Question

Robert is a 48-year-old pharmacist who is preparing to provide immunizations in his pharmacy for the first time next fall. He has no documentation of receiving the hepatitis B vaccine and would like to be vaccinated before administering vaccines in his practice. What is the recommended routine schedule for vaccination against hepatitis B?

Answer 1

Answer:

0, 1, and 6 months.

Explanation:

The exclusive hepatitis B vaccine is given as a single dose to babies at birth. However, hepatitis B immunization continues through pentavalent vaccination at 2, 4 and 6 months of age. People who were not vaccinated against hepatitis B during the first months of life may receive immunization at any time in adulthood, on a 3-dose schedule and following a recommended application schedule of 0, 1, and 6 months.