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Table. Monovalent hepatitis B vaccines for adolescents and adults

Vaccine

Age of vaccine recipient (years)

Dose (hepatitis B surface antigen protein)

Number of doses

Recommended schedule minimum intervals

Alternative schedule minimum intervals

Engerix-B (adult formulation)

11–15 only

20 μg

2

  • 1st dose: day 0 (day of vaccination)

  • 2nd dose: 6 months after 1st dose

Not applicable
Engerix-B (paediatric formulation) <20 10 μg 3
  • 1st dose: day 0 (day of vaccination)
  • 2nd dose:  4 weeks after 1st dose
  • 3rd dose: 6 months after 1st dose
  • 1st dose: day 0 (day of vaccination)
  • 2nd dose: 4 weeks after 1st dose
  • 3rd dose: 16 weeks after 1st dose

OR

  • 1st dose: day 0 (day of vaccination)
  • 2nd dose: 8 weeks after 1st dose
  • 3rd dose: 16 weeks after 1st dose

Engerix-B (adult formulation)

≥20

20 μg

3

  • 1st dose: day 0 (day of vaccination)

  • 2nd dose: 4 weeks after 1st dose

  • 3rd dose: 6 months after 1st dose

  • 1st dose: day 0 (day of vaccination)

  • 2nd dose: 4 weeks after 1st dose

  • 3rd dose: 16 weeks after 1st dose

or

  • 1st dose: day 0 (day of vaccination)

  • 2nd dose: 8 weeks after 1st dose

  • 3rd dose: 16 weeks after 1st dose

H-B-Vax II (adult formulation)

11–15 only

10 μg

2

  • 1st dose: day 0 (day of vaccination)

  • 2nd dose: 6 months after 1st dose

Not applicable
H-B-Vax II (paediatric formulation) <20 5 μg 3
  • 1st dose: day 0 (day of vaccination)
  • 2nd dose:  4 weeks after 1st dose
  • 3rd dose: 6 months after 1st dose
  • 1st dose: day 0 (day of vaccination)
  • 2nd dose:  4 weeks after 1st dose
  • 3rd dose:  16 weeks after 1st dose

OR

  • 1st dose: day 0 (day of vaccination)
  • 2nd dose:  8 weeks after 1st dose
  • 3rd dose:  16 weeks after 1st dose

H-B-Vax II (adult formulation)

≥20

10 μg

3

  • 1st dose: day 0 (day of vaccination)

  • 2nd dose: 4 weeks after 1st dose

  • 3rd dose: 6 months after 1st dose

  • 1st dose: day 0 (day of vaccination)

  • 2nd dose: 4 weeks after 1st dose

  • 3rd dose: 16 weeks after 1st dose

or

  • 1st dose: day 0 (day of vaccination)

  • 2nd dose: 8 weeks after 1st dose

  • 3rd dose: 16 weeks after 1st dose

H-B-Vax II (dialysis formulation)

≥20

40 μg

3

  • 1st dose: day 0 (day of vaccination)

  • 2nd dose: 4 weeks after 1st dose

  • 3rd dose: 6 months after 1st dose

Not applicable

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