Hep B- How protected is baby after 1 dose? 2 doses?
Hello I plan to get my baby vaccinated at birth, but I am still worried because he will be going to daycare before he’s completed all 3 doses of hep b. How protected is baby after just 1 dose? And after 2 doses? I know baby is protected from vertical transmission (mom to baby) with the initial dose (I’m hep b negative anyway) but I can’t find any info on if this initial dose protects against any sort of hep b exposure from other contact such as a caregiver at daycare or another child/unsanitized surface at daycare. The only information I can find is that child is fully protected after all 3 doses, but my child will be in daycare well before he’s finished with all 3. I’m very worried he’s going to be exposed before he’s able to complete the vaccine series.