I've just got back from Prague where they've had an outbreak of Hep A. 

I'm vaccinated against some form of Hep (I _think_ it's B but can't be
sure).

Would this vaccination cover me for Hep A too? 

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On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:36:28 +0100 in uk.rec.motorcycles, Cab says:

>I've just got back from Prague where they've had an outbreak of Hep A. 
>
>I'm vaccinated against some form of Hep (I _think_ it's B but can't be
>sure).

Hep A is one shot, B is three spread out over 6 months, followed by a
blood test and another shot if you're unlucky enough for the first
three not to have been fully successful - just had these done.

>
>Would this vaccination cover me for Hep A too? 

Not as far as I am aware, having paid[1] £184 for my hep B shots it
would be a bummer if the free hep A covered it ;-)

[1] When I say paid I mean my employer has paid.


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"Cab"  wrote in 
news:xn0fvlv9s1wxn4000NO@SPAMrosbif.org:

> I've just got back from Prague where they've had an outbreak of Hep A. 
> 
> I'm vaccinated against some form of Hep (I _think_ it's B but can't be
> sure).
> 
> Would this vaccination cover me for Hep A too? 
> 

<checks "travel record card">

Hep A is transmitted through contaminated food
Hep B is tramsmitted in bodily fluids

I'm guessing, but I reckon you have Hep A cover based on your past business 
trips to the Middle East.

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boots@despammed.com wrote:

> > I'm vaccinated against some form of Hep (I think it's B but can't be
> > sure).
> 
> Hep A is one shot, B is three spread out over 6 months, followed by a
> blood test and another shot if you're unlucky enough for the first
> three not to have been fully successful - just had these done.

Ah, so it was Hep B I had. You can't be vaccinated against Hep C, can
you?

> > Would this vaccination cover me for Hep A too? 
> 
> Not as far as I am aware, having paid[1] £184 for my hep B shots it
> would be a bummer if the free hep A covered it ;-)

Heh, I got mine done for free. Isn't the French health system great.
:-) How long does it last for though? Any ideas?

I'll have to check about the Hep A though. Whilst the risk is very low,
I don't want to take the chance with the nippers.

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On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:36:28 +0100, "Cab"
 wrote:
 
>I've just got back from Prague where they've had an outbreak of Hep A. 
>
>I'm vaccinated against some form of Hep (I _think_ it's B but can't be
>sure).
>
>Would this vaccination cover me for Hep A too? 

Doubtful. Very doubtful. I know nothing of the vaccinations, but
they're very different diseases, caused by different viruses, so
unless there's a combined vaccine you'd not be protected.

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On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:36:28 +0100, Cab wrote:

> I've just got back from Prague where they've had an outbreak of Hep A.
> 
> I'm vaccinated against some form of Hep (I _think_ it's B but can't be
> sure).
> 
> Would this vaccination cover me for Hep A too?

(Ex-medical microbiologist, some 30 years out of date)

No. Hep A is relatively harmless (compared with B and C which are often 
lethal). Six months off the piss IIRC. In those pre-AIDS days Hep B was 
the most virulent and feared 'industrial disease' for us laboratory 
workers. AIUI Hep B is still more virulent and a higher risk (from blood 
samples and as an STD) than HIV.

Derek Turner wrote:

> > Would this vaccination cover me for Hep A too?
> 
> (Ex-medical microbiologist, some 30 years out of date)
> 
> No. Hep A is relatively harmless (compared with B and C which are
> often lethal). Six months off the piss IIRC. In those pre-AIDS days
> Hep B was the most virulent and feared 'industrial disease' for us
> laboratory workers. AIUI Hep B is still more virulent and a higher
> risk (from blood samples and as an STD) than HIV.

Ta. However the warning I'd received said that it could be pretty dodgy
for the very young and very old, hence my concern for the kids. Based
on wessie's description of the two, I don't think I've got any cause
for concern.

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wessie wrote:

> > Would this vaccination cover me for Hep A too? 
> 
> <checks "travel record card">
> 
> Hep A is transmitted through contaminated food
> Hep B is tramsmitted in bodily fluids

Thanks for the info. I should be fine then.
 
> I'm guessing, but I reckon you have Hep A cover based on your past
> business trips to the Middle East.

It was actually for trips I'd made to Cameroon in the past. For the ME,
I was never recommended a Hep jab. Based on what Ian said up there
though, I'm pretty certain that it was Hep B (unless Hep A has the same
injection methods).

