Hepatitis a & Typhoid Vaccine (Vivaxim™)

Hepatitis A & Typhoid Vaccine (ViVaxim™)

What is hepatitis A? What does hepatitis A and typhoid  Hepatitis A is an infection of the liver vaccine contain? caused by the hepatitis A virus.  Hepatitis A and typhoid vaccine  It is spread by eating or drinking food contains sodium chloride, disodium or water contaminated with hepatitis phosphate dihydrate, sodium A virus. dyhydrogen phosphate dihydrate, 2-  Symptoms can include a lack of phenoxyethanol, formaldehyde, appetite, nausea, tiredness, fever aluminum hydroxide, polysorbate 80 and jaundice. neomycin and water for injection.  About 25% of people with hepatitis A require hospitalization. How effective is typhoid vaccine?  Less than 1 out of 1000 people with  95-99% are protected from hepatitis hepatitis A will die. A within 4 weeks.  Hepatitis A is the most frequent  50-80% are protected from typhoid vaccine-preventable disease in within 2 weeks. travellers. How long does the protection last? What is typhoid fever?  To provide long-term protection  Typhoid fever is caused by a against hepatitis A, a booster dose bacteria. of hepatitis A vaccine should be  It is spread by eating or drinking food given 6 to 12 months later. or water contaminated with human Protection lasts at least 10 years, if feces. It occurs often in situations not for life after the booster. where there is a breakdown in good  Protection from typhoid fever sanitation. declines over time. Booster doses  Symptoms include sudden fever, are recommended every 3 years severe headache, nausea, loss of where typhoid risk continues. appetite, rose spots on the trunk (25%), sore throat with a non- Who should receive the vaccine? productive cough and constipation.  Travellers, 16 years or older, to  If untreated, 16% of people with countries where hepatitis A and typhoid fever can die. Even with typhoid are known to exist. proper treatment, 1% will die.  Emergency relief workers and others  Between 2-5% of people with typhoid likely to be posted abroad at short fever become carriers. notice to areas with high rates of hepatitis A and typhoid fever. . . . 2/ Who should not receive the vaccine? Call the number below if you have  People under 16 years of age. severe or unusual reactions.  People with a life-threatening allergy to any of the vaccine components. Your immunization information will be  People with moderate to severe recorded in a computerized system illness may have to delay known as the Saskatchewan immunization. Immunization Management Systems (SIMS). Information collected in SIMS may be used to: How is the vaccine given?  manage immunization records By injection into a muscle.   notify you if you or your child needs an immunization When should the vaccine be given?  and monitor how well vaccines work  At least 14 days before risk of in preventing vaccine preventable exposure to both typhoid fever and diseases. hepatitis A.  May be safely given with other Your immunization records may also be vaccines. shared with health care professionals in order to provide public health services; What might be felt after receiving assist with diagnosis and treatment; and to control the spread of vaccine typhoid vaccine? preventable diseases.

Very Common (>10%)

 headache, pain/redness at injection

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Common (between 1 and 10%)  nausea, diarrhea, muscle aches, tiredness, fever

Uncommon (between 0.1 and 1%)  dizziness, itching, rash

Very Rare (less than 0.1%)  allergic reaction, hives

For more information, call the International Travel Centre at (306) 655‐4780 www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/internationaltravel