Even those aged 60 and older without known risk factors for hepatitis B may receive Hep B vaccines.
Hepatitis B is a liver infection against which vaccination was previously recommended for certain eligible risk groups. However, in 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention switched from recommending vaccination for at-risk persons to recommending universal vaccination for children and adults.
Risk factors under prior recommendations included potential criminal or stigmatizing behaviors such as injection-drug use, incarceration, or multiple sex partners, which limited risk assessment by providers. The CDC points out that universal adult Hep B vaccination through age 59 obviates the need for the previous approach of risk-factor screening and sensitive disclosures to determine eligibility and could increase vaccination coverage and reduce cases.
"Most people born in the US are vaccinated during infancy, beginning on the first day of life," Lauren D. Block, MD, an internist at Northwell Health and an assistant professor in the Institute of Health System Science at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at sites in metropolitan New York City, said in an interview.
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