No routine serology or booster doses are required for individuals with infrequent or rare exposures. Exposures to rabid or potentially rabid animals, however, need to be evaluated as rapidly as possible. Hepatitis A vaccine, as Havrix by SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals is an inactivated virus vaccine. It was made available in the US March 1995, but has been used extensively elsewhere. It is licensed by 35 countries.
Vaccination is two part.
First dose is at month 0, second dose at 6-12 months for adults. For children first dose at month 0, second at 1 month and third dose given in 6-12 months. More info Back to List Hepatitis B Hepatitis B vaccine is given by injection. Three doses, given on three different dates, are needed for full protection. Exactly when these three doses are given can vary.