WHO GETS FREE HEPATITIS B VACCINE
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Free (thru MOHLTC) |
Not Free |
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Infants born to chronic hep B infected moms |
Health care workers and others who will be or may be exposed to blood or at risk of injury by instruments contaminated by blood. This group of people either pay themselves or covered by their employers. |
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Grade 7 students or 12 year olds |
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People with chronic hep C infection |
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Males & females with multiple sex partners |
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Males who have sex with males |
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Injection drug users |
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People who suffer needlestick injuries outside healthcare settings |
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Household and sexual contacts of both acute and chronic hep B infections |
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2nd and 3rd dose for those
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