Vaccine Anthrax Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Smallpox Vaccine Type of vaccine & sched

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Vaccine Anthrax Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Smallpox Vaccine Type of vaccine & schedule different including booster shots types available AVA. 5 doses in the (BioThra muscle 1st dose: at time of exposure After 1st dose: 4 and 6 weeks, 12 and 18 months. Recommended annual booster Side effects & reported frequency Who should not getthe vaccine? Anyone who has history of movement Headaches severe allergies Fatigue to any vaccine Irritation at the site of latex or to previous dose of injection Tenderness anthrax vaccine History of Redness Itching Guillain-Barre Syndrome Lump Bruise (GBS) Anaphylaxis Current or past Very high fever moderate or severe illness Behavior changes

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Hepatitis A

Type of vaccine - lnactivated vaccine (most commonly given) or live attenuated vaccine

Vaccine shedule - Two doses - First dose at 1 year (i.m.), second dose is given 6 months after first.

(Combination of Hep A and B may be given for travellers for many contries.

* No Booster.

Side Effects - pain at site of vaccine , mild local reactions and mild systemic reactions

Who should not get the vaccine - Person who is sever allergic, had allergy reaction to previous dose of Hep A,

lmmunocompromised

if had chemotherapy of radistion therapy in last 3 months

Hepatitis B

Type of vaccine - lnactivated vaccine (recombinant vaccine)

Vaccine shedule (infants and children) - 0 dose - at birth

1st dose - at 6 weak (with pentavalent)

2nd dose - at 10 weak

3rd dose - at 14 weak

* No booster

Adult dose - in series of shots for high risk individual . booster shots are sometimes given 1 month and

6 months after the first shot.

Side Effects - pain and swelling at vaccine site

- headache and fever

- sore throat and irritability

Who should not get the vaccine - person with life threatening allergies, had allergic reactions for previuos dose

Small pox vaccine

Type of vaccine - live vaccine (currently disease is eradicated 80% so it is not included in vaccination shedule)

first, second and third generation vaccines available

Vaccine shedule - routine vaccine is not given. only emergency vaccines(for high reisk individual) are given (with

multiple puncture tech.).

Side effects - Fever , skin rashes and blister on site

-vision problems

- muscle weakness and pain

- dizziness and tiredness

Who should not get the vaccine - person having life- treatening allergies

- immunosuppressed person

- pregnant woman

- person with bone marrow transplant

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