POST 00674E : HepB VACCINE DOSES INTERVAL

POST 00674E : HepB VACCINE DOSES INTERVAL 16 May 2004 _______________________________ Vladimir Petrovic (mailto:[email protected]) from Serbia & Montenegro has a question on dose intervals for HepB vaccine. As replies could interest other members, please copy to TechNet21. ___________________________ Dear colleagues, I would like to hear your opinion on minimum and maximum intervals between doses of Hepatitis B vaccine for immunization of infants and adults. I am especially interested in maximum interval between 2nd and 3rd dose of Hepatitis B vaccine in routine schedule for infants born to HBsAg negative mothers. What if the interval is longer than 2 years? Do we need to start again? Have you had experiences with individuals having this demands (health workers)? Vladimir Petrovic M.D. M.Sc ______________________________________________________________________________ Visit the TECHNET21 Website at http://www.technet21.org You will find instructions to subscribe, a direct access to archives, links to reference documents and other features. ______________________________________________________________________________ To UNSUBSCRIBE, send a message to : mailto:[email protected] Leave the subject area BLANK In the message body, write unsubscribe TECHNET21E ______________________________________________________________________________ The World Health Organization and UNICEF support TechNet21. The TechNet21 e-Forum is a communication/information tool for generation of ideas on how to improve immunization services. It is moderated by Claude Letarte and is hosted in cooperation with the Centre de coopération internationale en santé et développement, Québec, Canada (http://www.ccisd.org) ______________________________________________________________________________