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Effects of Decreased Immunization Coverage for Hepatitis B Virus Caused by COVID-19 in World Health Organization Western Pacific and African Regions, 2020
The World Health Organization–designated Western Pacific Region (WPR) and African Region (AFR) have the highest number of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted childhood immunization, threatening progress toward elimination of hepatitis B by 2030....
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2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9745226/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36502399 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2813.212300 |
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author | Kabore, Hyacinte J. Li, Xi Allison, Robert D. Avagyan, Tigran Mihigo, Richard Takashima, Yoshihiro Tohme, Rania A. |
author_facet | Kabore, Hyacinte J. Li, Xi Allison, Robert D. Avagyan, Tigran Mihigo, Richard Takashima, Yoshihiro Tohme, Rania A. |
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description | The World Health Organization–designated Western Pacific Region (WPR) and African Region (AFR) have the highest number of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted childhood immunization, threatening progress toward elimination of hepatitis B by 2030. We used a published mathematical model to estimate the number of expected and excess HBV infections and related deaths after 10% and 20% decreases in hepatitis B birth dose or third-dose hepatitis B vaccination coverage of children born in 2020 compared with prepandemic 2019 levels. Decreased vaccination coverage resulted in additional chronic HBV infections that were 36,342–395,594 in the WPR and 9,793–502,047 in the AFR; excess HBV-related deaths were 7,150–80,302 in the WPR and 1,177–67,727 in the AFR. These findings support the urgent need to sustain immunization services, implement catch-up vaccinations, and mitigate disruptions in hepatitis B vaccinations in future birth cohorts. |
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spelling | pubmed-97452262022-12-19 Effects of Decreased Immunization Coverage for Hepatitis B Virus Caused by COVID-19 in World Health Organization Western Pacific and African Regions, 2020 Kabore, Hyacinte J. Li, Xi Allison, Robert D. Avagyan, Tigran Mihigo, Richard Takashima, Yoshihiro Tohme, Rania A. Emerg Infect Dis Clinical and Health Services Delivery and Impact The World Health Organization–designated Western Pacific Region (WPR) and African Region (AFR) have the highest number of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted childhood immunization, threatening progress toward elimination of hepatitis B by 2030. We used a published mathematical model to estimate the number of expected and excess HBV infections and related deaths after 10% and 20% decreases in hepatitis B birth dose or third-dose hepatitis B vaccination coverage of children born in 2020 compared with prepandemic 2019 levels. Decreased vaccination coverage resulted in additional chronic HBV infections that were 36,342–395,594 in the WPR and 9,793–502,047 in the AFR; excess HBV-related deaths were 7,150–80,302 in the WPR and 1,177–67,727 in the AFR. These findings support the urgent need to sustain immunization services, implement catch-up vaccinations, and mitigate disruptions in hepatitis B vaccinations in future birth cohorts. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9745226/ /pubmed/36502399 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2813.212300 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Emerging Infectious Diseases is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Clinical and Health Services Delivery and Impact Kabore, Hyacinte J. Li, Xi Allison, Robert D. Avagyan, Tigran Mihigo, Richard Takashima, Yoshihiro Tohme, Rania A. Effects of Decreased Immunization Coverage for Hepatitis B Virus Caused by COVID-19 in World Health Organization Western Pacific and African Regions, 2020 |
title | Effects of Decreased Immunization Coverage for Hepatitis B Virus Caused by COVID-19 in World Health Organization Western Pacific and African Regions, 2020 |
title_full | Effects of Decreased Immunization Coverage for Hepatitis B Virus Caused by COVID-19 in World Health Organization Western Pacific and African Regions, 2020 |
title_fullStr | Effects of Decreased Immunization Coverage for Hepatitis B Virus Caused by COVID-19 in World Health Organization Western Pacific and African Regions, 2020 |
title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Decreased Immunization Coverage for Hepatitis B Virus Caused by COVID-19 in World Health Organization Western Pacific and African Regions, 2020 |
title_short | Effects of Decreased Immunization Coverage for Hepatitis B Virus Caused by COVID-19 in World Health Organization Western Pacific and African Regions, 2020 |
title_sort | effects of decreased immunization coverage for hepatitis b virus caused by covid-19 in world health organization western pacific and african regions, 2020 |
topic | Clinical and Health Services Delivery and Impact |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9745226/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36502399 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2813.212300 |
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