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Hepatitis A
Get a Hepatitis A Vaccine
We provide a full range of travel vaccinations and medication
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A is an infection of the liver. Symptoms are generally mild but increase in severity with age. The virus is spread via the faecal-oral route via contaminated food or close person to person contact. Certain travellers are at high risk of being infected with the virus. They are those:
- Tourists/travellers staying with or visiting the local population
- Frequent and/or long-stay travellers to areas where sanitation and food hygiene are likely to be poor
- Already with existing liver disease or haemophilia
- Sexual contact between two men
- Injecting drug users
- Working in high risk hepatitis A areas
- Going to areas of hepatitis A outbreaks who have limited access to safe water and medical care
Vaccination Pricing
£62.50 Per dose
£62.50 Per Course
Signs & Symptoms
Symptoms are often mild or absent in young children, but the disease becomes more serious with advancing age. Recovery can vary from weeks to months. Following hepatitis A illness, immunity is lifelong.
Symptoms include:
- Children are normally asymptomatic
- Jaundice may occur in 70-80% of cases
- Malaise
- Nausea
- Loss of appetite
The Vaccination
Hepatitis A vaccine
| Ages (Years) | Doses Required | Schedule | Time before travel | Boost required at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-16 | 1 (paed) | - | 2 weeks preferably but anytime ok* | 6-12 months after 1st dose |
| 16 – 85 | 1 | - | 2 weeks preferably but anytime ok* | 6-12 months after 1st dose |
Hepatits A & Hepatitis B Combined vaccine
| Ages (Years) | Doses Required | Schedule | Time before travel | Boost required at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-85 | 3 to 4 | 0, 7, 21 days, + at 1 year** | Up to day before* | See specialist pharmacist |
*Vaccine most effective when given plenty of time to develop immunity. Some immunity will be present if the vaccine is given up to the day before travel.
**accelerated schedule. Full protection not given until final dose at 1 year. Will give adequate protection if leaving sooner.
What are the Hepatitis Risk Areas?
