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What Is The Hep A Vaccine Method For Children?
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We have recently been getting immunisations to travel to Cambodia, my concern is we have received 3 different lots of information on the Hep A vaccine for our children. We have a 14 year old who seen one doctor and has been told she needs a course of 3 injections, 0, 28 days and 6 months, then we have a 12 year old who was told he needed one injection only, I have then since read on the information in the Vaccine packet that a course of 2 shots would be required with the initial injection followed by a booster at 6-9 months, which information is correct to give our children the correct protection??Thanks
Greg
We have recently been getting immunisations to travel to Cambodia, my concern is we have received 3 different lots of information on the Hep A vaccine for our children. We have a 14 year old who seen one doctor and has been told she needs a course of 3 injections, 0, 28 days and 6 months, then we have a 12 year old who was told he needed one injection only, I have then since read on the information in the Vaccine packet that a course of 2 shots would be required with the initial injection followed by a booster at 6-9 months, which information is correct to give our children the correct protection??Thanks
Greg
Thu, 3 Jul 2014
Hi Dear
Welcome to the HCM,
For Hepatitis B-- Total Three doses--(0, 1,and 6months)Zero day. one month and on six month--No booster required.
For Hepatitis A --only two doses--(o day and 6 month) six month apart.
Hope the query is answered.
thanks
Welcome to the HCM,
For Hepatitis B-- Total Three doses--(0, 1,and 6months)Zero day. one month and on six month--No booster required.
For Hepatitis A --only two doses--(o day and 6 month) six month apart.
Hope the query is answered.
thanks
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