Showing posts with label Hepatitis B. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hepatitis B. Show all posts
Sunday, August 29, 2010
If I started Hepatitis B immunization and did not complete the course, what should I do ?
According to guidelines created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) you do not have to restart the vaccine series if you received only one or two doses - even if it has been a few years since your last dose of the vaccine. You only need to complete the series by getting the remaining shot(s).
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Hepatitis B
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Confused about Hepatitis B vaccination ?
There are two schedules for Hepatits B vaccination. One is 0, 1, 2 month schedule and the other is 0, 1, 6 month schedule. In the 0, 1, 2 month schedule, three doses are given one month apart. For example if the first dose is given on 23rd March, then the next dose on 23rd April and the third dose on 23rd May. In the 0, 1, 6 month schedule there is a gap of one month between first and second dose; and an interval of 5 months between second and third dose (or we can say an interval of 6 months between first and third dose). Only one booster has been recommended at one year in case of 0,1,2 month schedule. But no booster has been recommended in 0, 1, 6 month schedule.
Labels:
Hepatitis B,
Immunization,
Vaccination
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