Hepatitis B vaccine

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf vaccine
gptkbp:administeredBy adolescents
adults
infants
healthcare workers
travelers to endemic areas
people with chronic liver disease
people at risk of exposure to blood
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:World_Health_Organization
gptkb:U.S._Food_and_Drug_Administration
1981
gptkbp:boosterRecommended not routinely
gptkbp:broadcastOn 0, 1, 6 months (adults)
birth, 1-2 months, 6-18 months (infants)
gptkbp:category public health
immunization
essential medicine
gptkbp:contains hepatitis B surface antigen
gptkbp:contraindication severe allergic reaction to previous dose
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:China
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Baruch_Blumberg
gptkb:Irving_Millman
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hepatitis B vaccine
gptkbp:immunityDuration at least 20 years
gptkbp:includedIn gptkb:Expanded_Programme_on_Immunization
gptkbp:marketedAs gptkb:Recombivax_HB
gptkb:Engerix-B
gptkb:Heplisav-B
Twinrix (combined with hepatitis A vaccine)
gptkbp:pregnancyCategory safe
gptkbp:prevention gptkb:Hepatitis_B
gptkbp:routeOfAdministration intramuscular injection
gptkbp:sideEffect fatigue
mild fever
soreness at injection site
gptkbp:storage 2-8°C
gptkbp:type recombinant vaccine
subunit vaccine
gptkbp:usedIn healthcare worker immunization
high-risk adult immunization
universal childhood immunization
gptkbp:WHOModelListOfEssentialMedicines true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hepatitis_B
gptkb:Chiron_Corporation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5