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Recently had blood work before starting truvada and my hep b surf ab was < 10 (not immune) even though i was vaccinated as a child. why is this?

Q: recently had blood work before starting truvada and my hep b surf ab was < 10 (not immune) even though i was vaccinated as a child. why is this?

Can happen: Although rare. Your either lose immunity overtime, or your body didn't respond to the vaccination series to start with. You may ask your doctor for a repeat series of hep b vaccine, good luck

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Can happen: Although rare. Your either lose immunity overtime, or your body didn't respond to the vaccination series to start with. You may ask your doctor for a repeat series of hep b vaccine, good luck

Answered 5/18/2019

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A member asked:

Recently had blood work before starting truvada and my hep b surf ab was < 10 (not immune) even though i was vaccinated as a child. why is this?

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