Havrix 720 Junior Monodose Vaccine

• If your child is allergic (hypersensitive) to any of the vaccine's ingredients, including neomycin.
• If your child has had a severe allergic reaction, such as anaphylaxis, after a previous dose of a hepatitis A vaccine.

• Pain, tenderness, redness, swelling or hardening at the injection site
• Irritability
• Headache
• Tiredness and generalised weakness
• Reduced appetite
• Mild fever
• Nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea

• Muscle pain and joint pain
• Rash or itching
• Dizziness or drowsiness
• Fainting or feeling faint around the time of the injection, usually related to the injection procedure rather than the vaccine itself

• Severe allergic reaction, with swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat, difficulty breathing or swallowing, a widespread rash, a sudden drop in blood pressure or collapse
• A fit or seizure
• A fever that is high or that is not settling

Other General Warnings

• Your child is on dialysis for a kidney issue.
• Your child already has the hepatitis A virus or is living with someone who has recently contracted the hepatitis A virus.
• Your child has any condition that affects their body's ability to fight disease (immunosuppression).
• Your child has a high temperature or a moderate-to-severe illness on the day. Vaccination is usually postponed until recovery. A mild cold without fever is not a reason to delay.
• Your child has a bleeding disorder or bruises easily, as the vaccine is given into a muscle.
• Your child has a long-term liver condition, as hepatitis A infection can be much more severe and vaccination is particularly important.
• Your child has fainted after an injection before, so that precautions can be taken to prevent injury.
• Your child has had a severe allergic reaction to a previous dose of a hepatitis A vaccine or to neomycin.
• Never inject this vaccine into a vein. A healthcare professional should give it, with facilities available to manage a severe allergic reaction. The vaccine protects only against hepatitis A.

• Havrix 720 Junior Monodose vaccine is administered by a qualified healthcare professional.
• Self-administration is not permitted.
• Please follow any aftercare instructions your doctor or nurse provides.
• It is given as a muscle injection in the upper arm in older children and the thigh in younger children. It must never be given into a vein.
• This 720 Junior presentation is intended for children and adolescents.
• A booster dose is given some months after the first dose for long-term protection. Ask your doctor when it is due and complete the course; without the booster, protection lasts less time.
• Tell the doctor or nurse before the injection about any allergies, fever on the day of injection, bleeding problems, and any medicines you take that affect the immune system.
• Stay with your child at the vaccination site for a short observation period afterwards, so staff can treat any immediate reaction.

• Store Havrix 720 Junior Monodose vaccine at 2 degrees C to 8 degrees C. Do not freeze; discard if the vaccine has been frozen.
• Store it in the original carton to protect it from light, and keep it out of the reach of children and pets.
• Do not use the vaccine after its expiry date, or if the packaging is damaged or the contents look unusual. The healthcare professional should inspect the vaccine before administration and follow the product leaflet for preparation and handling.
• Do not dispose of it in household waste or down a drain. The clinic or pharmacy disposes of vaccines and used syringes.

• Havrix Junior Monodose is an inactivated hepatitis A vaccine that protects children aged 1 to 18 years against hepatitis A infection.
• If you're vaccinating before travel, plan a few weeks ahead so protection has time to develop.
• The vaccine is inactivated and cannot cause hepatitis A. Feeling mildly unwell afterwards is the immune system responding.
• Vaccination does not replace handwashing or safe food and water. Hepatitis A spreads through contaminated food and water and through close contact.
• Seek help immediately for swelling of the face or throat, difficulty breathing, a widespread rash, or fainting.
• Keep the vaccination record and bring it to the next appointment.

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