Hep A B Vaccine Life

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Hep B Vaccine

pleasehere is my situationi took my full series Hep B vaccine after that i took my Hep B surface antibody test.The result showed 50mIL/mL (cut off value at 10mIL/mL) REACTIVE....(that was a month ago)Last week had oral sex with my girlfriend who has...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

I would not expect you to be infected from the risk you describe.Also, an antibody level greater than 10 is already protective from the vaccine.I would not worry.... Read more »

Hep B Oral sex - Vaccine. Please Help me!

Hi Doctor: First of all, sorry for my English, its not my first language.... Please Doctor I need... Read more »

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How long is a life span with hep B

I was recently diagnosed with Hepatitis B. My level is only at 1000 so I was told it was a mild... Read more »

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Booster Dose of Hep A Vaccine Needed in HIV-Positive Men

At the 2010 ICAAC, it was reported that an extra "booster" dose of the hepatitis A virus (HAV) vaccine may be needed for HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM). This is to get a vaccine antibody response equal to what was seen in HIV-negative... Read more »

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WHO to Probe Vietnam Child Deaths Linked to Vaccine

Vietnam has suspended its use of a South Korean-made hepatitis B vaccine linked to the deaths of three children in the nation. Today, the World Health Organization announced it is launching an investigation. WHO said it supports Vietnam's temporary... Read more »

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Vaccination and Enrollment Are Discontinued in Phase II Trials of Merck's Investigational HIV Vaccine Candidate

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Re jamie hep vaccine

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi Jamie, if you were vaccinated in school,im sure it was for hep B , I knoww is one for hep A but in school it would have been hep B ,so i wouldn't worry about that, As for me I never was vaccinated , So my stress level is still up there. Hope your... Read more »

Hep B Vaccine affecting ELISA?

Posted by crazy_person, 1 Reply

I've read that the vaccine could cause HIV RNA levels to increase, showing an elevated viral load for up to 4-6 weeks. My question is this - would the Hep B vaccine affect the HIV ELISA causing either a false negative or a false positive result? I... Read more »

Hep B infection?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

How likely is it to get infected with Hep B through kissing (1-2 minutes) and unprotected blow job and unprotected cunnilingus? Would a coinfection slow down the immune systems' ability to produce antibody? I only got the first 2 shots of the 3... Read more »

Hep A, B, & C?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

wondering if any of the above would skew a hiv test? nextly i was vaccinated within the last 10 years for hep B do you get a booster? i had all 3 shots, actually 4 because of timing. does that mean i'm safe from hep B? then hep A is contracted... Read more »

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