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A member asked:
Is it recommended to get a hepatitis b vaccine? i'm in my 60s and in good health.
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Hepatitis B: Hepatitis b can lead to liver cancer and death. If one gets infected with this virus as an adult there is more of a likelihood of a chronic active infection. But if you have no risks: not sexually active, no working in healthcare where you may be exposed to blood, not around any shared needles in a drug use environment then your risks are relatively low.
Answered 4/4/2013
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Probably not: At your age, unless you have risk factors i.e. Work in the health care field, immune compromised, it is probably not necessary.
Answered 8/24/2013
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