Vaccination at the forefront of the fight against hepatitis B and C

Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Feb;19(2):87-88. doi: 10.1038/s41575-021-00570-x.

Abstract

Vaccination is a key intervention for the elimination of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections to fulfil the WHO’s 2030 global elimination goal. Innovations in 2021 promise to curb HBV transmission by reducing mother-to-child transmission and enhancing vaccine immunogenicity in at-risk adult groups. Additionally, an HCV vaccination trial was conducted, and there were also advances in our understanding of the immunology underpinning the lack of protection against HCV reinfection.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Hepatitis B / prevention & control*
  • Hepatitis C / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Vaccine Development*
  • Viral Hepatitis Vaccines*

Substances

  • Viral Hepatitis Vaccines