Hepatitis A vaccination effectiveness during an outbreak in the Ukraine

Viral hepatitis: Global goals for vaccination

“…22,26 The use of hepatitis A vaccine to control community-wide outbreaks has been most successful, but recommendations in outbreak situations depend on the epidemiology of hepatitis A in the community and the feasibility of rapidly implementing a widespread vaccination program. [24][25][26][27][28][29][30] In countries where clinical hepatitis A is an important health problem, universal immunization would successfully control hepatitis A, although at present, high costs and limited availability of vaccines may preclude such a policy. 1,[31][32][33][34][35] However, before deciding on national policies, and considering planning and implementing large-scale immunization programmes against hepatitis A, it is necessary to consider it in the context of other immunization interventions already implemented or available (e.g.…”

Aspectos epidemiológicos, sorológicos e moleculares das hepatites A, B e C em crianças e adolescentes matriculados em creches e escolas do ensino infantil e fundamental da rede municipal na cidade de Santos

“…Vários estudos demonstram que a vacinação contra hepatite A é capaz de evitar a disseminação da doença durante um surto e também proteger contactantes domiciliares 55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64 . As vacinas contra hepatite A, licenciadas no Brasil, são constituídas por vírus inativados, têm alta eficácia e efetividade, com taxas de soroconversão de 94% a 100% 60 .…”