Hepatitis A Vaccine

Federal Advisory Committee Recommends Immunization

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, July 17th, 1995

The government is recommending that people at risk of the liver virus hepatitis A seek vaccination.

Hepatitis A infects about 138,000 Americans annually and kills about 100. However, if treated promptly, the infection usually clears up in about two months - unlike the more severe, chronic hepatitis B.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in February 1995 approved the nation's first hepatitis A vaccine, SmithKline Beecham's Havrix. The vaccine costs about $60 a shot, including the doctor visit. Two doses are needed.

The federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended that people at risk of hepatitis A get...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (1995-07-17)

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