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Hepatitis B Vaccine

The hepatitis B vaccine is recommended for:

• Kids and adolescents.
• Adults who:
  • Are sexual partners of people infected with hepatitis B.
  • Are men who have sex with men.
  • Inject street drugs.
  • Have more than one sexual partner.
  • Have chronic liver or kidney disease.
  • Have jobs that expose them to human blood.
  • Are household contacts of people infected with hepatitis B.
  • Are residents and staff in institutions for the developmentally disabled.
  • Are kidney dialysis patients.
  • Travel to countries where hepatitis B is common.
  • Have HIV.
  • Want to be protected from hepatitis B infection.

The vaccine should be given:

• To kids at birth. The vaccine series should be completed by 6-18 months.
• To kids and adolescents through age 18 who did not get the vaccine when they were younger.
• To anyone who is at risk of infection.

• Current State-Supplied Hepatitis B-Containing Vaccines

Vaccine Information Statements

• Hepatitis B
• Multiple Vaccines

Fact Sheet

• Viral Hepatitis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Related Information

• A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, December 8, 2006/55(RR16);1-25 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

External Resources

• Vaccines and Immunizations (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Find a local health department

Last Update: 07/29/2011 02:33 PM