We have an epidemic in the city gapatita A. Does it make sense to do now vaccinated against hepatitis-child (5 years)? After all, the immunity will be at least 2 weeks, but as you can still protect yourself from hepatitis B until the vaccine had no effect? And if a person already infected, but there is still no clinical symptoms, not whether the vaccination is worse?

Respond Tatyana Stepanova, a gastroenterologist, hepatologist child should be vaccinated against hepatitis A and type immunoglobulin. If an infection occurred in less than 14 days ago, the combined effect of two drugs prevent the progression of the disease, and one vaccination (without immunoglobulin) will only weaken its manifestation. Similar question: ... to treat chronic hepatitis B if there is no clinical manifestation? 2) when the child rozhdaetsa of ...