Re: Hepatitis vaccination stupid questions

On 20 Jul 2005 16:40:55 -0700, mexican_equivalent@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

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>
>When I attended grade school and highschool in the late '80s to early
>'90s, I remember the public school system required vaccinations for a
>host of diseases. I'm assuming that immunization shots for Hepatitis A
>and Hepatitis B were standard requirements for American school
>children. (correct me if I'm wrong).

I believe you are wrong, my sons went through grade school/high
school/college/post-grad and were never required to be immunized for Hep A or
B. That said, they both ended up getting the A vaccine in college, in response
to campus outbreaks.

It sounds like you have a reasonable concern, especially for Hep A infection
(easily spread, unfortunately). The definitive action would be to have a gap
order blood tests for Hep A and B antibodies...

cheers

/greyhackles
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