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Hi dr in my childhood in india i was given 2 doses of hepatitis b vaccine when i was 9-10 years old that is in 2001-02 before coming to usa and i have never taken hepatitis b in usa.does the hepatitis b vaccine still protects me from hepatitis b ?
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The only way to know if you have protection against hepatitis B is to have the antibodies tested - Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen antibodies.
Answered 6/12/2022
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