The concerns about the addition of India and Pakistan are various. In Karimov's case, he is worried that it would shift the group's attention away from Central Asia to South Asia.
The hepatitis B vaccine series typically consists of three injections. The patient may receive the first injection at any time. He must receive the second injection at least one month after the first and the third at least six months after the first dose, according to the Hepatitis B Foundation.
With the advent of combination vaccine, WHO has suggested an additional schedule with monovalent HepB vaccine at birth and DPT-HepB at 6, 10 and 14 weeks. This third option is to make the logistics simpler, which entails a higher cost of the fourth dose (Table II)(7).he principal objective of hepatitis B immunization and its sequelae is to prevent chronic HBV infection and its sequelae. Hepatitis B immunization strategies include a three-pronged attack: (i) routine infant vaccination; (ii) prevention of perinatal HBV transmission; (iii) catch-up vaccination of older age groups.