One Contaminated Meal.
Weeks of Real Illness.
Hepatitis A spreads through contaminated food and water — a real, common risk in India. Two doses at home give near-lifelong protection.
A Liver Infection You Eat or Drink
Hepatitis A spreads through the fecal-oral route — contaminated food, water, or close contact with an infected person. It's especially common where sanitation is inconsistent, which makes street food, monsoon flooding, and travel real exposure points across India.
Symptoms include fever, fatigue, nausea, abdominal pain, and jaundice (yellowing of the skin/eyes). Most healthy children and adults recover fully, but it can knock someone out for weeks, and can be more severe in older adults or anyone with existing liver disease.
Unlike some vaccines, this one gives near-lifelong protection after the full two-dose course — a one-time investment against a genuinely common infection.
Spreads via food & water
Contaminated food, water, or close contact — not through the air
Fever, fatigue, jaundice
Can knock out a healthy adult for weeks; worse for older adults or liver disease
Real travel risk
A standard recommendation for travelers, alongside typhoid protection
Near-lifelong immunity
Two doses, 6–12 months apart, and you're protected for the long haul
Who Should Get the Hepatitis A Vaccine
Children from 1 year onward
Not yet on India's free government schedule — most kids get it through a private pediatric plan.
Anyone eating out regularly
Street food and restaurant meals carry real, ordinary exposure risk in Indian cities.
Travelers, domestic and international
A standard travel-medicine recommendation, especially alongside typhoid vaccination.
Food handlers & caregivers
Protects both themselves and the people they prepare food for or care for.
Anyone with chronic liver disease
Hepatitis A can be more severe on top of an already-stressed liver.
Unvaccinated adults
It's never too late to start the two-dose series if you missed it as a child.
“Hepatitis A isn't exotic — it's ordinary, everyday exposure in a city like ours. Two doses, and it's handled for good. I'd rather families get ahead of it than deal with weeks of a sick child and a worried household.”
— Dr. Gagan M.S. Malhotra, Founder & Senior Paediatrician
IAP EB Member · IAP Vaccinology Certified · 23 years in practice
Common Questions
How many doses does the Hepatitis A vaccine need?
Two doses, roughly 6–12 months apart. The first dose gives meaningful protection within a few weeks; the second locks in long-term (near-lifelong) immunity.
Is Hepatitis A really a risk in Delhi NCR?
Yes — it spreads through contaminated food and water, and India has widespread exposure risk, especially with street food, monsoon water contamination, and travel. It's one of the more common vaccine-preventable infections seen here.
Is Hepatitis A the same as Hepatitis B?
No — different viruses, different transmission routes. Hepatitis A spreads through contaminated food/water; Hepatitis B spreads through blood, birth, and bodily fluids. See our dedicated Hepatitis B page for that vaccine.
At what age can a child get the Hepatitis A vaccine?
It's typically given from 1 year of age onward. It isn't yet part of India's free government schedule, so most children get it through a private pediatric schedule like this one.
Which brand do you use?
We stock Havrix, Havishield, Hapibev, and Biovac-A — all inactivated Hepatitis A vaccines with equivalent protection; your pediatrician can advise on the right fit.
Also protecting the liver, differently? See our Hepatitis B vaccine page.
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