Is Revac B Vaccination Advisable For Patients With Impaired Renal Function?

Posted on Mon, 19 Dec 2016

Question: my mom is 67, she has weak kidneys...she has had hep b vaccination 15 yrs back.....she is being advised revac b vaccination now...shd she take?

Answered by Dr. Noble Zachariah (24 hours later)

Brief Answer:
No harm in taking

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Welcome and thanks for your query.
There is no harm in taking the booster dose.
Impaired kidney function is not a contraindication.

Do get back to me if you have further queries

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar