HEPATITIS B VACCINE – INDICATIONS
Hepatitis B Vaccine is routinely recommended to the following categories of people:
- All Newborns
- “High Risk” group
o All Medical / paramedical staff
o Dialysis patients
o Thalassemia & hemophiliac patients
o Transplant patients
o Any medical condition requiring repeated blood transfusions
o Intravenous drug users
o Heterosexuals with multiple partners
o Homosexuals
o Infants born to Hepatitis B infected mothers
o Family members of Hepatitis B carriers
o Travelers to high prevalence areas