Hepatitis B Vaccine for Newborns

Hepatitis B virus can cause infection in the form of transient acute disease or chronic persistent disease affecting the liver. Because hepatitis B can cause serious illness in infants, pregnant women who own the virus need to be screened and vaccinated after childbirth to protect the babies. What is hepatitis B? Hepatitis B virus is a body that can infect the liver and cause transient acute disease or chronic persistent disease. Infected infants may develop asymptomatic mild illness, but most infants become chronic carriers of the virus and infect other people.

Because we vaccinated the newborn with a hepatitis B vaccine at the hospital and then vaccinated Pediarix at 2, 4 and 6 months, our patient received 4 doses of hepatitis B vaccine It was. For some children, Pediarix Dose # 3 was postponed and approached 5 months of age, so the interval between # 3 and # 4 of hepatitis component of Pediarix was less than 8 weeks. Due to the shorter administration interval between # 3 and # 4, contradictory information was obtained on whether the dose # 4 of hepatitis B vaccine is the effective final dose. Our electronic health record shows that dose # 4 is valid (regardless of the short interval between dose # 3), but the Health Department says no. which one is correct?

Hepatitis B vaccine is usually used for newborn babies, it is recommended that 1 year old children use hepatitis A vaccine. These two vaccines are recommended for those who are at high risk of infection, such as those not vaccinated against these diseases, men who have sexual intercourse with men or intravenous drug users. Condom made from natural film is not effective for prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, so it is not recommended. Condoms can reduce exposure to most sexually transmitted diseases, but protection against sexually transmitted diseases such as human papilloma virus (HPV) and herpes such as genital pain is not very effective. Furthermore, sexually transmitted diseases can not be prevented with methods other than barriers such as oral contraceptives and intrauterine contraceptive devices.

Hepatitis B vaccination can prevent hepatitis B infection. Infants and people at high risk for hepatitis B infection and / or at high risk for hepatitis B infection are advised to receive immunization against hepatitis B. When hepatitis B vaccination is given to newborns, it can effectively prevent hepatitis D (even if the mother has hepatitis D)

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Yes. The long-standing experience of the hepatitis B vaccine did not show a significant risk of adverse events in the developing fetus. The current hepatitis B vaccine contains non-infectious hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and should not pose a risk to the fetus. Without vaccination, pregnant women may become infected with HBV during pregnancy, which can cause serious illness in newborn infants. Women who are breastfeeding their babies and health care professionals should be able to receive vaccinations against hepatitis B unless they have previously been vaccinated, and should do so. Immunization is not a reason to stop breastfeeding