Vaccinations are available to protect you from getting infected with hepatitis A and hepatitis B. If you are HIV-positive you are advised to receive these vaccinations as soon as possible.  If you are infected with hepatitis C it is crucial that you are protected against further damage to your liver by infections from hepatitis A or B. Vaccinations for hepatitis A and hepatitis B are safe and effective in people with HIV and available free of charge at your HIV clinic, a sexual health clinic, or from most GPs.

Both vaccinations consist of a course of injections - usually two for hepatitis A and three or four for hepatitis B - given over a number of months. For the vaccine to be effective, it is very important for you to have all of the injections. Regular tests should be performed to see if you need a booster vaccine to continue your protection. A small number of people are immune to hepatitis A and B due to earlier infection and you will have tests to see if you are immune before any vaccination is given.

There is no vaccine against hepatitis C.