Methods| From July 1984 to June 1986, the immunization program covered only newborns
with high-risk mothers who were seropositive for HBV surface antigen. Coverage was …

To evaluate the efficacy of the mass hepatitis B vaccination program in Taiwan in
interrupting perinatal hepatitis B virus transmission, 3464 randomly selected 18-month-old …

The national hepatitis B vaccination program in Taiwan is considered one of the most
successful and effective public health programs to control chronic hepatitis B infection in the …

Objective.—To study the seroepidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in children 10
years after a mass hepatitis B vaccination program was begun in Taiwan. Design.—Cross …

ContextThe association between infant age at initiation of hepatitis B vaccination and
completion of the 3-dose hepatitis B vaccination series is unclear. ObjectiveTo assess the …

Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is hyperendemic in Taiwan. Before universal
HBV immunization was started in Taiwan in 1984, the carrier rate for hepatitis B surface …

More than 80 countries have already met the call by the Global Advisory Group of the WHO
Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) to introduce hepatitis B (HB) vaccine into their …

Background & Aims: Following the world's first successful implementation of a universal
hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination program for infants in Taiwan 20 years ago, we …

This article presents a global overview of hepatitis B infant and adolescent immunization
programmes. The 108 reported universal infant or adolescent immunization programmes …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was hyperendemic in Taiwan
before the implementation of the universal infant hepatitis B immunization program, which …