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The 36th National Immunization Conference of CDC |
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The 36th National Immunization Conference of CDC |
Governor's Square 10 (Plaza Building) (Adam's Mark Hotel)
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C6: Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention | |||
| Presenters will discuss the importance of the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose to prevent perinatal hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, challenges to improving vaccine coverage in infants, and mechanisms to improve surveillance for perinatal HBV infection. | |||
| Learning Objectives: Discuss factors associated with hepatitis B vaccination birth dose coverage.
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| Moderators: | Anthony Fiore Cindi Pecoraro | ||
| 10:30 AM | Introductory Remarks | ||
| 10:40 AM | 337 | Hepatitis Birth Dose Survey Results Teresa Asper Anderson, Deborah L. Wexler | |
| 11:00 AM | 653 | Reductions in hepatitis B (HB) vaccine coverage for infants born to women with unknown hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) status: Unintended impact of changes in recommendations Holly Corwith-Jensen, Ann R. Thomas, Anthony Fiore, Paul R. Cieslak, Hal Margolis | |
| 11:20 AM | Invited Presentation | ||
| 11:40 AM | Discussion | ||