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A 35-year-old member asked:
how long do the hepatitis a and b vaccines protect you?
3 doctor answers • 15 doctors weighed in
Dr. Marcus Degraw answered
Pediatrics 22 years experience
Likely a lifetime: This question has many variables, but our clinical and scientific/experimental experience with these vaccines suggests that life-long immunity is likely. This is demonstrated by current recommendations of not needing booster doses, even when titers are zero in a person who has been fully vaccinated. These vaccines produce strong anamnestic responses in our bodies to confer longterm protection.
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Dr. Craig MacArthur answered
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology 34 years experience
Not known for sure: Antibody to the vaccines can be detected for up to 15 years for both. The actual immunity to infection may be longer than that as cellular immunity may last longer.
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Dr. Claude Parola answered
Internal Medicine 40 years experience
Varies: Immunization should normally protect you for life, but in some individuals, the immunity fades away, in this case a booster shot may be needed, others may never be protected even after multiple series of shots, specially for hepatitis b.
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