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Hepatitis B vaccination of high-risk adults is cost-effective.
2003 JUN 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hepatitis B vaccination of high-risk adults would save lives and money, according to a report in the American Journal of Medicine.
According to a study from the United States, "The sequelae of hepatitis B virus infection include fulminant liver failure, chronic liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma, and death. The hepatitis B vaccine is efficacious, safe, and cost-effective, but has been consistently underutilized in high-risk adults despite long-standing recommendations. Instituting routine hepatitis B vaccination for high-risk adults in settings such as prisons and jails, sexually transmitted disease clinics, drug treatment centers, and needle exchange programs could prevent up to 800 cases of hepatitis, and 10 deaths from hepatitis, per 10,000 vaccinations, with an overall cost savings."
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Source: HighBeam Research, Hepatitis B vaccination of high-risk adults is cost-effective.