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Is it ok for the second dose of hepatitis b to be administered only two weeks after the first?
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4 weeks: The 2nd shot in the series for hepatitis b should be 4 weeks, not 2.
Answered 10/16/2012
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No: The minimum internal between the first and second hepatitis b vaccination should be 4 weeks.
Answered 12/20/2014
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