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[quote=Anonymous]There are different considerations depending on mode of transmission and prevalence that may well lead to different conclusions on Hep A/B vs. measles or polio. I'm very pro vax and both of my kids are current and on schedule, but I understand delaying the Heps and might even do so myself if my kids weren't in daycare. I do not have Hepatitis B and so it's very unlikely that my children will be exposed to it because of the way it's commonly transmitted. I think the decision was made to add it to the schedule to protect children whose parents do have the disease, as transmission to children is most common within a household or at birth. That's a great and noble goal, but it's not the same as herd immunity from an airborne disease. Hep A is very uncommon in this country, which is why the rec used to be to get it only when traveling abroad. And, at the end of the day, both of these vaccines are thought to wear off after 20 years, meaning my kids will just have to get them again when they are approximately of age when they might be engaging in the risky conducts (sex, travel abroad, hopefully not IV drugs). I don't think there's harm to getting it twice, it just strikes me as kind of silly.

By contrast, HPV is incredibly common and I will have my daughter get that vaccine, even though arguably she could avoid the behavior that might expose her to the disease.

I do think there's room for *some* nuance in the debate. [/quote]

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