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Table. Recommended doses and schedules for monovalent hepatitis A vaccines

Vaccine Age of vaccine recipient (years) Dose (hepatitis A virus antigen) Volume per dose (mL) No. doses Vaccination schedule
Avaxim ≥2 160 antigen U 0.5 2
  • 1st dose: day 0 (day of vaccination)
  • 2nd dose: 6–36 months after 1st dose
Havrix Junior 2 to <16 720 ELISA U 0.5 2
  • 1st dose: day  0 (day of vaccination)
  • 2nd dose: 6–36 months after 1st dose
Havrix 1440 ≥16 1440 ELISA U 1.0 2
  • 1st dose: day 0 (day of vaccination)
  • 2nd dose: 6–36 months after 1st dose
Vaqta Paediatric /Adolescent 1 to <18 25 U 0.5 2
  • 1st dose: day 0 (day of vaccination)
  • 2nd dose: 6–18 months after 1st dose
Vaqta Adult ≥18 50 U 1.0 2
  • 1st dose: day 0 (day of vaccination)
  • 2nd dose: 6–18 months after 1st dose
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Hepatitis A

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