Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2007 Dec;3(6):1071-6.

Vaccination against hepatitis A in children: A review of the evidence

Paolo Bonanni  1 , Sara Boccalini, Angela Bechini
Affiliations

Vaccination against hepatitis A in children: A review of the evidence

Paolo Bonanni et al. Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2007 Dec.

Abstract

Safe and effective vaccines against hepatitis A have now been available on the market for almost 15 years. This review focuses on the evidence of the effect of such vaccination in children when applied both within routine immunization programs and in groups at high risk of infection, but also as a measure to stop limited or community-wide outbreaks.

Keywords: effectiveness; epidemiology; hepatitis A; herd immunity; outbreaks; vaccination.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Bell BP, Feinstone SM. Hepatitis A Vaccine. In: Plotkin SA, Orenstein WA, editors. Vaccines. 4. Philadelphia: Saunders; 2004. pp. 269–97.
    1. Bonanni P. Implementation in Italy of a universal vaccination programme against hepatitis B. Vaccine. 1995;13(Suppl 1):S68–S71. - PubMed
    1. Bonanni P, Colombai R, Franchi G, et al. Experience of hepatitis A vaccination during an outbreak in a nursery school of Tuscany, Italy. Epidemiol Infect. 1998;121:377–80. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Bonanni P, Franzin A, Staderini C, et al. Vaccination against hepatitis A during outbreaks starting in schools: what can we learn from experiences in central Italy? Vaccine. 2005;23:2176–80. - PubMed
    1. [CDC] Centers of Disease Control. Prevention of hepatitis A through active or passive immunization. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) MMWR. 1999;48(RR-12) - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources