Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B Vaccination Coverage Among Persons Who Inject Drugs and Have Evidence of Hepatitis C Infection.
Ruth KoepkeDanielle N SillWajiha Z AkhtarKailynn P MitchellSheila M GuilfoyleRyan P WestergaardStephanie L SchauerJames M VergerontPublished in: Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) (2019)
These findings suggest that most persons who inject drugs in Wisconsin are susceptible to HAV infection and that most persons aged ≥35 who inject drugs are susceptible to HBV infection. In addition to routine vaccination of children, targeted hepatitis vaccination programs should focus on adults who inject drugs to help prevent future infections.