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  2. Source: Campus Sanofi
  3. 23 Oct 2023

Hepatitis A Booster Campaigns

Author: Sanofi

Editorial Team

AVAXIM® Hepatitis A vaccine (inactivated, adsorbed) Prescribing Information
AVAXIM® Junior Hepatitis A vaccine (inactivated, adsorbed) Prescribing Information

Why run a Hepatitis A vaccine booster campaign?

While most travellers focus on their first Hepatitis A dose, some may not return for their second (booster) dose.

The booster dose provides travel clinics with an opportunity to help protect patients aged 16 years and above against Hepatitis A beyond 10 years.

In patients from 16 years of age, this can be achieved with AVAXIM Hepatitis A vaccine (inactivated, adsorbed). Before you prescribe this vaccine please refer to the Prescribing Information and SmPC.

In patients aged 1 -15 years this can be achieved with AVAXIM Junior Hepatitis A vaccine (inactivated, adsorbed). Before you prescribe this vaccine please refer to the Prescribing Information and SmPC.

A booster dose of Hepatitis A vaccine can be given, ideally at 6 to 12 months, and no later than 36 months, after the initial dose in order to help provide protection beyond ten years.

Suggestions on how to run a booster campaign

Team planning

Hold a meeting with the relevant team members to align on the benefits of running a Hepatitis A booster campaign.

Identify patients

Run a report from your patient records to identify those eligible patients who haven't received a 2nd dose of a Hepatitis A vaccine in the last 36 months.

Make contact either by:

  • Utilising your recall system to initiate an Email/Phone/SMS invitation
  • Creating a pop up alert on their patient record
  • Contacting them via post

Logistics

  • Schedule dedicated time for your travel nurse to run the Hepatitis A campaign

Patient support

  • Ensure you have a sufficient supply of patient support materials including travel record cards
  • Visit Medisa to order patient materials online

Supply

Assess and Administer

  • Consider using AVAXIM
    • In patients aged 16 years and above who received a monovalent Hepatitis A vaccine, or a combined Hepatitis A and Typhoid fever vaccine 36 months (preferably 6-12 months) previously.
  • Consider using AVAXIM Junior:
    • In children aged 1-15 years for active immunisation against infection caused by the Hepatitis A virus
Ways to order

You can order Sanofi Vaccines in two ways: online at VAXISHOP or through our call centre. Read more about ordering vaccines. 

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MAT-XU-2301388 (v2.0) Date of preparation: October 2023