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NATIONAL VACCINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Resolution: Hepatitis B September 29, 1998 WHEREAS, a pocket of need may be broadly defined as an undervaccinated population, and WHEREAS, adolescents are undervaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine as well as other recommended vaccines, and WHEREAS, racial/ethnic disparities exist for the risk of acquiring hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, therefore Be it resolved that: NVAC recognizes adolescents as an age-defined pocket of need and recommends targeted hepatitis B vaccination activities for adolescents, and NVAC recommends that the Assistant Secretary for Health focus specifically on improving vaccination coverage of adolescents against HBV infection when designing and implementing strategies to eliminate racial/ethnic disparities in disease incidence. |
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