Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B virus
hepatitis b

Hepatitis B is a serious disease caused by a virus that attacks the liver. The virus, which is called hepatitis B virus (HBV), can cause lifelong infection, cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure, and death

Whats New?
Medical Surveillance Monthly Report - Hep A & B 01 Aug 12
MSMR August 2012: Hospitalizations for Hepatitis A, B, and C, Active Component, U.S. Armed...
Policies
Individual Medical Readiness (IMR) PDF 03 Jan 06
Author: Chu
DoD Instruction 6025.19
Standards for Immunization Delivery at Basic Combat Training (BCT) Posts PDF 18 Nov 05
Author: Kiley
Hepatitis B Immunization and Screening Policy for Air Force Medical and Dental Personnel PDF 11 Sep 03
SG Policy Letter #03-004
Vaccination of New Recruits Against Hepatitis B Virus (MEDCOM Policy) PDF 07 Aug 02
Author: Peake
Vaccination of New Recruits Against Hepatitis B Virus PDF 07 Aug 02
Author: Peake
Vaccination of New Recruits Against Hepatitis B PDF 29 Apr 02
Author: Winkenwerder
Hepatitis B Immunization Policy for Department of Defense Medical and Dental Personnel PDF 05 Nov 96
Author: Peake
Service Messages
CNO PDF 16 Aug 02
IMPLEMENTATION OF HEPATITIS B IMMUNIZATION FOR NEW ACCESSIONS
ALARACT PDF 04 Oct 94
HEPATITIS B VACCINATION
ALARACT PDF 05 Dec 91
REVISED HEPATITIS B VIRUS (HBV) IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM FOR THE AMEDD AND FOR SOLDIERS POSING IN KOREA
ALT: Hepatitis B - Questions & AnswersQuestions & Answers
 
The Disease
The Vaccine
14 Nov 05

Sample Q&A: The Vaccine

How many shots are needed?
Usually three shots are needed for the best protection against hepatitis B, but some protection is provided from receiving as little as one dose. The shots are usually given on a schedule of 0, 1, and 6 months, but there is flexibility in the timing of these injections. As with other vaccines, if one falls behind on the schedule, just continue from where you left off. Hepatitis B shots will not help or cure a person who is already infected with the hepatitis B virus.
ACIP Guidelines
Recommendations for Postexposure Interventions to Prevent Infection with Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and Tetanus in Persons Wounded During Bombings and Other Mass-Casualty Events — United States, 2008 01 Aug 08
Recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States 08 Dec 06
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Part II: Immunization of Adults
Erratum: A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States 08 Dec 06
Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), Part II: Immunization of Adults
A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States 23 Dec 05
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Part 1: Immunization of Infants, Children, and Adolescents
Protection Against Viral Hepatitis Recommendations of the Immunization Prac 09 Feb 90
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Clinical
Medical Surveillance Monthly Report - Hep A & B PDF 01 Aug 12
MSMR August 2012: Hospitalizations for Hepatitis A, B, and C, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces,1991-2011
Notice to Readers: FDA Approval of an Alternate Dosing Schedule for a Combined Hepatitis A and B Vaccine (Twinrix®) 12 Oct 07
MMWR
New reformulated Energix-B available to order form GlaxoSmithKline PDF 01 Apr 07
New NDC for GSK Hepatitis B Vaccine (Recombinant) in Prefilled Tip-Lok® Syringe
Erratum: A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States 08 Dec 06
Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), Part II: Immunization of Adults
Hepatitis B Vaccination Coverage Among Adults --- United States, 2004 12 May 06
MMWR
Vaccination of New Recruits Against Hepatitis B Virus PDF 07 Aug 02
FDA Approval for a Combined Hepatitis A and B Vaccine 21 Sep 01
DHB Recommendations
Off-Label Vaccine Use and Vaccination of Military Recruits During Summer Months 15 May 08
Recommendations of the Defense Health Board (DHB)
Reduced Dose Hepatitis B Vaccines in Military Recruits 09 Jan 98
Recommendations of the Armed Forces Epidemiological Board (AFEB)
Information Paper
Dosage and Dosing Schedule of Hepatitis A and B Vaccines Administered in Military Enlisted Recruit Settings PDF 20 Jan 12
Information Paper
Counting Doses in Combined Regimens of Monovalent and Bivalent Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B vaccines PDF 21 Dec 11
Information Paper
Hepatitis B Infection and Hepatitis B Vaccine PDF 01 Mar 07
Information Paper
Package Insert
Pediarix (GlaxoSmithKline) 01 Apr 12
Package Insert - Vaccine
Engerix-B (GlaxoSmithKline) 01 Mar 12
Package Insert - Vaccine
Twinrix (GlaxoSmithKline) 01 Mar 12
Package Insert - Vaccine
Recombivax (Merck) 26 Jul 11
Package Insert - Vaccine
Comvax (Merck) 01 Dec 10
Package Insert - Vaccine
Related Links
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 12 Dec 06
Hepatitis B Recommendations for Adults
Merck (vaccine manufacturer) 13 Apr 04
Vaccine & VIG Info
New reformulated Energix-B available to order form GlaxoSmithKline PDF 01 Apr 07
New NDC for GSK Hepatitis B Vaccine (Recombinant) in Prefilled Tip-Lok® Syringe
VIS
Hepatitis B: What You Need to Know 02 Feb 12
Vaccine Information Statement (Interim)
Your Baby's First Vaccines; What You Need to Know 18 Sep 08
Vaccine Information Statement
ALT: Hepatitis B - NewsNews
MSNBC 20 Jun 12
Hepatitis B vaccine protects for 25 years
ALT: Hepatitis B - LibraryLibrary
Booster vaccination with recombinant hepatitis B vaccine four years after priming with one single dose Jan 1999
Author(s): Wistrom J, Ahlm C, Lundberg S, Settergren B, Tarnvik A
Publication: Vaccine 17 (1999) 2162-2165
Subject: Vaccine-Effectiveness
Disease: Hepatitis B
Effects of timing of hepatitis B doses on response to vaccine in Yucpa Indians Jan 1989
Author(s): Hadler S, de Monzon MA, Lugo DR, Perez M
Publication: Vaccine, vol. 7
Subject: Vaccine-Safety
Disease: Hepatitis B
A two-dose hepatitis B vaccine regimen: proof of priming and memory responses in young adults Jan 1998
Author(s): Marsano LS, West DJ, Chant I, Hesley TM, Cox J, Hackworth V, Greenberg RN
Publication: Vaccine. Vol. 16. No. 6, pp. 624-629
Subject: Vaccine-Effectiveness
Disease: Hepatitis B
Immune Responses to Late Booster Doses of Hepatitis B Vaccine Jan 1985
Author(s): Jilg W, Schmidt M, Deinhardt F
Publication: Journal d Medical Virology 17:249-254
Subject: Vaccine-Effectiveness
Disease: Hepatitis B