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Medicines hepatitis a (inactivated) and hepatitis b (rdna) (hab) vaccine (adsorbed)Question & answer

hepatitis a (inactivated) and hepatitis b (rdna) (hab) vaccine (adsorbed) · Medicine question

Can this vaccine cause hepatitis?

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Answer

No. The hepatitis A component is inactivated, and the hepatitis B component contains recombinant surface antigen rather than infectious virus.

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