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What should be the gap between a diphtheria and hepatitis vaccine?

Prof HPS Sachdeva
Prof HPS Sachdev,
Senior Consultant Pediatrics,
Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research,
New Delhi

Q: What should be the time difference between the two doses of Diphtheria & Hepatitis vaccine in a case called as vaccine drop out case?

A:There are no strict definitions about this but generally an interval of over one year may warrant repeating the schedule (drop out equivalent) because the immune cells memory may wane.