Hepatitis B Vaccination
Hepatitis is a worldwide threat. Why risk a viral infection like hepatitis when you can get vaccinated in advance?
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What is Hepatitis B?
Hepatitis B is a serious viral liver infection caused by Hepatitis B Virus (HBV). It is transmitted through contact with infected blood, semen or other body fluids.
Age
Vaccine
Price per Dose
2+
Hepatitis B
£40.00
High-risk areas for Hepatitis B
While the risk of contracting Hepatitis B in the UK is low, it becomes essential to get vaccinated if you are at high risk or travelling to countries where it is more common. Hepatitis B occurs worldwide, but the risk is particularly high in:
- East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
- The Amazon
- Southern parts of Eastern and Central Europe
- The Indian subcontinent
- The Middle East
- Parts of South America
- The rates of infection in Western Europe and North America are low.
Hepatitis B Vaccination for high-risk workers
While you’re out there saving lives, don’t forget to take care of yourself.
If you’re a healthcare worker, care home staff, police officer, medical waste disposal staff, sewage worker, firefighter, or cleaner in a medical setting, you’re very likely working with blood or bodily fluids.
This puts you at the highest risk of contracting Hepatitis B.
Symptoms
Many people with Hepatitis B don’t experience symptoms initially. When symptoms do occur, they may include:
Fatigue
Jaundice
Dark urine
Abdominal pain
Nausea and vomiting
Loss of appetite
Hepatitis B Vaccination Dosage Schedule
The Hepatitis B vaccine is administered in a series of three doses: the initial dose, followed by a second dose at least one month later, and a third dose six months after the first.
How does Batley Pharmacy help?
By choosing Batley Pharmacy, you are ensuring that you receive comprehensive care in a convenient and comfortable setting. In addition to vaccination, adopting preventive measures like avoiding exposure to potentially infected body fluids and practising safe sex is important for reducing the risk of hepatitis B infection, especially when travelling to high-risk areas.
Frequently asked questions
This Hepatitis B vaccination provides long-term protection against the virus, with immunity lasting for at least 20 years, and often for life.
Hepatitis B is highly contagious. It is spread through contact with bodily fluids. If you have chronic Hepatitis B, you remain contagious for life.
Travellers and individuals in high-risk situations, such as during unsafe medical procedures or unprotected sex, are more likely to contract the virus. Vaccination is crucial for protection against hepatitis B.
Yes, Hepatitis B vaccine is available on the NHS and is available free of charge to individuals at increased risk.
Hepatitis B vaccine is very effective, with 95% effectiveness in preventing infection when a full series of vaccination is given.
You can schedule your appointment with Batley Pharmacy for the Hepatitis B vaccine. While you can also check with GP surgeries, NHS services, travel clinics, and other pharmacies across the UK, we’re here to help with your vaccination needs. Whether you’re travelling or prioritising your health, visit us today!
Hepatitis B vaccine is an inactivated vaccine, so it cannot produce hepatitis and it is considered to be very safe and effective.
If you have an acute Hepatitis B infection, it may resolve quickly. But if it becomes chronic Hepatitis B, it will last for life.