my baby is 13 days old....she is not given hepatitis b vaccine within 24 hours of birth....doctor said it is not necessary....i want to know whether it is compulsory or not

1 Answer

Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy2 years ago

A. if it is given immediately at birth then only it is important otherwise you can continue hepatitis b vaccine at 6 weeks and 10 weeks and 14 weeks of age and total only 3 dosage needs to be given

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