REPLY TO COMMENT: The evidence of mother to child transmission of hepatitis B virus infection inPakistan and the need for hepatitis B immunization policy change

Madam, thank you for sending the comments on my paper. I totally agree to the comments of the reader but wouldlike to add that that birth dose of hepatitis B is recommended by WHO for all countries having HBV prevalence of 2% and Pakistan is one of them. Looking into three points that the reader has highlighted, the cost of vaccine is not an issue as it costs less than 50 cents when you get it through GAVI (the co financing cost is also so low that GAVI does not want to give it as a GAVI vaccine and wants countries to buy it on their own- but this issue is being dealt internationally).