Why get vaccinated against hepatitis B?

Vaccines as well against hepatitis B can prevent hepatitis B, and the serious consequences of HBV infection, including liver cancer and cirrhosis. Routine vaccination of hepatitis B American children began in 1991. Since then, the reported incidence of acute hepatitis B in children and adolescents has dropped by more than 95% and 75% in all age groups. Vacines as well against hepatitis B is made from a part of the hepatitis B virus can not cause HBV infection.
Hepatitis B vaccine is usually given as a series of 3 or 4 shots. This vaccine series gives long-term protection from HBV infection, possibly lifelong.
Hepatitis B is a serious disease. The hepatitis B virus (HBV) can cause short-term (acute) illness that leads do: loss of appetite, diarrhea and vomiting, fatigue, jaundice (yellow skin or eyes), and pain in the muscles, joints and stomach. To also cause a long-term (chronic) illness that leads do: liver (cirrhosis), liver cancer, or death. About 1.25 million people in the US have chronic HBV infection.
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