Hepatitis B Vaccine

Novel 12-month regimen protects youth after hepatitis B vaccination

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, October 21st, 2002

by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Just two doses of hepatitis B virus vaccine administered 12 months apart can protect adolescents from viral infection, according to a published report.

Typically, hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine regimens are completed with one or two additional doses of vaccine being given within 6 months of the first dose. Now though, investigators at Liverpool Hospital in Sydney, Australia have established that better vaccine coverage might be obtained by vaccinating adolescents every 12 months, when it may be more practical to offer successive doses in environments such as schools.

The Australian HBV vaccine study...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2002-10-21)

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