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Hep B possible infection

Hey how are you... A while ago ( 2 weeks) i accidentally pricked myself with a needle that has bee used around 12 hours for a an IM injection in the buttocks... It happened while i was cleaning the place... I wanted to know the odds of me getting Hep b or Hep c taking in mind that i was vaccinated for hep b as a child... I will get tested but i just wanted to know the odds... Thank you
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What about Hep c? And what about the people who don't clear HBV from their systems and get chronic hbv?
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hbv zero both in case vaccine failed to make hbsab antibodies or not because adults clear hbv anyway by immune system

check hbsab to know if complitely immune by the vaccine
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