Hepatitis Vaccine Reactions

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hepatitis B vaccine reaction?

About a month ago I got my first installment of the Hepatitis B vaccine. It was given in my right shoulder, and ever since the muscles in my shoulder have been aching. It feels a bit like a pulled muscle, but it has been continuous and unchanging...

Response from Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.

Fundacion Gatroenterologia De Diego

The most probable cause of your symtoms is the administration of the vaccine. It is also possible, that you had some damage to a nerve or ligament.The vaccine has to go in the muscle for better results,so ,you should not change the site of... Read more »

reaction to hepatitis vaccine

Where can I get the most complete and accurate information to the side affects that seem to be a... Read more »

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D. »

Hepatitis Vaccine and Elisa Accuracy

I ahd a partial vaccine followed by another partial vaccine of Hepatitis B at least 6 or more years... Read more »

Response from Keith Henry, M.D. »

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Articles

St. Louis University to Begin Trial of Preventive Hepatitis C Vaccine

St. Louis University 's Center for Vaccine Development is launching the first clinical trial of a hepatitis C vaccine in the United States, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. The trial, which will be conducted in conjunction with Emeryville,... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Hepatitis B Vaccine: Fact Sheet

First Anti-Cancer Vaccine Hepatitis B vaccine prevents hepatitis B disease and its serious consequences like hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer). Therefore, this is the first anti-cancer vaccine. Safe and Effective Medical, scientific... Read more »

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Examines Reactions of People Who Participated in Merck's Canceled HIV Vaccine Trial

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer on Friday examined the reaction of volunteers in the Seattle arm of Merck 's recently halted HIV vaccine trial. According to the Post-Intelligencer , participants who were interviewed on the condition of anonymity... Read more »

Using Hepatitis A and B Vaccination as a Paradigm for Effective HIV Vaccine Delivery

"An understanding of vaccine acceptance and uptake is imperative for successful vaccination of populations that will be primary targets for vaccination after a vaccine against HIV is developed and ready for dissemination," researchers wrote. In the... Read more »

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H1N1 vaccine, autoimmune diseases and other illnes

Posted by snake

Can H1N1 vaccine just recently administered, an autoimmune disease or other illness in your body delay seroconversion to HIV? Read more »

Re jamie hep vaccine

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi Jamie, if you were vaccinated in school,im sure it was for hep B , I knoww is one for hep A but in school it would have been hep B ,so i wouldn't worry about that, As for me I never was vaccinated , So my stress level is still up there. Hope your... Read more »

HBV Vaccine What can I expect?

Posted by ConcernBlkMan, 2 Replies

First timer here! Just wanted to know what can I expect when taking the HBV Vaccine. I'm about to start next month. I would like to hear, what can I expect? Are there any side effect and how was your T-cell response to this vaccine? Any info you... Read more »

hepatitis c oculta

Posted by lll, 4 Replies

he leido que se descubrio que existe un tipo de hepatitis c oculta que no se detecta ni con la prueba de anticuerpos ni con PCR. Yo tengo todo los sintomas de hepatitis y aunq tengo pruebas a los 17 meses negativas esta noticia me mata. Read more »

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