Dosing: 4 doses on alternative days (Days 1, 3, 5, and 7)
Booster series: recommended every 5 years
Protective efficacy: variable, ranging from 40 to 96%
Additional instructions: Water and food precautions must be observed since protection is incomplete.
Contraindications to use:
(1) age of the patient < 6 years of age
(2) immunosuppressed
(3) noncompliant with instructions for taking doses or storing doses in a refrigerator
Delay starting the vaccine for at least 24 hours after last dose of the following:
(1) antibiotic therapy
(2) mefloquine
(3) progruanil (may impair production of anti-lipopolysaccharide antibodies)
Do not treat the patient with any of these during the vaccination sequence.
