CDC Childhood Vaccine Schedule 

Birth      -     1-2 months      -      6-15 months

dose 1           dose 2                  dose 3

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolescent.html

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How is Hepatitis B spread?

  When the bodily fluids (like blood or semen) of an individual who is infected with Hepatitis B finds its way into an uninfected individual.

" People can become infected with the virus through:

• Birth (a baby whose mother is infected can be infected at or after birth)

• Sharing items such as razors or toothbrushes with an infected person

• Contact with the blood or open sores of an infected person

• Sex with an infected partner

• Sharing needles, syringes, or other drug-injection equipment

• Exposure to blood from needlesticks or other sharp instruments "

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  Due to these possible ways of transmission, Hepatitis B is recommended for:

• Sexually active individuals, not in a committed relationship​

• Sexually active homosexual men

• Sexually active individuals in a relationship with someone with Hepatitis B

• Drug users - people who share needles.

• People who live with someone who has Hepatitis B

• Health care workers

• Newborns, when the mother has been confirmed as having Hepatitis B through blood work.

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/hep-b.html

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Do all Newborns need Hepatitis B as the schedule recommends?

 Studies presently show that by the time an individual reaches 18 years old (at risk age), only 16% of vaccinees show antibodies from childhood immunizations.

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"By 18 years after vaccination, approximately 16% of persons vaccinated at age <1 year have detectable antibody levels of ≥10 mIU/mL (49–54) (Figure 5), compared with 74% for those vaccinated at age ≥1 year"