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… to hepatitis A and are not able to receive the hepatitis A vaccine. This includes children less than 6 months of age … If you have already received 2 doses of the hepatitis A vaccine, you do not need Ig. For more information, go to HealthLinkBC File #33 Hepatitis A Vaccine . How can I prevent measles after exposure? Ig is …
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… and spreading it to others by: Getting an influenza vaccine Staying home when you are ill Washing your hands … shirt sleeve rather than your hands Getting an influenza vaccine can help prevent you from getting sick with … diseases Prevention Frequent hand washing Yearly influenza vaccine and frequent hand washing Treatment No specific …
Medical tests
… pregnant, talk with your doctor about getting a rubella vaccine before pregnancy. A test for rubella IgM antibodies … pregnant, talk with your doctor about getting a rubella vaccine before pregnancy. A test for rubella IgM antibodies …
Medications
… eye sensitivity to light. You should receive the vaccine for meningitis (meningococcal vaccine) at least 2 weeks before receiving this medication. … be vaccinated again before receiving this medication. The vaccine will protect most people, but meningitis may occur …
Medications
… eye sensitivity to light. You should receive the vaccine for meningitis (meningococcal vaccine) at least 2 weeks before receiving this medication. … (booster shot) before receiving this medication. Vaccines may not fully protect everyone who receives them, …
Health topics
… pets rarely get rabies, because most of them get rabies vaccines. Pets that stay indoors are very unlikely to get … confirm with the pet's veterinarian that the pet got the vaccine.) Avoid contact with stray dogs, especially in rural … pets rarely get rabies, because most of them get rabies vaccines. Pets that stay indoors are very unlikely to get …
Health topics
… who have received IG. How can you prevent it? The rubella vaccine protects against the illness. The vaccine is part of the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) and … MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella [chickenpox]) vaccines. Most children get the vaccine as part of their …
Health features
… asthma are at higher risk for serious problems from certain vaccine-preventable diseases. It is recommended that people with asthma and their loved ones get vaccines to reduce the risk of these preventable diseases. For more information about vaccines see: Inactivated influenza (flu) vaccine …
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… How can I prevent getting or passing HCV? There is no vaccine available for HCV. To prevent hepatitis C … B and hepatitis A). If I have hepatitis C, should I get vaccines for other diseases? Yes. You can also become … disease and influenza. If you have HCV, you receive these vaccines for free from your local public health unit or …
Health topics
… COVID It's important to get your yearly influenza (flu) vaccine and stay up to date on your COVID-19 vaccines. The flu and COVID-19 can be active at the same … may make you more sick than getting just one. Getting both vaccines can prevent you and others from getting very sick. …
