Hepatitis B vaccine children
Specially
designed for children 0-15 years old vaccine is now available in pharmacies.
This extended to
children vaccination will reduce significantly the incidence of HEPATITIS B.
The Engerix B 10
is very effective at over 99%.
It is less
expensive than the vaccine for adults. It is paid at 65% by social security.
It can be used
with other vaccinations, taking care to use another syringe and other injection
sites.
This vaccine
will allow the vaccination of infants born to HBsAg positive (see HEPATITIS B).
For children and
adolescents: two injections one month apart with booster at 6 months.
For infants:
three injections one month apart with booster 1 year s.
INJECTION MUST
BE MADE IN INTRA MUSCULAR.
In early 1996, a
new recombinant vaccine against hepatitis B has been on the market: the HB VAX
DNA 5 micrograms / 0.5 ml. Currently it is available for infants and children
(other forms for adults will be available soon).
This vaccine is
closer to the natural antigen. This high degree of purity of the protein
vaccine provides immunization dose lower than that of other vaccines.
Two immunization
schedules are possible:
- 3 injections
at 0, 1, 6 months
- 4 injections
at 0, 1, 2, 12 months.
The first scheme
is more suitable for the vaccination of school-age children (vaccination done
in the school year). The second scheme, reserved for infants, simultaneously
with the Pentacoq.
Vaccination is
intramuscularly into the deltoid muscle or anterolateral thigh for infants.
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