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@joben The other interesting thing my pediatrician said is the 24 hour old shot is actually an “extra dose”. We opted out of it and first shot was at 2 months. Pediatrician said he’s still on schedule so no actual delayed scheduled 🤷‍♀️.

@mudin Thanks but I’d assume that’s only if you either aren’t tested or test positive for Hep B. If you test negative, doesn’t seem like that answers why. Other than just overly cautious….

@seeker1231 So it’s not universal standard then. Im in the US and just can’t find anything explaining the CDCs decision.

@bronsontaur True. And I was just thinking, how much of the boomer gen is probably those silent carriers since the vaccines wasn’t around? Not that I expect my mother/MiL to bite my child, but I also don’t trust her not to try to kiss my child😅

@bronsontaur Thank you! I think this is what I was looking for. So when I read this paragraph, it makes me think that infants are at a higher risk (90%) of not being able to clear even an acute infection: Most patients over the age of five years who are acutely infected with HBV will clear the...

Can anyone help me understand why is Hep B given right at hospital, versus other vaccines are done at 2,4,6 months? I’ve looked through all the CDC stuff and nothing explains why that timing (except worried about silent carriers, etc). Why isn’t it also given at 2 months, etc? I’d think giving...