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Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommended for Adults with Diabetes

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

On December 23, 2011, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new recommendations on the use of hepatitis B vaccine for adults with diabetes mellitus. All previously unvaccinated adults aged 19 through 59 years with diabetes mellitus (type 1 and type 2) should be vaccinated against hepatitis B as soon as possible after a diagnosis of diabetes is made. Unvaccinated adults 
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