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  2. Hepatitis A vaccine - Wikipedia

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    Hepatitis A vaccine is a vaccine that prevents hepatitis A. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is effective in around 95% of cases and lasts for at least twenty years and possibly a person's entire life. [ 4 ] If given, two doses are recommended beginning after the age of one. [ 2 ]

  3. Hepatitis A and B vaccine - Wikipedia

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    Combined hepatitis A and B vaccine, is used to provide protection against hepatitis A and hepatitis B. [3] [7] It is given by injection into muscle.[8]It is used in areas where hepatitis A and B are endemic, for travelers, people with hepatitis C or chronic liver disease, and those at high risk of sexually transmitted diseases.

  4. Hepatitis A - Wikipedia

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    Hepatitis A vaccine, hand washing, properly cooking food [1] [4] Treatment: ... Hepatitis A is an infectious disease of the liver caused by Hepatovirus A (HAV); [7] ...

  5. Health officials warn of hepatitis A exposure at LA County ...

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    Hepatitis A is an infection of the liver, according to the department, and is highly contagious. Those who are infected can be sick for a few weeks or up to a few months; the virus can also be ...

  6. What to know about Medicare coverage for vaccines and ...

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    Medicare Part D covers most vaccines and immunizations for adults, including shingles, hepatitis A, and Tdap. Part B covers a few specific vaccinations for conditions such as the flu, pneumonia ...

  7. Hepatitis A rising among homeless, illicit drug users in ...

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    A 2017 hepatitis A outbreak primarily among homeless people in San Diego triggered a nearly six-month health emergency. The county had recorded 20 deaths and 592 cases when the outbreak was ...

  8. Childhood immunizations in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Since 1990, when the vaccine was introduced as a routine vaccination in children, rates of acute Hepatitis B has decreased in the United States by 82%. This vaccine is given as a series of shots, the first dose is given at birth, the second between 1 and 2 months, and the third, and possibly fourth, between 6 and 18 months.

  9. Massachusetts warns of Hepatitis A outbreak among homeless ...

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    Hepatitis A is a viral infection that primarily affects the liver and is typically transmitted through contaminated food or water. But the highly contagious virus can also spread easily in areas ...