Hepatitis B Birth Dose: First Shot at Timely Early Childhood Vaccination

ConclusionsInfants who received hepatitis B vaccine during their birth hospitalization had higher odds of receiving all recommended vaccines by 19 months independent of other factors associated with vaccine receipt. Understanding the factors that influence this first parental vaccine decision and how hepatitis B vaccine delay or declination may affect subsequent vaccination requires further research.
Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research