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Hepatitis A- Disease and Prevention

Jains Clinic, E-2 Church compound, Sukhdev Vihar, New Delhi-25; India

Tel: Clinic: 011-26922890   Mobile : 9312403074, 9868856511 

E-mail: [email protected]

Vaccination
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HEPATITIS A VACCINATION-FACTS 

 

 

  1. WHO RECOMMENDS FOR ALL ABOVE AGE OF 1 YEAR  IN INDIA.

  2. SEROCONVERSION  RATE (effective antibody response) > 97 % AFTER  1st DOSE.

  3. SAFETY OF VACCINE IS EXCELLENT, HAVING NO MAJOR SIDE EFFECTS.

  4. PROTECTS ALL INCLUDING HIGH RISK GROUPS.

  5. COUPLED WITH SANITATION, CAN PREVENT EPIDEMICS IN OUR COUNTRY.

  6. COST EFFECTIVE. (treatment cost of disease and loss of working hours leading to financial losses are manifold times than the cost of vaccination.)

 

    VACCINE AND VACCINATION SCHEDULE      

 

  • Vaccine is an inactivated hepatitis A virus.(HM175 Strain)

  • Virus used for vaccine production, propagated on human diploid cells.

 DOSE:

  1. ADULTS: 1ml (1440u)

  2. AGE 1-18 YEARS: 0.5 ml(720u)

  1. DOSAGE SCHEDULE: 2 doses ,6-12 months apart.

  2. SITE OF ADMINISTRATION: deltoid (arm) in adults; thigh in children. 

  3. SEROCONVERSION RATE OF VACCINE ( effective antibodies production.) > 97%.

  4. NO MAJOR SIDE EFFECTS.

  5. PROTECTION IS LIFE LONG.

  6. POST EXPOSURE PROTECTION : possible with in  48 hours. ( vaccination of a person with in 48 hours of coming in contact with a known case of hepatitis A can prevent infection).
 

           

 FOR QUALITY VACCINE AT AFFORDABLE PRICES

 contact Dr. Shashank Jain 

Tel: 011-26922890, Mobile:9312403074; 9868856511

    Email: [email protected]      

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