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Hepatitis B vaccine for at-risk infants aide memoire

Summary of hepatitis B vaccine schedule, advice and guidance for pregnant women and new mothers.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 24 August 2018
• Last updated: 2 June 2025 바카라 사이트� See all updates

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Hepatitis B vaccine for at-risk infants born on or before 30 June 2024: aide memoire

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Hepatitis B vaccine for at-risk infants born on or after 1 July 2024: aide memoire

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This is a guidance document for healthcare professionals (mainly in primary care) on the hepatitis B vaccination schedule and testing for babies born to women living with hepatitis B. It acts as a reminder of the vaccination doses and testing schedule for the child.

Healthcare professionals can also use this guidance along with the patient leaflet to advise mothers on the hepatitis B immunisation schedule for their child.

The routine childhood vaccination schedule changed on 1 July 2025 and as a result, all babies born on or after 1 July 2024 will routinely receive an additional hepatitis B dose as part of the DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB hexavalent vaccine at 18 months of age. The vaccination schedule for babies born to women with hepatitis B has been amended to reflect these changes for children born on or after 1 July 2024 so it is important that healthcare practitioners ensure they are following the correct schedule depending on the date of birth of the child.

This document can be ordered for free using the product code: HEPB24AM (for babies born on or before 30 June 2024) and HEPB25AM (for babies born on or after 1 July 2024).

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Published 24 August 2018

Last updated 2 June 2025 + show all updates

1. 2 June 2025

   An updated version of the aide memoire for at-risk infants born on or after 1 July 2024 has been added, in accordance with the routine childhood vaccination schedule changes from 1 July 2025.

2. 9 April 2025

   This document has been rebranded from PHE to UKHSA. This updated version contains additional information on the Dried Blood Spot (DBS), which is the preferred method of testing, as well as an expanded checklist and links to further resources.

3. 24 August 2018

   First published.