Experts: Hep A and B Vaccines Good for Life

Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 10.11.05 | 3:24 PM ET

There’s good news for those of us who’ve suffered through a series of shots to prevent Hepatitis A and B: A panel of experts recently concluded that the vaccines should be good for life. Reports Reuters: “A single course of hepatitis A and B vaccine is enough to protect most healthy travelers from contracting these infections, and current evidence suggests this protection is lifelong, a team of travel medicine experts concludes.”