Hi John,
Within my Trust we offer one reinforcing Hep B booster 5 years after
the full course. We routinely do a titre check 8 weeks after the 3rd
vaccine to establish whether the individual has made immunity. I think
this is similar throughout the NHS, although I am very aware that for
smaller companies this would be a major financial undertaking.
I believe this follows best practice guidelines from the Department of
Health.
Kind regards,
Rita
Rita E Ogden
Specialist Practitioner/Clinical Team Leader,
Occupational Health Service,
St. James's University Hospital
Tel: 0113 2065228
Leeds General Infirmary
Tel: 0113 3923267
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I would like to know what the current practice is amongst OH
professionals
.To prophylactically boost or not to boost ?
The employees ( +/-600 )have had a three course immunization
administered
previously but due to cost constraints ,post vaccination antibody
levels
were not done and are not feasable to do at this stage either.
Thanks
Regards
John
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