Determining the correct dose for your patient can be tricky. Because the two products have different concentrations and formulations, some patients have mistakenly received half doses of vaccine. If this has occurred in your clinic, the half dose should be disregarded and the patient reimmunized with the proper dose. If you are a provider of MnVFC vaccine, you might have wondered which of your patients is eligible to receive hepatitis B vaccine. All children ages 0 through 18 who are MnVFC eligible may receive MnVFC hepatitis B vaccine.
Some adults are also eligible.
If you have questions about MnVFC eligibility, please refer to the Patient Eligibility Screening Record or call the Hotline. Recent studies have shown that despite some waning of immunity, people who have received three doses of hepatitis B vaccine as recommended continue to be protected against the disease. Therefore, for adults and children with normal immune status, routine booster doses of vaccine are not recommended nor is routine serologic testing to assess immune status. The need for booster doses will continue to be studied and recommendations revised as new information becomes available. Store the vaccine in the freezer immediately and store the diluent in the refrigerator or at room temperature.