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- Geoffrey A. Weinberg, MD*
- *Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry; Director, Pediatric HIV Program, Golisano Children’s Hospital at Strong, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY
Question
A pediatrician is concerned that her patients receive a total of four doses of the hepatitis B vaccine. She uses the triple vaccine combination containing diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis, inactivated polio, and hepatitis B at 2, 4, and 6 months of age to reduce the number of shots for her patients, and almost all of her patients had received hepatitis B vaccine at birth. Is this a common problem for other pediatricians, and if so, is there a way to circumvent this problem?
Answer
As of January 2005, two combination vaccine products are licensed for use in the routine immunization of young infants in the United States. One contains diphtheria …
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