Get Stanford University Hepatitis B Vaccine Declaration Form 2016-2024

To be certain that you are protected against hepatitis B, ask for a simple blood test to check your “antibody titers” that will confirm whether the vaccination was successful.

Hepatitis B vaccine may be given as a stand-alone vaccine, or as part of a combination vaccine (a type of vaccine that combines more than one vaccine together into one shot).

Many studies have shown that infants, children and adults who have responded to a complete hepatitis B immunisation. Series are protected from disease for as long as 15 years, even if they lose protective antibodies over time.

Are booster doses of hepatitis B vaccine recommended? Booster doses are not recommended for people with normal immune status who have been vaccinated (15, 21).

Yes. It is not known for how long protection from one hepatitis A vaccine dose lasts, but it has been shown to last for at least 10 years (29).

Hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs): The presence of anti-HBs is generally interpreted as indicating recovery and immunity from hepatitis B virus infection. Anti-HBs also develops in a person who has been successfully vaccinated against hepatitis B. Total hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc):

CDC recommends screening all adults aged 18 years and older for hepatitis B at least once in their lifetime using a triple panel test. To ensure increased access to testing, anyone who requests HBV testing should receive it regardless of disclosure of risk.

One booster is needed at a month and another after six months. Booster vaccines are not needed in order to travel as the vaccine is effective within two weeks of the first dose. But, the injections should be given for lifetime immunity to both hepatitis A and B.

To be certain that you are protected against hepatitis B, ask for a simple blood test to check your “antibody titers” that will confirm whether the vaccination was successful.

Hepatitis B vaccine may be given as a stand-alone vaccine, or as part of a combination vaccine (a type of vaccine that combines more than one vaccine together into one shot).

Many studies have shown that infants, children and adults who have responded to a complete hepatitis B immunisation. Series are protected from disease for as long as 15 years, even if they lose protective antibodies over time.

Are booster doses of hepatitis B vaccine recommended? Booster doses are not recommended for people with normal immune status who have been vaccinated (15, 21).

Yes. It is not known for how long protection from one hepatitis A vaccine dose lasts, but it has been shown to last for at least 10 years (29).

Hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs): The presence of anti-HBs is generally interpreted as indicating recovery and immunity from hepatitis B virus infection. Anti-HBs also develops in a person who has been successfully vaccinated against hepatitis B. Total hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc):

CDC recommends screening all adults aged 18 years and older for hepatitis B at least once in their lifetime using a triple panel test. To ensure increased access to testing, anyone who requests HBV testing should receive it regardless of disclosure of risk.

One booster is needed at a month and another after six months. Booster vaccines are not needed in order to travel as the vaccine is effective within two weeks of the first dose. But, the injections should be given for lifetime immunity to both hepatitis A and B.