Why Jab Children to Protect Adults?
Hepatitis A
First, let’s look at the Vaccine Information Statement that doctors are required by Federal Law to present to you before vaccinating your child…
http://www.immunize.org/vis/v-hepa.pdf
We are told that some people should be routinely vaccinated with hepatitis A vaccine: (those in bold are considered at increased risk)
- All children 1 year (12 through 23 months) of age.
- Persons 1 year of age and older traveling to or working in countries with high or intermediate prevalence of hepatitis A…For more information see www.cdc.gov/travel
- Children and adolescents through 18 years of age who live in states or communities where routine vaccination has been implemented because of high disease incidence.
- Men who have sex with men, persons who use street drugs, persons with chronic liver disease, persons with clotting disorders, persons who work with HAV-infected primates or who work with HAV in research laboratories.