Question: Does having a hepatitis B vaccine result in a higher risk of developing muscular dystrophy?
Dr. Hibberd's Answer:
No risk of developing muscular dystrophy is associated with the hepatitis B vaccine. All adults and children should be vaccinated against hepatitis B with very few exceptions. This vaccine appears to be very effective with little downside risk. In addition to protection from hepatitis B illness, the vaccine appears to protect against the development of hepatoma, a tumor of the liver that occurs in some victims of hepatitis B-related chronic hepatitis.
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