliness; vaccines