Hepatitis B is a vaccine-preventable disease, with approximately 850,000 to 2.2 million persons in the US suffering from chronic HBV infection. It’s mainly spread through blood and body fluids, and exposure should prompt immediate medical attention. Guidelines differ for vaccinated and unvaccinated children and for exposures in healthcare settings.
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If you have been following the latest immunization schedule and your kids are up-to-date on all of their vaccines, then they will likely be ready to start daycare, kindergarten, high-school, and college without needing any extra vaccines.
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Many parents would avoid voluntarily exposing their kids to an intentionally unvaccinated child until they have at least completed their primary series of vaccines, when they are 12 to 15 months old.
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