SAGE Meetings
Information related to hepatitis immunization
SAGE meeting of April 2012
The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization held its last meeting on 10-12 April. The report of the meeting will be published in the WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record on 25 May 2012.
Statement on hepatitis A immunization
“On the topic of hepatitis A vaccine, SAGE concluded that while a two dose regimen of hepatitis A vaccines is currently in use in some countries, national immunization programmes may consider the use of single dose inactivated hepatitis A vaccines for inclusion in immunization schedules. In this context, SAGE applauded Argentina for its innovative approach that led to the generation of useful data and may result in cost savings for other countries. SAGE encouraged Argentina to continue monitoring the impact of its single dose hepatitis A vaccine program and to report back to WHO on an annual basis.”
Presentations
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Moritoring the impact of single dose hepatitis A vaccine use in Argentina
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C. Vizzotti, Ministry of Health, Argentina -
Process of evidence and data collection and overview of evidence obtained including GRADE table
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D. Shouval, Hadassah Hebrew University Hospital, Israel -
Draft recommendations for flexible use of inactivated hepatitis A vaccine booster dose
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A. Reingold, Chair of SAGE working group on hepatitis A
Background documents
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Evidence for the use of single dose inactivated hepatitis A vaccine schedules: Background paper for SAGE decision - Addendum to SAGE Hepatitis A Wording Group report to SAGE November 2011
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Background paper prepared for the November 2011 SAGE meeting
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GRADE table: Efficacy and safety of hepatitis A vaccines
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GRADE table: Hepatitis A vaccine and post-exposure prophylaxis
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GRADE table: Population impact of Hepatitis A immunization programs
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GRADE table: Hepatitis A vaccines and long-term protection
pdf, 40kb - The Immunological Basis for Immunization Series: Hepatitis A