{"id":7212,"date":"2025-12-16T14:31:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/?p=7212"},"modified":"2025-12-16T14:31:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:01:12","slug":"hepatitis-experts-welcome-atagi-statement-on-hepatitis-b-birth-dose-vaccination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/2025\/12\/hepatitis-experts-welcome-atagi-statement-on-hepatitis-b-birth-dose-vaccination\/","title":{"rendered":"Hepatitis Experts Welcome ATAGI Statement on Hepatitis B Birth Dose Vaccination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Australia\u2019s hepatitis experts have welcomed<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.gov.au\/resources\/publications\/atagi-statement-on-the-importance-and-safety-of-hepatitis-b-vaccine-at-birth?language=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>a new statement from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI)<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>confirming the importance and safety of administering the hepatitis B vaccine at birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Responding to the new ATAGI advice, Australia\u2019s leading hepatitis researchers and clinicians have made a joint expert statement reaffirming that national guidance remains unchanged. All medically stable newborns who meet the weight threshold should receive their first dose within 24 hours of birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement follows international attention after a U.S. advisory panel recommended reversing its long-standing advice that infants receive the hepatitis B vaccine at birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hepatitis Australia CEO Lucy Clynes said parents and healthcare professionals should remain confident in Australia\u2019s long-standing, evidence-based approach.\u201cWe welcome ATAGI\u2019s statement reaffirming the importance and safety of administering the hepatitis B vaccine at birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAustralia\u2019s advice has not changed. The hepatitis B birth-dose vaccination is safe, effective and one of the most important steps we can take to protect newborns from a virus that can cause lifelong liver damage and even fatal liver cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur clinical experts are united. The evidence is clear. This vaccine saves lives, and Australia\u2019s program continues to be one of the best in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Clynes said the expert statement reinforces decades of data demonstrating the vaccine\u2019s safety and impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Our statement reflects the strongest possible consensus across our hepatitis clinical and research community<\/p><cite>Professor Jane Davies<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThanks to routine vaccination, hepatitis B cases among young Australians have fallen by a staggering 60 per cent. This is prevention at its best, and it is critical that new parents receive clear, evidence-based advice from their healthcare professionals,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chair of Hepatitis Australia\u2019s Research and Clinical Advisory Group, Professor Jane Davies, said Australia\u2019s hepatitis organisations and physicians wanted to convey a critically important message to parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe hepatitis B birth-dose is safe, effective and essential for protecting newborns from infection that can have devastating life-long consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur statement reflects the strongest possible consensus across our hepatitis clinical and research community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>The birth dose remains a cornerstone of protecting infants from chronic hepatitis B<\/p><cite>Alexis Apostolellis, ASHM CEO<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>ASHM CEO, Alexis Apostolellis, reflecting on the strong consensus across Australia\u2019s infectious disease and clinical communities said: &#8220;Australia\u2019s hepatitis B vaccination program is one of our outstanding public health achievements. The birth dose remains a cornerstone of protecting infants from chronic hepatitis B and the devastating consequences it can cause later in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur clinicians see the benefits of this vaccine every day. Parents should feel reassured that Australia\u2019s guidance remains firmly grounded in evidence and expert consensus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The expert statement notes that hepatitis B can be passed from mother to child during birth, and without vaccination, around 90 per cent of exposed babies will develop chronic infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement comes from 23 leading clinicians and researchers, and is endorsed by all hepatitis organisations across Australia, demonstrating the strong consensus underpinning local vaccination policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consumers and health professionals seeking reliable information or support can contact HepLink on 1800 437 222 or visit heplink.au.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hepatitisaustralia.com\/Handlers\/Download.ashx?IDMF=427022c7-8693-43f4-a8c2-758d9ac55741\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the statement here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia\u2019s hepatitis experts have welcomed&nbsp;a new statement from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI)&nbsp;confirming the importance and safety of administering the hepatitis B vaccine at birth. 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