HEPATITIS B vaccine important?

i have 9 and a half months old baby. we are going to turkey to live for a while. in turkey babies get hepatitis b vaccine 3 shots..we live in uk and my baby never got hep b vaccine.. now we are going to turkey and we will live with turkish people. about 2 months. does my baby need hep b vaccine now? i was going to order it but i heard it has loads side effects and not needed for infants. hep b disease endemic in turkey? i have 2 roads now first road my baby will get the vaccine and will have long term side effects, 2nd road my baby wont get vaccine and catch hep b. what would you do?

my baby nearly 10 months old now and there is a risk of diabetes if he get that vaccine after 8 weeks of life.

Do NOT get vaccinated.

A vaccinated person is MORE likely to get a disease than a non-vaccinated person. The whole theory of vaccination is flawed. It causes a weakening of the immune system thus making those who are innoculated more susceptible to disease.
There are so many awful side effects to vaccination that it should be considered extremely dangerous.
Just sit back and think for a while.
Is there any sense in injecting a disease directly into your body.
We have been subjected to an awful mind control program to enable the drug manufacturers to make a fortune.

The Vaccination Hoax
http://www.whale.to/b/hoax1.html


If you go to the vaccination liberation web page, at
http://www.vaclib.org/exemption.htm
You will find all the forms necessary to provide exemption for your child.

If you want to study the history of vaccination, see
http://dgwa1.fortunecity.com/body/vaccin...

Get the vaccine! All babies are getting it in the US as part of their routine shots. Rare side effects from the shot, but the extra protection should give you piece of mind.

Yes it is very important. Not just for living in Turkey but in the future of your babies life. No one wants to get a liver transplant or need one. The side effects are minimal compared to dying from liver failure.

get it!!! better safe than sorry. its only a series of two or three shots. and its cheap. here in the USA its only 10 bucks at the health department.....please just get it.

EVERYONE should have the Hep B vaccine
its given in three doses

I feel it is better to get the vaccination for the baby. Talk to your Dr about it and have him/her explain the benefits vs side effects with you to calm your worries. Take care!

Is your baby going to be in an area of Turkey where your baby will be exposed to a lot of blood spills? Will your child be around a lot of Turkish babies where he could possibly be bitten? If not then I don't think the risk of your baby getting hep b in turkey is any higher than your baby getting it in uk. I know it is required for children in the US, but I think it's just a precaution. I know as well that if you think you have been exposed, and start the series of injections immediately, it can be pretty effective.

You should get the vaccine. At the end of the day if you are going to a country for a long period you should be up to date with that country's immunisations. it is no different than the MMR i did not want my son to have this but i went ahead there are side effects with every vaccine. I took my son to Morocco for 3 months last November he was 3 1/2 i was advised that he should have the Hep B jab we all did. There were no side effects for him. With every vaccine you take a risk that is your individual choice only you can decide. For me i was concerned on the quality of hygiene as we went to a very remote part that is why i decided to do it. I hope this helps.

first of all you have to weigh up whether the risk of not having the vaccine is worth the risk of any side effects. Hepatitis B affects the liver - can cause liver psorosis and can develop into liver cancer and can be fatal. It can lie undetected for years. I can't tell you to definitely give it to your baby, but if it were my baby I would make sure she had it - also check the travel vaccines for turkey - ensure has had tetanus and polio shots and anything else your baby needs to have before you go. Hep A would be a very good idea because of the often unsanitary conditions (this is what I would have expected you to be asking your question on, not Hep B, but if Hep B is endemic then def recommend). I was an adult on holiday there with turkish friends and got a serious bowel bug from the food (cleanliness is not top priority in food preparation in many places!) The Hep A vaccine is a course of 2 - now and in 6 months - or else you could get twinrix hep A and B from your GP (combined vaccine to be given at 0,1 and 6 months from now) the same for babies and adults. With Any vaccine you give your child it is possible to have side effects but please discuss this with your GP and I am sure he or she will put your mind at rest. I work with Adults for whom I have to give this vaccine, infants are out of my league really, but what i am saying is - does the benefit of giving the Hep vaccines outweigh the risks? have you checked out the side effects? Go to http://us.gsk.com/products/assets/us_eng... - it tells you about the engerix B (Hep B vaxpro is another make of Hep B vaccine) look at the website http://www.emea.eu.int/humandocs/PDFs/EP... for info on twinrix - I hope this helps

Yes, it is very important. Please get it done.

I suffer from CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome, used to be called M.E.) and have read in the literature on CFS that although its cause is usually viral, 1 in 10 cases are caused by chemical or vaccine damage: the vaccine implicated is the hepatitis B vaccine. If this is the cause then the condition does not go into remission as it will with viral cause. That is to say that one side effect can be CFS and the suffer will not recover.
It's a tricky decision this one, I think, and I don't envy you having to make it. It's the kind of decision that you never know if you make the right choice you only know if you make the wrong one.
Good luck

I contracted Hep B while on holiday in Greece 1 year ago. It was 3 months before I even knew I had it, by that time it had done serious damage to my liver and all of my internal organs. I was on the critical list for 3 weeks and was treated at the countries top liver unit at Addenbrooks hospital. I am one of the lucky ones and have now cleared the Hep B virus, I still have to be careful about my liver, what I eat and drink. I am 45, I have never been more scared in my life, I don't believe it is worth risking your child's health/life by not having the vaccine for either your child or yourself. it is such a frightening virus and information is quiet hard to come by regarding the long term problems associated with the condition. To watch a child that had contracted it when it could have been prevented would be devastating. I think everyone should be given the vaccine

If I were you, I would get the HBV vaccination for your little one. While HBV is passed on through bodily secretions, who knows what your baby may be exposed to. Ask you pediatrician what he or she thinks.

Some countries give Hep B vaccine routinely. It is given to babies here if the mother has it.
Hep B is spread like AIDS, through infected blood. If your baby had to have an operation and the surgeon had Hep B the baby could get it.
It is well worth talking to your practice nurse, health visitor or GP. I don't think you need worry about side effects.
The trouble with Hep B is that it can take 10 months to appear after you have got it. Once you have it there is no cure, diseases of the liver are difficult to treat because it is the liver that deals with drugs you take in so it it's poorly you can't take drugs to help as they would just give the liver more work to do.

I had hep B vaccination but that was due to a job that I had dealing with sick people and human waste,you need to check with your doctor, i had no ill effects but I'm an adult and you will need a blood test after the course of injections to check that you are immunised

Yes. All babies in the US are vaccinated and contrary to what you have heard there are few side effects. Hepatitis is very contagious. Vaccinate. Please.