Hepatitis B was: Vaccines, need some advice

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I really bought this argument until my midwife pointed out that like most

STDs, Hepatitis is transferable via blood and can be caught by touching

surfaces that have been exposed to the virus (not very pertinent for home

birth, but I'm giving birth in the hospital so it is definitely food for

thought). She said before making a final decision, that I should find out

how long the virus is alive when exposed to the air. I haven't had any luck

finding out how many hours the Hepatitis B virus survives: Anyone know?

Thanks!!

-Lana

On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 1:09 PM, haecklers <haecklers@...> wrote:

Even if she decides to vaccinate her child, there is no reason to

vaccinate against an STD (hepatitis) when the child is only a day old!

Wait until she's a teen at least!

On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 1:22 PM, <organicstump@...> wrote:

> Hep B is the worst. I just don't get it. It is listed as only lasting

> for

> 10-15 years so WHY give it a newborn.

>