Question

A student accepted into a nursing program must begin receiving the hepatitis B series of injections. The student asks when the next two injections should be administered. What is the best response by the instructor?a) "You must have the second one in 1 year and the third the following year."b) "You must have the second one in 2 weeks and the third in 1 month."c) "You must have the second one in 1 month and the third in 6 months."d) "You must have the second one in 6 months and the third in 1 year."

Answer 1

Answer:

"You must have the second one in 1 month and the third in 6 months."d

Explanation:

The standard dosage of shot duration for Hepatitis B  after the first injection dosage assuming  0 is  1 month, and after this  6 months later.This is called the 3-shorts Hepatitis B vaccine.

         Thus from  0, followed by  1 month  and later to -6(months).This is the intervals for maximum  immune response to build up resistance against the virus within limited duration

The primary objective is to get maximum protection within limited duration with a few doses of the vaccine..