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Immunization: You Call the Shots
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 Objectives
 About Hepatitis A Disease
 About Hepatitis A Vaccine
 Indications for Vaccination
 Combination Vaccine
 Use of Immune Globulin
 Contraindications and Precautions to Vaccination
 Use of the VIS, "HEPATITIS A VACCINE: What you need to know"
 Vaccine Storage and Handling
 Vaccine Administration
 Adverse Reactions Following Vaccination
 Resources

 

About Hepatitis A Vaccine
Picture of a single dose syringe of VAQTA® and a vial of Havrix®
Source: HealthSoft, Inc.

Hepatitis A vaccine is an inactivated whole-virus vaccine. There are currently two hepatitis A vaccines licensed for use in the United States: Havrix, which is manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, and VAQTA, which is manufactured by Merck. Both vaccines are available in pediatric and adult formulations. Both are licensed for use in children 12 months of age and older.

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