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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Actually we delayed both Heps, but we finished Hep A after K started. My children were not in daycare and did not meet any of the criteria for high risk. Hep A is pretty rare. Below is taken from the CDC website.

Who is at risk for Hepatitis A?
Although anyone can get Hepatitis A, in the United States, certain groups of people are at higher risk, such as those who:
Travel to or live in countries where Hepatitis A is common
Are men who have sexual contact with other men
Use illegal drugs, whether injected or not
Have clotting-factor disorders, such as hemophilia
Live with someone who has Hepatitis A
Have oral-anal sexual contact with someone who has Hepatitis A[/quote]

Pretty rare, huh? From the WHO website:

[i]Both medical treatment and work loss account in the United States for an estimated annual US$ 500 million (1997) costs for 63 500 cases of acute hepatitis A. For each hospitalized case, medical care costs sum up to about US$ 6900.7[/i]

Hep A is mainly transmitted through poorly washed fruit and vegetables. There's a reason it hasn't been a travel vaccine for the last ten years. If you think the migrant workers just off the boat who live in squalid tenements and pick your produce are vaccinated, I have bridge to sell you. [/quote]

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