Long‐Term Persistence of Hepatitis A Virus Immunity in Healthcare Workers Upto 25 Years After Vaccination
test and logistic regression (STATA MP 11). A total of 334 participants were included (167 per group; mean age 31 vs. 36 years). After a median of 23 years since vaccination, seroprotection rates were 94.6% for the monovalent and 97.0% for the bivalent vaccine groups (p = 0.28). Mean anti-HAV IgG concentrations were significantly higher in the bivalent vaccine group (10.9 ± 4.6 IU/mL) than in the monovalent group (8.3 ± 4.6 IU/mL; p < 0.001). No associations were observed with sex or behavioural factors, and younger age was the only independent predictor of higher antibody levels (β = 0.32; 95% CI, 0.10-0.43; p < 0.001). These findings demonstrate that protective HAV antibody levels persist for more than two decades after vaccination. Both monovalent and bivalent vaccines confer durable immunity, supporting the continued inclusion of HAV vaccination in national immunisation programs and occupational health strategies.
Authors
- Giacomo Riformato
- Michele Alberto Cantalice
- Pasquale Stefanizzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3279-0196)
- Francesco Livio Scazzi
- Stefano Manzi
- Chiara Noviello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1903-3067)
- Maurizio Aricò (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1908-6671)
- Claudia Palmieri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1295-4251)
- Angela Maria Vittoria Larocca
- Alessandro Furio
- Onofrio Florio
- Silvio Tafuri
Institutions
- Azienda Universitaria Ospedaliera Consorziale - Policlinico Bari (IT)
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Viral Hepatitis
- Published
- 2026-05-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jvh.70187
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00