Hepatitis B Vaccination of Low Birth Weight Infants in Washington State.

Objective: The U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends that infants born weighing less than 2,000 g receive the hepatitis B (HepB) vaccine at hospital discharge or 30 days of age.

Hepatitis B Birth Dose: First Shot at Timely Early Childhood Vaccination.

Introduction: Current U.S. recommendations state that newborns weighing ≥2,000 grams should receive a birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine, yet approximately one quarter do not receive this first dose as scheduled.

Early Childhood Vaccination Status of Preterm Infants.

Background: Preterm infants are at increased risk for vaccine-preventable infections and associated complications. Limited studies describe timely vaccination of these vulnerable infants.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study included Washington State infants with birth hospitalizations at an urban academic medical center between 2008 and 2013.

Sociodemographic, clinical and birth hospitalization characteristics and infant Hepatitis B vaccination in Washington State.

Objective: Hepatitis B (HepB) vaccine is recommended at birth; however, national coverage estimates fall far below target levels. Studies describing the factors associated with infant HepB vaccination are lacking. This study aimed to identify the sociodemographic, clinical and birth hospitalization factors associated with timely receipt of the first HepB vaccine dose.