Not everyone needs to have the hepatitis A vaccines. However, the CDC recommends the HAV vaccine for the following groups: All children older than 1 year are recommended to get the vaccine, especially children who live in communities where the number of HAV infections is unusually high or where...
The CDC recently expanded its hepatitis A vaccine recommendation and now advises it for all people with HIV older than 12 months. New Hepatitis C Diagnoses Span Multiple Generations The CDC calls for everyone to be tested and for all pregnant women to be tested during every pregnancy. ...
1 percent of the adult population is living with a chronic case of the virus. Routine Hepatitis A Vaccine Recommended for Homeless People Sparked by outbreaks across the country and a nationwide increase in homelessness, an advisory group has issued an alert. CDC Group Recommends Hepatitis A Va...
On June 27, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), unanimously agreed that children and teenagers ages 2 to 18 years should be vaccinated against hepatitis A virus (HAV) if they did not receive the vaccine as inf...
The Hep B vaccine, the first of many such vaccines that are routinely administered to US children, is injected into the newborn shortly after birth. It is given over three doses: the minimum recommended dosing intervals are 4 weeks between the 1st and 2nd and 8 weeks between the 2nd and...
In 1985, the CDC updated its policy once again to specify that the vaccine should be administered on the first day of life. Still no safety studies had been done to support this recommendation. In 1986, a new version of the vaccine was developed, Merck’s Recombivax B. Whereas the older...
Preventing cervical cancer by vaccination has become a reality, complementing highly successful screening programmes. One vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) is already licensed (Gardasil~®, Sanofi Pasteur), and approval for a second (Cervarix~®, GSK) is expected shortly. Trials indica...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting held in Atlanta, Georgia on October 25-26, 2011 is presented. Topics include hepa...
How Common Is Hepatitis A? The most common hepatitis viruses in the U.S. are hepatitis A, B, and C. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), since 1995, rates have declined by more than 95% thanks to the vaccine becoming available.1In 2016, there were only ...
There’s currently no vaccine to prevent hepatitis C. Here are the best ways to avoid getting hep C: Don't share needles, syringes, or other equipment when injecting drugs. Protect yourself by wearing gloves if you must touch another person's blood or open sores. ...