infectious diseases
Hepatitis B (HepB) Vaccine
Preparations of Hepatitis B Vaccine
Several vaccines are available. Two single-antigen vaccines, Engerix-B and Recombivax HB, are conjugated with aluminum. Heplisav-B (HepB-CpG) uses the immune-stimulating adjuvant, cytidine-phosphate-guanosine oligodeoxynucleotide (CpG-ODN). PreHevbrio contains the small (S), middle (pre-S2), and large (pre-S1) hepatitis B surface antigens. A combined vaccine hepatitis A vaccine/hepatitis B vaccine is also available.