Hbv carrier

[Siline77566]

Hello.my husband is an hbv inactive carrier.our friends advice him to take the hepatitis A vaccine to prevent a futur infection.i want to know if this vaccine is safe for him or can harm his liver.plz help

[Bolly]

Having the vaccine for Hep A is probably far safer than having the infection. I have HBV and was advised to have Hep A vaccine, also the influenza vaccine.

Is he on medication for the HBV even though it is 'inactive' - have the docs explained what having chronic HBV means?

[Siline77566 in reply to Bolly]

No he isn t taking any medication for now..but he isn t immune against hAV so they told us that he mast take the vaccine series

[Bolly in reply to Siline77566]

If he has chronic Hep B he should be on an antiviral for life, something like Lamivudine. Even just a few active viral cells could be damaging his liver. His Hep B needs to be what they call 'undetectable' via a PCR/DNA blood test.