Twinrix is a vaccine that provides active immunity against both the hepatitis A and hepatitis B viruses. It is given in a series of 3 injections on the same schedule as the hepatitis B vaccine: an initial dose followed by doses at 1 month and 6 months.It can also be given in 4 doses, with the initial dose followed by doses at 7 days, 21 to 30 days, and 12 months.mmunity to the hepatitis B virus is thought to be lifelong. The hepatitis A vaccine is effective for at least 25 years in adults and 14 years in children.
A favored medicine in the ancient Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) system, deer antler velvet is a type of cartilaginous tissue found in early-growth antlers. It isnât the velvet that covers young antlers, but the tissue found inside the antlers prior to calcification â when antlers become very hard.
In the velvet antler stage, antlers of elk and deer have been used in Asia as a dietary supplement or alternative medicinal substance for more than 2,000 years.n tropical species, antlers may be shed at any time of year, and in some species such as the sambar, antlers last several years. Some equatorial deer never shed their antlers. Antlers function as weapons in combats between males, which sometimes cause serious wounds, and as dominance and sexual displays.