At which age Japanese encephalitis vaccine is given to infant?
Japanese encephalitis vaccine is approved for people 2 months of age and older.
What type of vaccine is used for treating Japanese encephalitis?
Inactivated Vero cell culture-derived Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine (manufactured as IXIARO) is the only JE vaccine licensed and available in the United States. This vaccine was approved in March 2009 for use in people aged 17 years and older and in May 2013 for use in children 2 months through 16 years of age.
Is it necessary to give Japanese encephalitis vaccine?
JE vaccine is recommended for persons moving to a JE-endemic country to live, longer-term (e.g., 1 month or longer) travelers, and frequent travelers to JE-endemic areas.
How does the Ixiaro vaccine work?
How does Ixiaro work? Vaccines work by ‘teaching’ the immune system (the body’s natural defences) how to defend against a disease. Ixiaro contains small amounts of the virus that causes Japanese encephalitis, which has been inactivated (killed) so that it cannot cause the disease.
Is Japanese Encephalitis vaccine safe for kids?
JE Vaccine in the United States An inactivated mouse brain–derived vaccine (JE-MB [JE-VAX]) previously was available and recommended for use in adults and children aged ≥1 year but is no longer being produced. In 2009, JE-VC was licensed and recommended for use in persons aged ≥17 years (4).
What is JE vaccine for kids?
Je-Vax (Japanese Encephalitis Virus Vaccine Inactivated) is a vaccine used to help prevent Japanese encephalitis virus disease in adults and children who are at least 12 months old.
Is Japanese encephalitis vaccine safe for kids?
Who should not get the Japanese encephalitis vaccine?
The Japanese encephalitis vaccine is not usually recommended for children less than 2 months old because it’s unclear how safe and effective it is for this age group. You should not have the vaccine if you have had a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) to it or any of its ingredients in the past.