Can you please supply a data based on individual researcher and not supplied by a drug company which makes the vaccine. In my surgical practice were nearly all patients get tested for hepatitis B,i have found the incidence very low.i feel that people who are not health workers(Doctors ,nurses,and others)and are not exposed to serum or blood either sexually or through other hospital treatment,stand a very low risk of getting exposed. I feel the low risk population does not require the vaccine. Will need views of the readers especially doctors.... Dr.A.V.Pathak
RE:Hepatitis B Vacc.
by Dr. Rahul Wadke on Sep 21, 2005 09:15 PM Permalink
Dr. Pathak, I agree with your view completely. yes it is still small number of population which is actually affected. I agree with your view of getting vaccine only to population at risk such as health care workers, & sex workers, & IV drug abusers. But the problem is lack of information & understanding in rural population which does cover ~70% population. Medical practices there donot obey sterilization techniques, putting the population at risk. Because of the serious & costly complications I still agree with immunization for children. The important fact about immunization that article did not talked about is, some poeple cannot develop immunity even after full immunisation. I hope you share some of my views. Regards Dr. Rahul
