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What treatment do newborns born to hepatitis B infected mothers receive?
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Infants born to hepatitis B-infected mothers have a greater-than-95% chance of being protected against the virus if they receive the first dose of vaccine and immune globulin within 12 hours of birth.
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∙ 13y agoInfants born to mothers infected with hepatitis B are given both the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine and hepatitis B immune globulin within 12 hours of birth.
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Humans have ceremonies surrounding the afterbirth and it is often buried.
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