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I'm just wondering, if you are vaccinated with hepatitis a, b, c can you still get infected ?

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Dr. George Valdez answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

A and b: There's no 100% guarantee, but they're generally very effective. There is no immunization yet for hepatits c.

Answered 4/7/2013

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