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The majority of 
  people who
receive the The vaccine is Monovalent If the child is
  Vaccine hepatitis B made from hepatitis B ill with
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 vaccine (65%) do inactivated vaccine something
RECOMBIVA not experience whole virus of
(Engerix-B®, more serious
X HB any reactions hepatitis B. The
to it. inactive virus
Recombivax than a cold, the
stimulates your HB®) is hepatitis B
About 3% of body to contraindicated vaccine may be
 those immunized produce in individuals delayed.
Most people will develop pain antibodies to hypersensitive to
should get and tenderness fight the any ingredient in If the child has
where the shot hepatitis B the vaccine, a severe
three doses of virus.
was given; low- including yeast. allergic
the hepatitis B
grade fever Hepatitis B reaction to
vaccine. All occurs in about The hepatitis B
newborns vaccine also is baker's yeast,
1% to 6% of vaccine
should receive contraindicated they should not
vaccine recipients protects against
a dose of hepatitis B, a
in individuals receive this
.
hepatitis B serious disease with a history of vaccine.
vaccine at Serious reactions that damages previous
birth. For are extremely the liver. The hypersensitivity If severe
children rare. In far less vaccine is one to any hepatitis allergic
between the than 1 out of of the B vaccine. reaction occurs
10,000 shots recommended after receiving
ages of six childhood
weeks and given, or about The fixed- the vaccine, no
.001%, serious immunizations. combination further
seven years,
allergic reactions vaccine hepatitis B
HBV in including
combination containing Hib vaccines
anaphylaxis (a and hepatitis B should be
with the DTaP rapid life-
and antigens (Hib- given to the
threatening
inactivated allergic response
HepB; child.
polio vaccines affecting more Comvax®) is
 than one part of contraindicated
the body; it can in individuals
also be a hypersensitive to
systemic, whole- any vaccine
body response component,
that causes the including yeast.
airway to swell,
close off, and
prevent the intake
of oxygen)
may occur.