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- Hepatitis.
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Victorian Government Health Information - Immunisation.
Immunise Australia Program.
Australian Red Cross Blood Service - Transfusion Medicine Services.
Victorian Government - Infectious diseases, in your language.
References used for this fact sheet
- Australian Immunisation Handbook – 9th Edition, 2008, Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government. More information here.
- Common reactions to vaccines, Department of Health Victoria, Victorian Government. More information here.
- Criteria for use of government vaccine, Department of Health, Victorian Government. More information here.
- National Hepatitis B Testing Policy 2012, NRL, More information here.
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