hepatitis A vaccination

hepatitis A vaccination

A vaccination for those in high-risk settings–frequent world travel, sexually active with multiple partners, gay guys, illicit drug use, day care centers, certain health care setting, sewage exposure Vaccines HAVRIX, VAQTA Dosing 2 doses are recommended for adults, 3 for children < age 18 for prolonged protection. See Hepatitis A.
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Patient discussion about hepatitis A vaccination

Q. Is there a vaccination against hepatitis? I want to volunteer in a charity organization abroad soon, and I heard that currently there’s and outbreak of hepatitis in the town I intend to go to. Is there anything I can do to prevent me from getting hepatitis? Is there a way to get a vaccination against it?

A. before you would like to go on with any vaccination, you should check out this very long list of links:

http://www.aegis.ch/neu/links.html

at the bottom you will also find links in english. vaccinations in general are very disputable/dubious and it is probably time that we learn about it.

Q. can the hepatitis b vaccination cause a soar throat?

A. yes it can be very probable!

before you would like to go on with any vaccination, you should check out this very long list of links:

http://www.aegis.ch/neu/links.html

at the bottom you will also find links in english. vaccinations in general are very disputable/dubious and it is probably time that we learn about it.

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