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