Hepatitis B Vaccination?!
Question: What is the process? i've amde an initial appointment for friday, but im jsut wondering if anyone can enlighten me in what exactly will happen, i mean how exactly do you get vaccinated against it?
Thanks
Answers: What is the process? i've amde an initial appointment for friday, but im jsut wondering if anyone can enlighten me in what exactly will happen, i mean how exactly do you get vaccinated against it?
Thanks
The Hepatitis B vaccination protects you from acquiring Hepatitis B. It is given in shot form into your upper arm. It is a series of 3 shots, and you need all 3 to be fully protected. The second shot is given 1 - 2 months after the first one and the 3rd shot is given 6 months after the first one. Most people do not have a reaction from the shot, some have a little soreness at the injection site for a day or two. Try to completely relax your entire arm when you get the shot and it will minimize the soreness later.
you get three injections a month or so apart from each other and then you get tested to see if your blood is imune. If not you'll get a booster and another blood test!
Fairly painless at your GP surgery usually and free although I had to pay for mine!
The kinda idea is they inject a small non-harmful amount of the disease into your bloodstream and somehow that means you cannot be affected by hep B. Dont really understand it myself but as I need to have it for my job I will!!
This site will answer all your question for you. I has mine once a month for 3 months and then a blood test to see if it had worked.
http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/4000089...
My intitial Hepatitis B vaccination consisted of a course of three injections. The are given a month or so apart but I can't exactly remember now it was well over ten years ago for me. After the initial three vaccinations you have a blood test to check for antibodies.
After five years you have a booster.
On my last booster I was given a combined Hep B and A vaccination. I had the booster for the Hep A part last week which lasts for 25 years.
The nurse told me that current thinking is once you have had the initial course of three and a five year booster that is it, you don't need anymore boosters.
It's a very quick small injection with minimal discomfort.
As a former NHS Biomedical Scientist, I do remember having my Hep B vaccinations. Nothing to worry about, very quick jab into the upper arm, which stimulates your immune system to produce antibodies against Hep B infection. It was a few years ago since I had mine, but usually they are a course of 3 injections and then a blood test to check the body has produced a certain level of antibodies. Good luck, may have slightly achy arm for rest of day after injection.
you get a blood test and vaccination on your first visit then a month later you get another vaccination, then 6 months later you get the final vaccination and a blood test to check whether you are immunised or not.
All vaccines work by introducing a harmless strain of the virus into your body so that you will build an immunity towards it.
hep B vaccine is very important especially for those medical as well as dental practitioners. it is taken 3 times for boosting purpose. it is taken to boost the production of antibody against hep B virus. it is injected intramuscularly in arm or buttock region.