Hepatitis A Vaccine

Hepatitis A is a serious liver disease caused by a virus, which is found in the stool of people with the disease. It is usually spread by close personal contact and sometimes by eating food or drinking water containing the virus.

• All children aged 12-23 months should receive two doses given at least six months apart.



• Anyone who lives in communities that have prolonged outbreaks of hepatitis A or is traveling to a high-risk geographic location should receive two doses of the vaccine at least six months apart.



• Two doses of the vaccine are given at least six months apart for lasting protection.



• Specific information regarding high-risk geographic locations is available from local and state health departments.