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Is Hepatitis B Vaccine Advisable At 26 Years Of Age?

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Posted on Fri, 30 Oct 2015
Question: Is it safe getting Hepatitis B vaccine at 26 age?. Will it require at this age?
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Answered by Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta (20 minutes later)
Brief answer....absolutely safe to get this vaccine at any age.
Detailed answer...
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
HEP B is serious infection which is caused by hepatitis b virus.
Every year many thousand people die of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer caused by hepatitis B. People who are chronically infected can infect others even if they don't look or feel sick.
You must definitely get this vaccine.
It is given in three doses in a span of 6 months.
I hope it helps,however you are most welcome to revert to me for any further query.
Best of luck
Thanks
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta (27 minutes later)
will it give any harm to health?. I don't know whether I had this virus or not. like this situation may I get to vaccine. how this vaccine work in our body
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Answered by Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta (1 hour later)
Hello,
This vaccine won't harm you rather it will protect you from getting hepatitis B.
It protects the person from getting hepatitis B by producing antibodies in the body.
One can know whether he is infected by hepatitis B or not by getting tested for it.
Thanks
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Is Hepatitis B Vaccine Advisable At 26 Years Of Age?

Brief answer....absolutely safe to get this vaccine at any age. Detailed answer... Hello, Thanks for the query. HEP B is serious infection which is caused by hepatitis b virus. Every year many thousand people die of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer caused by hepatitis B. People who are chronically infected can infect others even if they don't look or feel sick. You must definitely get this vaccine. It is given in three doses in a span of 6 months. I hope it helps,however you are most welcome to revert to me for any further query. Best of luck Thanks