I'd only found my jab book recently. Now I've already lost the bloody
thing again, so can't check.

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Derek Turner wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:36:28 +0100, Cab wrote:
> 
>> I've just got back from Prague where they've had an outbreak of Hep A.
>>
>> I'm vaccinated against some form of Hep (I _think_ it's B but can't be
>> sure).
>>
>> Would this vaccination cover me for Hep A too?
> 
> (Ex-medical microbiologist, some 30 years out of date)
> 
> No. Hep A is relatively harmless (compared with B and C which are often 
> lethal). Six months off the piss IIRC. In those pre-AIDS days Hep B was 
> the most virulent and feared 'industrial disease' for us laboratory 
> workers. AIUI Hep B is still more virulent and a higher risk (from blood 
> samples and as an STD) than HIV.

So what are the symptoms of Hep?
If I start developing excessive facial hair, polo neck jumpers and corduroy,
carrying a slim volume of Allen Ginsberg and listening to bebop,
does that mean I've got hep?

-- 
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In message , boots@despammed.com writes
>On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:36:28 +0100 in uk.rec.motorcycles, Cab says:
>
>>I've just got back from Prague where they've had an outbreak of Hep A.
>>
>>I'm vaccinated against some form of Hep (I _think_ it's B but can't be
>>sure).
>
>Hep A is one shot, B is three spread out over 6 months, followed by a
>blood test and another shot if you're unlucky enough for the first
>three not to have been fully successful - just had these done.
>>
>>Would this vaccination cover me for Hep A too?
>
>Not as far as I am aware, having paid[1] £184 for my hep B shots it
>would be a bummer if the free hep A covered it ;-)
>
>[1] When I say paid I mean my employer has paid.
>
>
You can get Hep A/B which is Freeeee

If you've already had Hep A, then, in my case, Hep B is three 
injections, first two a week apart, the third a fortnight later - it 
cost £65

Hep A does not cover Hep B    ... STS


-- 
geoff

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Eiron  saying
something like:


>So what are the symptoms of Hep?
>If I start developing excessive facial hair, polo neck jumpers and corduroy,
>carrying a slim volume of Allen Ginsberg and listening to bebop,
>does that mean I've got hep?

Who cares, Daddy-oh?
-- 
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

"It's a moron working with power tools.
 How much more suspenseful can you get?"
 - House

Cab wrote:
> I've just got back from Prague where they've had an outbreak of Hep A.
>
> I'm vaccinated against some form of Hep (I _think_ it's B but can't be
> sure).
>
> Would this vaccination cover me for Hep A too?

No.

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On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:35:32 +0100 in uk.rec.motorcycles, Cab says:

>boots@despammed.com wrote:
>
>> > I'm vaccinated against some form of Hep (I think it's B but can't be
>> > sure).
>> 
>> Hep A is one shot, B is three spread out over 6 months, followed by a
>> blood test and another shot if you're unlucky enough for the first
>> three not to have been fully successful - just had these done.
>
>Ah, so it was Hep B I had. You can't be vaccinated against Hep C, can
>you?

No

>Heh, I got mine done for free. Isn't the French health system great.
>:-) How long does it last for though? Any ideas?

Some seem to be free others not, the charges vary from practice to
practice. Anyway it was free for me which is the bit that counts ;-).
Time I am not sure, I *think* it's around 10 years but best check.
Only say that because I've had a whole load redone in the last 12
months - coinciding with my passport renewal.

>I'll have to check about the Hep A though. Whilst the risk is very low,
>I don't want to take the chance with the nippers.

Drink only beer and hot drinks, don't fuck any hookers without a
condom, sorted.


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On Sep 25, 10:02 pm, "Cab" 
wrote:

> Ta. However the warning I'd received said that it could be pretty dodgy
> for the very young and very old, hence my concern for the kids. Based
> on wessie's description of the two, I don't think I've got any cause
> for concern.

hey, go ahead, risk your children's lives on the basis of something
some fat poof said on the internet.

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On Sep 26, 11:39 am, darsy  wrote:
> On Sep 25, 10:02 pm, "Cab" 
> wrote:
>
> > Ta. However the warning I'd received said that it could be pretty dodgy
> > for the very young and very old, hence my concern for the kids. Based
> > on wessie's description of the two, I don't think I've got any cause
> > for concern.
>
> hey, go ahead, risk your children's lives on the basis of something
> some fat poof said on the internet.

You mean he might be wrong?

I'm shocked.

--
Cab