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...
The HepB vaccine was first licensed for use in 1981, and the following year, the CDC recommended it for high-risk groups such as health care workers, gay men, and illicit injectable drug users. It also recommended a three-dose series of the vaccine for infants born to carrier mothers star...
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...
the CDC recommends that anyone over the age of 18 get tested for Hepatitis C. If you haven't been screened, you should consider having it done.