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Dr Burgess said the duration of protection provided by the vaccine was not known. booster dose for high risk individuals was recommended 3 5 years after vaccination. Therefore, high risk children needed lo be boosted prior to school entry, she said. "If wc vaccinate all infants wc will be vaccinating at a lime when they arc ai little risk of infection. "And ill adolescence they will need
a booster dose witch the risk of infection is more real." she said Dr Buigcss said hepatitis 1 vaccina3 tion of adolescents would be more effective and was a practical option, as Australia already had a routine rubella immunisation program for this age group. However, administering a full course of three shots to teenagers could be difficult, she said. Dr Burgess also expressed concern about reports of rare but serious adverse reactions associated with llic recombinant DNA hepatitis U vaccine, occurring about six weeks aflcr vaccination. These have included four reput is in Australia to the end uf 1991) une case of Guillain Uarrc syndrome, iwo cases of optic neuritis and a progressive dcinycliuaiing condition. Samantha Overv
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