> Subject: Re: HEPATITIS C > Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 15:04:19 -0400 > From: Denhez Louise <[log in to unmask]> > > How about vaccinating the baby against hepatitis B ? Would protect him > (her) against the disease and the long-term consequences of being a > chronic carrier. The vaccine is safe in infancy. > > Louise Denhez, M.D., M.P.H > Chargee d'enseignement clinique > Departement de medecine sociale et preventive Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B are caused by different viruses. The vaccine for Hep B is virus specific and is therefore only effective for Hep B. ------------------------------ Kimberly Elms Arizona State University [log in to unmask] ------------------------------ A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in or the kind of car I drove... But the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child.