hepatitis B vaccine can be given ONCE A YEAR for 3 doses

July 1999

There's now evidence that hepatitis B vaccine can be given ONCE A YEAR for 3 doses...for children ages 5 to 16.

Hepatitis B vaccine is usually given at 0, 1, and 6 months.

But giving the vaccine once a year is more convenient...and produces similar antibody titers.

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