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Today is #WorldHepatitisDay2022! To honor it let's talk about Hepatitis B.

The Hep B vaccine is now given at birth, but starting *this year* all adults <60 are recommended to get it.

I talked to the CDC's former viral hepatitis lead Dr. John Ward to understand why 🧵
First, what is viral hepatitis?

Viral hepatitis comprises a few different infections caused by viruses Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E. While A and E mostly cause acute disease, the others including B often lead to chronic infection.

HepB in particular is a lifelong infection.
HepB is harmful because chronic infection is a leading cause of liver cancer.

In the US, between 1-2 MM people have chronic HepB. Most are unaware. And while it travels through body fluids, it's so infectious that transmission can happen through casual contact. (Dr. Ward ⬇️)
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.@ProfSharonLewin #AIDS2022 media briefing: As we face the COVID pandemic & ongoing humanitarian crises, we need to refocus attention on the global #HIV/#AIDS response. 1/
Annie Luetkemeyer (@annielue, @UCSF): doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is safe & highly effective strategy for reducing sexually transmitted infections (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis) among men who have sex with men (MSM) & transgender women (TGW). 2/
66% reduction in STIs among MSM & TGW taking #HIV #PrEP, 62% reduction among HIV+ MSM & TGW. Analysis of doxycycline resistance & effect on gut microbiome is ongoing. #AIDS2022 3/
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I am attending the annual meeting of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (@CND_tweets), the principal policy-making body of the United Nations in drug-related matters. #CND64 is being held in person in Vienna & virtually. In this thread I will share information & reflections🧵⬇️ 1/ Image
I am privileged to be a member of the Australian Civil Society Committee on United Nations Drug Policy.
 
The Committee provides input & collaborates with the Australian Government; participates in @CND_tweets; and encourages dialogue with Australian civil society.
 
#CND64 2/
A small civil society delegation has travelled to Perth (to assist with the challenging 18-hour CET time difference, sessions run 3pm-2am AWST) to participate in #CND64 alongside the Australian-based Government delegation who is working in conjunction with post in Vienna.
 
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Talk in the UK (& Germany & Denmark) of using just 1 #COVID19 #vaccine dose/person for now, possibly providing boosters months later, is distressing.
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1.) @Pfizer has been clear as a bell: 1 dose = 52% protection, 2 doses = 95%
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2/ Compare those 52% vs 95% numbers to #measles. After Dose 1 a child is 69% protected against measles, but that jumps to 91% w/2nd dose. Given measles is ultra-contagious (Ro up to 18!) anything <90% is awful.
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3/ In contrast, #hepatitisB vaccine offers up to 93% protection w/1 dose & 97.8% w/2 doses. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
The virus is not very contagious (Ro<1), and not airborne, so a single dose of vaccination may be adequate for people who aren't sexually active.
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I'm now logging into #ISPOREurope live session IP3: The Meaning of Cure – the Search for What? with @NRLatimer, @BettinaRyll, and K. Jack Ishak and Ágnes Benedict from @evideraglobal ispor-europe2020.secure-platform.com/a/gallery/roun… Image
Jack Ishak starts by introducing panellists and setting the motivation for this panel: therapies that have raised the potential of cure, given the plateau since in the OS and PFS curves
#ISPOREurope
This raises analytical challenges on how to project the OS and PFS curves over the long term. Mixture cure models have been used. Here, the curve is a weighted average of the survival of cured and uncured, where the weight is prop cured.
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"We published the first global report on the burden of #sepsis, and a charter on health worker safety"-@DrTedros #HealthForAll #WHA73

"We’ve drawn new & much-needed attention to #mentalhealth, with new guidelines on stress management & adolescent & mental health, & we hosted the Big Event for Mental Health, a global advocacy event seen by more than 600,000 people"-@DrTedros #WHA73

"On maternal & child health, we’ve published new standards for improving the quality of care for small & sick newborns & provided intensive support for 20 countries to address the indirect impact of #COVID19 on mothers & children"-@DrTedros #HealthForAll
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I am attending the #UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs intersessional

This is the only time #hepatitisC is on the workplan

We must prioritise people who use drugs to achieve our #hepatitis elimination goals

This is my thread 🧵 ⬇️ 1/

#CND2020 #CND63 #SDG3.3 #HepFreeFuture Image
Globally:
- 11.3 million people inject drugs
- 48.5% #hepatitisC prevalence
- More than half of the 585,000 people whose deaths were drug related were due to #hepC

@UNODC_HIV #CND2020 #CND63 #HepFreeFuture #NoHep

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Indigenous peoples experience criminalisation, racism and discrimination

Structural barriers must be overcome to promote engagement and access to health services including harm reduction #hepatitis

:@HRInews

#CND2020 #CND63 3/ Image
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6 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HEPATITIS B

1. Affects your liver
2. Extremely infectious
3. Many show no symptoms
4. Vaccine protects you
5. Can be treated
6. You can live a long, productive life with #HepatitisB infection if you treated.

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First, #HepatitisB, like other viral hepatitis, loves the #liver.

Once infected, the virus goes straight to your liver, multiplies alarmingly, & tries to evade immune attacks.
In some, immune system clears the virus so they recover. In others, no, so they remain infected. Image
People who remain infected with #hepatitisB over a long period of time may develop liver issues.
Such liver problems may include #fibrosis, #cirrhosis, #livercancer, & #liverfailure.
If not detected & treated on time, the person may die of these complications. Image
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HEPATITIS B
Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver

Viral hepatitis is popular, strains of it ;
A, B, C, D E.
Let's focus on HEPATITIS B (HBV)

It's vaccine preventable

Can be from mother to child, contact with blood & body fluids(Saliva, menstrual, vaginal & seminal fluid) Image
Exposing events include needle prick, tattooing, piercing, sexual intercourse

5% of adults & 95% of children who get HBV becomes chronically infected 

Vaccine was introduced to Nigeria in 2004

Born before 2004? get tested & vaccinated

What's your Hepatitis B status? Image
Schedule for vaccine among children.

Next I will tweet on what to do if a couple or one partner has Hepatitis B infection especially in pregnancy
#COVID19
#VaccinesWork
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Our article on the origin and health status of first-generation Africans from the Viceroyalty of New Spain is out now in @CurrentBiology! disq.us/t/3o8nra4 Here’s the #thread in case you can’t make the complete read:
These African individuals were first noted by @MezaAbigail and colleagues to be not Native Americans and found in a hospital which was dedicated to care exclusively for the indigenous population of the Viceroyalty of the #NewSpain
Here’s a look at the excavation site: (from: arqueologiamexicana.mx/mexico-antiguo…)
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Ensuring children 👦👧 get a birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine 💉 is key to helping them grow into healthy adults 💪 and protecting them from both hepatitis B and hepatitis D virus.

#VaccineWorks
Hepatitis D infection occurs only in people with hepatitis B, and affects 15-20 million people around 🌎🌏🌍

It is important to ensure you and your family are protected through vaccines 💉

#VaccinesWork
Co-infection with #hepatitisD & #hepatitisB is the most severe form of chronic viral hepatitis. It is a major cause of deadly liver diseases ❗️ including liver cancer.

#VaccinesWork
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