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What is the schedule for Hepatitis A and B vaccines?
Question
What is the schedule for Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B vaccinations? I am 37 years old having two sons aged 8 and 4 years. I took the first dose of Hepatitis A vaccine along with my wife and two sons last week. A friend told us that we need to take the second dose of Hepatitis A vaccination after one month and a third dose after six months. Only then the entire course for Hepatitis A vaccination will be complete. I was further advised to start the course of Hepatitis B vaccination after this. He said that I should take three vaccinations. Hence the interval between each vaccination should be 0-6-12 months. Is this the correct dose and correct gap between each vaccination?
Expert Answer
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Prof HPS SachdevaJun 14, 2007
Prof HPS Sachdev,
Senior Consultant Pediatrics,
Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research,
New Delhi
Senior Consultant Pediatrics,
Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research,
New Delhi
The vaccination schedules are as below: Hepatitis A vaccine: 0 and 6 months (two doses six months apart) Hepatitis B vaccine: 0, 1 and 6 months (three doses, second after 1 month and third after 6 months). Kindly note that the adult and child doses are different.
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