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National Hepatitis C Program |  | Who should get the hepatitis B vaccine? | You may need the hepatitis B vaccine if you -
have a chronic liver disease, such as hepatitis C;
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live in or were born in areas where hepatitis B is common;
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inject drugs;
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have a sex partner who has hepatitis B or have multiple sex partners;
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are a man who has sex with other men;
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share a household with someone who has hepatitis B;
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work in a high-risk profession, especially if you are a health care worker, emergency worker, police officer, firefighter, mortician, or work in the military;
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are an international traveler;
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are in prison;
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receive blood products or are on hemodialysis.
Certain ethnic groups have higher rates of hepatitis B virus infection. You may need the vaccine if you are African-American, Latino, Native American, Haitian, Alaskan Native, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, or Filipino. |
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| Reviewed/Updated Date: September 1, 2008 |
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