Who needs to be vaccinated:

• children of teenage age
• persons, members of family who are infected by hepatitis
• patients often receiving medicines intravenously
• persons often changing sexual partners (more 1- for 6 months)
• men having homosexual contacts
• medical workers
• patients receiving a hemodialysis
• persons often visiting regions with a high level of disease

The description of a vaccine

A vaccine against hepatitis is applied since 1982. It contains a superficial antigene (HBsAg or the Australian antigene) a virus of hepatitis produced by barmy cells.

Why is it necessary to vaccinate small children?

Vaccination for hepatitis B is a contribution to a child’s  health into the future. Vaccination is used to protect those kids who were born from mothers -carries a hepatitis virus.

Duration of action

In 10 years after vaccination 13-60 % of adults and children still have antibodies. But even if they disappear, within 12 years and more remains immunity memory that provides protection against the disease. Supervision over children having been vaccinated from  a birth shows that protection lasts not less than 8 years. The further supervision will answer about necessity and terms of revaccination.

Safety measures

It is necessary to be careful with vaccination of patients with intimate-pulmonary insufficiency and also to any other patients at whom feverish or system reaction can have adverse consequences.

Contra-indications

• strong unusual reaction to introduction of the first doze of a preparation.
• the vaccine should be appointed with care
• in case of hard proceeding infectious disease vaccination is postponed before the improvement of a patient.
• there are no data about application of a vaccine for pregnant women. However, in a vaccine do not exist integral viruses  that give the basis to assume that it is safe for them.