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Hepatitis B Shot Should Be Given Earlier: Health Unit

Algoma Public Health recommends infant hepatitis B vaccination to protect children earlier and increase coverage, citing up to 95% chronic infection risk in unvaccinated infants, officials said.

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'You're more likely to become a chronic carrier if you get hepatitis B when you're an infant, and then it becomes a lifelong disease as a result,' said associate medical officer of health

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Sault Star broke the news in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
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