Vaccination against hepatitis B has long been offered to workers at risk of contracting or transmitting the virus through contact with blood or other bodily fluids. Soon, individuals who were already vaccinated in childhood against hepatitis B as part of the National Immunisation Programme will enter the labour market. The Health Council of the Netherlands recommends offering these individuals a booster vaccination and then conducting a titre test to check whether sufficient antibodies are present in the blood.
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