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Twinrix Adult 720 Iu/20 Mg Vaccine Health Feed

Last Updated: 9 years ago• Featured Tip
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MD - Pulmonary, DTCD

Pulmonologist•Faridabad
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Get flu and pneumonia vaccination for adults to prevent flu/pneumonia.
Last Updated: 8 years ago• Featured Tip
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Diploma in Child Health (DCH), MBBS

General Physician•Bangalore
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The immune system is extremely important in an individual's system. A strong immune system helps to combat the invasion of foreign particles and consequently resists the diseases. Vaccination is such a context becomes imperative as it strengthens an individual's immunity. In vaccination, antigens or germs are given in very small doses. They stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies to fight against that particular infection. Vaccinations are provided to both children to protect them fro...more
Asked for male, 31 years old from 24 Parganas
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MBBS

General Physician•Mumbai
Check your status every three years for hepBsag and if it is negative than every three years you have to get vaccinated as per schedule
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Sexologist•Sri Ganganagar
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A man with Hepatitis B can have unprotected (baby-making) sex with a woman without getting her or their child infected by first ensuring that the woman is successfully vaccinated against HepB. If she has been vaccinated successfully, she will not become infected with the virus, nor will she pass it down to her child.
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M.D.( Pediatrics), DCH

Pediatrician•
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It could mean, you were already HBsAg positive prior to vaccination and hence vaccination was ineffective. Or rarely it could be false positive.
Asked for male, 37 years old from Haridwar
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MD, MBBS

Pediatrician•Bangalore
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These both hepatitis are transferred through blood, hepatitis b develop symptoms after 6-7 weeks of exposer and your child must have vaccinated against hepatitis b. About hepatitis c symptoms develop slowly so can't predict about that there is no vaccine for it, if you have doubt go for investigations.
Asked for male, 25 years old from Pune
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MD - Paediatrics, MBBS

Pediatrician•Tumkur
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Biovac A is a live attenuated vaccine which is supposed to be equally effective as Havrix 720 which is an inactivated vaccine. Biovac A single dose is enough as per the instructions of manufacturers wheres Havrix needs 2 doses at 6 months interval.
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MD - Homeopathy, BHMS

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Hepatitis b vaccines give immunisation up to a few months only.
Untill you are not at risk of getting infected it is not required as per my views.
Those are medical personnel
or who have more than one sexual partners, require the most.
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