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INDICES> Re: Hep B vaccine

From: thaver <thaver@khi.compol.com>
Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 12:41:41 -0400 (EDT)

Dear Bratt,

Yes I have read about it. This has been published in EPI Newsletter in the
Americas, volume 11, No.1, February 1999..
It say as follows:

(This is just a part of the text of official letter from French Ministry)

On October 1, 1998, the secretary of State for Health and Welfare decided the
following:

To maintain the recommendation that children should be vaccinated against
hepatitis B.

and so on.

It says further that :

"it has been decided to temporarily suspend vaccination compaign in secondary
schools"

In the same article, earlier it is also stated that WHO carefully
reviewed the
scientific evidence on whether hepatitis B vaccine can cause demyelinating
diseases such as MS. It has been concluded by WHO that there was no available
data to demonstrate a causal association between HB immunization and central
nervous system diseases, including MS.

THe reason for the temporary change (as stated in the article is) :

the conditions under which the campaigns are conducted do not allow adequate
explanantion to be provided (ie parents are not present at school vaccinations),
particularly in the light of publicity given to the hypothetical adverse effects
of vaccinations which has undermined the population's confidence in hepatitis
vaccination.

(if any body is interested in original copy I can mail it)

Post script:

I think we need to be careful in projecting the message of "not vaccinating to
school children". We have got example of not vaccinating for Pertussis, just
because of the wrong propaganda.

Hepatitis B vaccination is too important to be abandoned .

Thaver,
Public Health Scientist

Bratt wrote:

> Just came across this on another list: "France has now mandated that the
> Hep. B vaccine be given to no one under 14 years of age." Does anyone know
> if this is true? David
>
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Dear Bratt,
Yes I have read about it.  This has been published in EPI Newsletter
in the Americas, volume 11, No.1, February 1999..
 It say as follows:
(This is just a part of the text of official letter from French Ministry)
On October 1, 1998, the secretary of State for Health and Welfare decided
the following:
To maintain the recommendation that children should be vaccinated against
hepatitis B.
and so on.
It says further that :
"it has been decided to temporarily suspend vaccination compaign in
secondary schools"
In the same articel, earlier it is also stated that WHO carefully reviewed
the scintific evidence on whether hepatitis B vaccine can cause demyelinating
diseases such as MS.  It has been concluded by WHO that there was
no available data to demonstrate a causal association between HB immunization
and central nervous system diseases, including MS.
THe reason for the temoprary change (as stated in the articel is) :
the conditions under which the compaigns are conducted do not allow
adequate explanantion to be provided (ie parents are not present at school
vaccinations), particularly in the light of publicity given to the hypothetical
adverse effects of vaccinations which has undermined the population's confidence
in hepatitis vaccination.
(if any body is interested in original copy I can mail it)
Post script:
I think we need to be careful in projecting the message
of "not vaccinating to school children".  We have got example of not
vaccinating for Pertussis, just because of the wrong propoganda.
 Hepatitis B vaccination is too important to be abandoned
.
Thaver,
 Public Health Scientist
  
Bratt wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Just came across this on another list: "France has
now mandated that the
 Hep. B vaccine be given to no one under 14 years of age."  Does
anyone know
 if this is true?  David
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