Editing Hepatitis (section)

==== Hepatitis B ====
{{Main|Hepatitis B vaccine|l1=Hepatitis B vaccine}}
[[File:WHO-UNICEF estimates of hepatitis B vaccine (HepB-BD) coverage in countries from the European WHO region in the years 2000-2015.png|thumb|WHO-UNICEF estimates of hepatitis B vaccine (HepB-BD) coverage in countries from the European WHO region in the years 2000–2015]]
The CDC recommends the routine vaccination of all children under the age of 19 with the [[hepatitis B vaccine]].<ref name="CDC Update 1999">{{cite web|last1=Centers for Disease Control|title=Update: recommendations to prevent hepatitis B virus transmission—United States. MMWR 1999|date=1999|volume=48|pages=33–4|url=https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00056293.htm|access-date=March 7, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514225848/http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00056293.htm|archive-date=May 14, 2016}}</ref> They also recommend it for those who desire it or are at high risk.<ref name="Voise 2011"/>

Routine vaccination for hepatitis B starts with the first dose administered as &nbsp;a shot into the muscle before the newborn is discharged from the hospital.  An additional two doses should be administered before the child is 18 months.<ref name="CDC Birth-18Y Immunizations"/>

For babies born to a mother with hepatitis B surface antigen positivity, the first dose is unique – in addition to the vaccine, the hepatitis immune globulin should also be administered, both within 12 hours of birth. &nbsp;These newborns should also be regularly tested for infection for at least the first year of life.<ref name="CDC Birth-18Y Immunizations"/>

There is also a combination formulation that includes [[Hepatitis A vaccine|both hepatitis A and B vaccines]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/hepatitis-a-and-hepatitis-b-vaccine-intramuscular-route/description/drg-20061965|title=Hepatitis A And Hepatitis B Vaccine (Intramuscular Route)|website=Mayo Clinic|access-date=25 January 2018}}</ref>