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- Vaccinate all children between 12 and 35 months of age, with catch-up vaccination through the preschool years.
- Administer hepatitis A vaccine or immunoglobulin to persons traveling to endemic areas of the world.
- Administer hepatitis A vaccine to persons at increased risk for hepatitis A.
- Administer hepatitis A vaccine to persons at increased risk for severe outcomes from hepatitis A.
- Administer hepatitis A vaccine or immunoglobulin for postexposure prophylaxis to persons within 2 weeks of exposure to HAV.
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Vaccinate all children between 12 and 35 months of age, with catch-up vaccination through the preschool years.  |
- Follow the ACIP recommendation to administer hepatitis A vaccine to all children between 12 and 35 months of age, with catch-up vaccination through the preschool years.
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Administer hepatitis A vaccine or immunoglobulin to persons traveling to endemic areas of the world. |
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Administer hepatitis A vaccine to persons at increased risk for hepatitis A. |
- Administer hepatitis A vaccine to:
- Household members and other close personal contacts (e.g., regular babysitters) of adopted children newly arriving from countries with high or intermediate hepatitis A endemicity
- Men who have sex with men
- Illicit drug users
- Persons who regularly receive clotting factor concentrates
- Persons who have occupational risks for HAV, such as laboratory workers who work with HAV and persons who work with nonhuman primates
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Administer hepatitis A vaccine to persons at increased risk for severe outcomes from hepatitis A.  |
- Administer hepatitis A vaccine to persons with chronic liver diseases.
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Administer hepatitis A vaccine or immunoglobulin for postexposure prophylaxis to persons within 2 weeks of exposure to HAV. |
- Administer inactivated hepatitis A vaccine within 2 weeks of exposure to persons over age 1 and under age 40 who:
- Had household, sexual, or day care contact with a person with a confirmed case of hepatitis A
- Consumed HAV-contaminated products or ate food prepared or served by a food handler with hepatitis A
- Administer immunoglobulin within 2 weeks of exposure to children under age 1 and adults over age 40 who:
- Had household, sexual, or day care contact with a person with a confirmed case of hepatitis A
- Consumed HAV-contaminated products or ate food prepared or served by a food handler with hepatitis A
- See table Postexposure Immunoprophylaxis for Prevention of HAV Infection.
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| Brian J. McMahon, MD, MACP has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Catherine M. Dentinger, FNP, MS has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Steven E. Weinberger, MD, FACP, Acting Editor, PIER, has stock holdings in Glaxosmithkline and Abbott. |
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