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My child now 8 years old had her hep b when she born 3 dosage . but her blood shows she is not immunite to hep b . why this last so short period . anything worng with this?

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Dr. Deborah Ungerleider answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Can be normal: We don’t routinely test 8 year old’s immunity to Hep B, so there could be others her age who are also not immune. Many adults and older teens have lost their immunity shown by testing. Please discuss with her doctor but usually we re-vaccinate and sometimes re-test immunity after that. If she is otherwise healthy and has no diagnosed immune deficiency, I would not think anything is wrong with her.

Answered 3/24/2020

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