Let’s Discuss Hepatitis A Vaccines. 

Hepatitis A became a routine childhood vaccine in 1995. If you were born before this, you may not have had this vaccine. Hepatitis A Vaccines are now recommended for all travel, to every country. 

The Hepatitis A vaccine is a 2-dose vaccine series, given 6 to 18 months apart. If you only have time for the first vaccine prior to your trip, that vaccine generally gives you protection for six months. The complete two doses gives 25 years of protection. 

Hepatitis A vaccines are usually offered without a need for a prescription. Contraindications to Hepatitis A Vaccines: 

• An allergic reaction after a previous dose of, or any component of, Hepatitis A vaccine. 
• An allergic reaction to Neomycin or yeast