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How often is hepatitis B vaccine given?

BY Carol Carey 2020-07-27

  Hepatitis B vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent hepatitis B virus infection. Vaccination against hepatitis B is the most effective way to prevent hepatitis B virus infection. After vaccination, the human body has immunity against hepatitis B, clears the hepatitis B virus, prevents infection, and does not harm the liver, thereby achieving the purpose of preventing hepatitis B infection. So how often is the hepatitis B vaccine administered?

How often is hepatitis B vaccine given?

  Injecting hepatitis B vaccine on time can successfully prevent hepatitis B virus infection. Newborns are vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine as soon as they are born. Odds. Do not get hepatitis B vaccine, because hepatitis B is very contagious, so the prevalence is relatively high compared to other diseases.

   If the parents of the newborn do not have hepatitis B, the newborn should be given an intramuscular injection of the genetically engineered hepatitis B vaccine within 8 hours, and the injection site is the deltoid muscle of the upper arm (both children and adults) Same), 1 month later, 1 more shot, 6 months later, 1 more shot, a total of 3 shots, this plan is called 0, 1, 6 plan.

  Children and adults should be tested before vaccination. If the hepatitis B three-system test is negative and the transaminases are normal, the hepatitis B vaccine can be vaccinated according to the 0, 1, and 6 schemes. The immunization success rate is above 90%. The sign of successful immunization is that the hepatitis B surface antibody turns positive, and the protection period is more than 2 years. The inoculated person should regularly review the hepatitis B three system, as long as the surface antibody still exists, it proves that the immunity is still the same.

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