‘Resurgence’ likely as parental refusal of HBV vaccine jumps 107%
Parental refusal of the newborn hepatitis B virus vaccine surged in recent years, the latest in an ongoing trend that has more than doubled refusal rates since 2018, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers launched the study after clinicians observed an uptick in parents withholding the HBV vaccine before hospital discharge over the last 12 months.
