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Immunizations - travel vaccinations - Management
What are the adverse effects of hepatitis A vaccine?
- Adverse reactions to hepatitis A vaccines are usually mild and confined to the first few days after immunization. The most common reactions are mild, transient soreness, erythema, and induration at the injection site. A small, painless nodule may form at the injection site; this usually disappears and is of no consequence.
- General symptoms such as fever, malaise, fatigue, headache, nausea, and loss of appetite are also reported less frequently.
[DH, 2006c]
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