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A member asked:

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.

Dr Achong agreed

Answered 10/16/2012

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Dr. Jay Park answered

No: The minimum internal between the first and second hepatitis b vaccination should be 4 weeks.

Dr Eitner and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 12/20/2014

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I took my 2nd dose of COVID vaccine in 1st week of May. Am currently due for my last dose of hepatitis B vaccine Is it okay to take it or should i wait till July so give it a good gap between the two vaccines?

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A member asked:

Our infant did not receive the hepatitis B vaccine at birth - is it okay to give the first dose with all the other vaccines at 2 months? Or is it worth spacing it out? Is there any benefit to spacing vaccines out vs. all at once?

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I don't know if I took hepatitis vaccine when I was child I started medical school I took the first dose Is it safe to continue it if I took it before?

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What does it mean . My test results back as hep B Surface AB >1,000 . And In another test its Hepatitis B surface AG negative ? Is the first test abnormal ?

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