Medical Assistant Form

8. HEPATITIS B IMMUNIZATION DOCUMENTATION

Hepatitis B Information

Hepatitis B is a serious disease caused by a virus that attacks the liver. The hepatitis B virus may cause life long infection, cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure, and death. Workers who have direct contact with human or primate blood and blood products are at risk for exposure to hepatitis B virus.

Hepatitis B Vaccine

Hepatitis B vaccine provides immunization against all hepatitis B, but not against hepatitis A or C. The vaccine utilizes the non-infectious portion of the B virus and is produced in yeast cells. It is produced without the use of human blood or blood products.

A full course of immunization requires 3 doses of the vaccine to be given at specific intervals over a 6-month period. Most healthy people who receive the full course will develop a protective antibody against hepatitis B virus. The duration of protection of hepatitis B vaccine is unknown at this time. However post-vaccination antibody testing can detect this and one additional series of hepatitis B vaccination can sometimes generate immunity.

I understand that due to my potential occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials I may be at risk of acquiring hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The Medical Assistant Department highly recommends that all students undergo hepatitis B vaccination; however this is not a requirement for the program.

I understand the benefits of hepatitis B vaccination and the recommendation of the program.

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