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...
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...
he US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all newborn infants receive the Hepatitis B (HepB) vaccine, typically administered on the very first day of their lives. It does so despite the fact that the vast majority of children born in the US are not at signific...
HPV vaccine: Positive insights from universal adolescent HepB vaccination The introduction of universal adolescent HPV vaccination in schools has a positive outlook JC Cameron,LA Wallace,S Ahmed,... - 《Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health》 被引量: 10发表: 2008年 HPV vaccine: positive ...
Peginterferon alfa-2a (Pegasys). This is a medicine that acts like a protein your immune system makes. It's used to treat both hepatitis B and C by reducing the amount of virus in your body. Peginterferon alfa-2b (PEG-Intron). This is another medicine that acts like a protein your imm...
CDC Advises Hep A Vaccine for Additional 250,000 People With HIV 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...
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. ...