Hi
Here’s my contribution.
A person’s general immunity does
lower naturally with age (over 45) - but I have vaccinated staff members in
their 60’s and at the eldest a gentleman of 70 and it worked !!
I have also attended a vaccination and Immunisation
study days at Stockport and the Consultant Immunologist there stated a course
should never be re-started, just continued…which goes against what the
green book states.
I would take a blood sample to see what
Immunity she has now and go from there.
Sarah
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Hi
Folks,
I
have a lady who is over 50 and on 3 occasions has started a course of hep b,
but never completed with the third vaccination on any of the 3 attempts
(nothing to do with me), she has minimal contact with blood and works in a lab.
Would
those of you that do hep b's persist and try to complete a course? Did I read
somwhere that the efficacy of the hep b vaccine is reduced as one gets older
and does anyone have information regarding the link to MS?
Thanks
again for your help
Sue.
Sue
Mann
Occupational
Health Nurse Adviser
John
Innes Centre/Institute of Food Research
Tel:
01603 450564
Fax:
01603 450029
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