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Going to get hiv test. i hear hep b vaccine can cause false positive.got 3rd shot last week.any advice. i dont need stress of false positive. ty ?
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You heard wrong: There are no medical treatments, vaccines, or illnesses that have any proved effect on HIV test reliability, and the hepatitis B vaccine certainly cannot do it. Your HIV test will be reliable, as long as it is done sufficiently long after the last possible exposure.
Answered 10/8/2015
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