National summary of neonatal hepatitis B immunisation in Wales 2023 to 2024
Authors: Vaccine Preventable Disease Programme, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, Health Protection Team
- All Wales/National
- Annual
An all Wales database to support the appropriate vaccination of babies born to mothers with hepatitis B infection has been developed by Public Health Wales.
This report summarises uptake and timeliness of the first three doses of hepatitis B immunisation and uptake trends in babies born to hepatitis B positive mothers during 2024 who were notified to the Public Health Wales Health Protection Team. Uptake and timeliness of the dose of hepatitis B immunisation due at 12 months and serology in babies born to hepatitis B positive mothers in 2023 are also presented.
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