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Do women who have been previously vaccinated against hepatitis B still need to be screened during pregnancy?

April 26, 2017pregnancy screened vaccinated women

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Do women who have been previously vaccinated against hepatitis B still need to be screened during pregnancy?

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Yes. Women who have been vaccinated against hepatitis B should still be screened early in each pregnancy. Since most vaccinated persons are not commonly tested for immunity after vaccination, it is possible an individual could have been vaccinated but already infected with the hepatitis B virus.