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Prevention
and Vaccination > Hepatitis
B Vaccine > Vaccine Safety
Vaccine Safety
The hepatitis B vaccine is considered
one of the most safe and effective vaccines
ever produced. In the U.S., 40 million
Americans have received the vaccine. Outside
the U.S., 750 million persons have received
the vaccine. Three shots can protect a person
for a lifetime.
The most highly respected public health agencies
and professional medical associations have rigorously
studied the safety of the hepatitis B vaccine.
According to the Centers for Disease Control
(CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), and the
National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine
(IOM), there is no confirmed evidence
that the hepatitis B vaccine causes any of the
following diseases:
| chronic illness |
seizures |
| multiple sclerosis |
sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) |
| guillain-barre syndrome |
chronic fatigue syndrome |
| transverse myelitis |
rheumatoid arthritis |
| optic neuritis |
autoimmune disorders |
Questions About
Vaccine Safety
If you have any questions about vaccine safety,
contact:
CDC National Immunization Information
Hotline
1-800-232-2522
(English)
1-800-232-0233 (Spanish)
To Report a Vaccine Adverse Event
Visit Vaccine
Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
or call tollfree 1-800-822-7967. You
can also download a
VAERS
Form to complete and return.
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