Hepatitis a vaccination-facts
 | Who recommends for all above age of 1 year in India. |
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| Seroconversion rate (effective antibody response) > 97 % after 1st dose. |
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| Safety of vaccine is excellent, having no major side effects. |
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| Protects all including high risk groups. |
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| Coupled with sanitation, can prevent epidemics in our country. |
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| 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) |
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| Virus used for vaccine production, propagated on human diploid cells. |
Dose
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| Adults: 1ml (1440u) |
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| Age 1-18 years: 0.5 ml(720u) |
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| Dosage schedule: 2 doses ,6-12 months apart. |
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| Site of administration: deltoid (arm) in adults; thigh in children. |
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| Seroconversion rate of vaccine ( effective antibodies production.) > 97%. |
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| No major side effects. |
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| Protection is life long. |
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| 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). |