Hepatitis A Vaccine
- Side Effects, Precautions, and Contraindications
What side effects can
Hepatitis A Vaccine
cause?
Common side effects include:
- Some people may feel faint after the vaccination
- Sit for 15 minutes to avoid fainting
- Pain, redness and swelling at the injection site
- You may place a cold compress over the affected area for relief
- You may take paracetamol for pain relief
- Headache and fever
- You may take paracetamol to treat the headache or fever
- Fatigue, general feeling of discomfort (malaise), irritability
- These side effects usually go away on its own
- Loss of appetite, stomach discomfort e.g. nausea and vomiting, diarrhea
- These side effects usually go away on its own
Please see a doctor if these side effects do not get better or become worse.
Rare but serious side effects include:
The symptoms of a drug allergy include one or more of the following:
- Swollen face/eyes/lips/tongue
- Difficulty in breathing
- Itchy skin rashes over your whole body
If you experience any of these symptoms, you should inform your healthcare professional immediately.
Before taking
Hepatitis A Vaccine
, what precautions must I follow?
Inform your healthcare professional if:
- You are allergic to this vaccine or any of the other ingredients of this vaccine, including neomycin antibiotic
- You are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding
- You are taking any other medications
- You are currently not feeling well and having a fever
- You have a history of bleeding disorders
- You have a weak immune system due to an illness such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection or cancer
- You are currently on medications which weakens your immune system (e.g. high dose steroids)
