MILVAX - Hepatitis B

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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

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

Questions & Answers


The Disease
The Vaccine

14 Nov 05

Sample Q&A: The Vaccine

How safe and effective is the vaccine?
Hepatitis B vaccine has an outstanding record of safety and effectiveness. Studies have shown that the vaccine is 95% effective in preventing children and adults from developing chronic infection.

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)	Featured 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
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

Library

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