PBA – I knew you were going to say that. But the truth is noone knows if and when they will need a transfusion. So why take the chance of getting Hep B because of a 1 in a million chance of having an allergic reaction? If you’re that concerned make sure your doc has meds on hand to deal with this. Also, you can get Hep B in other ways. If s/o with Hep B bleeds on a public area and they just wipe it down with a tissue, no disinfectant. And then comes along s/o else who has let’s say cracked fingers because of the cold and touches the same area a week later, that person can get infected.
I have no problem with s/o who is informed & decides not to get Hep B Vac., as opposed to most of the other childhood disease shots. The key is as long as they are informed and not based on info that some anon. poster decided is the best thing to do!
I also might be anon., but it isn’t my statistics that I’m posting!