This is something you should discuss with your doctor.

Some guidelines for getting a Hep B shot are -- (excluding vaccines in childhood)

Hepatitis B is spread when blood, semen, or other body fluid infected
with the Hepatitis B virus enters the body of a person who is not
infected. People can become infected with the virus through:

• Birth (a baby whose mother is infected can be infected at or after birth)
• Sharing items such as razors or toothbrushes with an infected person
• Contact with the blood or open sores of an infected person
• Sex with an infected partner
• Sharing needles, syringes, or other drug-injection equipment
• Exposure to blood from needlesticks or other sharp instruments
• Work in healthcare or public safety and might be exposed to blood or blood contaminated body fluids.
• Work or live in a facility for developmentally disabled
• Victims of sexual assault or abuse
• Travelers to regions with increased rates of hepatitis B
• People with chronic liver disease, kidney disease, HIV infection, or diabetes
• Anyone who wants to be protected from hepatitis B

If you meet any of the above criteria then you should get a Hep B shot.

But MOST IMPORTANTLY, discuss it with your doctor.

Here's advice "from the horse's mouth", i.e. the Center for Disease Control.

<https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/hep-b.html>;

Hope this helps.

Back in the 2000s I had the Hep B series because I worked in a school and it was recommended by public health for school employees. In 2015-16 I received the series for Hep A because it is one of the vaccinations recommended for travel to SE Asia where we have spent quite a lot of time.

Hep B is a series of three shots spaced apart over a certain period of time and Hep A is a series of two.

While this is a decision only you can make for yourself, I can tell you that I suffered no ill affects from either vaccine, not even right after receiving them.

Not all doctors routinely have these vaccines readily available in their offices, so I went to our local public health department to have them done. There is currently no vaccine available for Hep C.

To find out if you've ever received any of the Hep vaccines, you should be able to find out from your local public health department. They keep records of these things. They could also advise you about how you might want to proceed.

We have not had the Hep B series. I haven't been too concerned about it - we don't really have the risk factors for that one.

Hep A vaccine we've had. Several years ago, we were notified a restaurant in a nearby city where we'd eaten on the 'danger days' had a member of their kitchen staff ill with Hep A. It happened to be a staff member who handled salad ingredients, garnishes, uncooked salsas and guacamole. It took a little doing (inconvenient) but we did get a shot of Immune Globulin in that county, no fee to us.

A few months later, about 20 of us who regularly ate together had the Hep A vaccine. At a dinner party ;0) Our public health nurse came to dinner with her injection kit, files, formal paperwork and vaccinated us on what happened to be my birthday dinner. I know that sounds a little lighthearted, but she professionally, strictly followed office protocol in her administration of the vaccine. 2 couples there had just returned from overseas and had already been vaccinated. 6 months after, we did a repeat of the guest list for the 2nd shot. The criteria we used for the injection which was of course optional - Do you ever eat in a restaurant ;0)

Sleeperblues--I actually have two graduate degrees and perhaps it has doubled the neuroticism. I know you are right. I am just a weirdo about this stuff.

"Hepatitis B vaccination General information Adults who seek protection from hepatitis B virus infection may receive a 3-dose series of single-antigen hepatitis B vaccine (HepB) (Engerix-B, Recombivax HB) at 0, 1, and 6 months. Adults may also receive a combined hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccine (HepA-HepB) (Twinrix) at 0, 1, and 6 months. Acknowledgment of a specific risk factor by those who seek protection is not needed.

Special populations

Adults at risk for hepatitis B virus infection by sexual exposure should receive a HepB series, including sex partners of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive persons, sexually active persons who are not in a mutually monogamous relationship, persons seeking evaluation or treatment for a sexually transmitted infection, and men who have sex with men (MSM).

Adults at risk for hepatitis B virus infection by percutaneous or mucosal exposure to blood should receive a HepB series, including adults who are recent or current users of injection drugs, household contacts of HBsAg- positive persons, residents and staff of facilities for developmentally disabled persons, incarcerated, healthcare and public safety workers at risk for exposure to blood or blood-contaminated body fluids, younger than age 60 years with diabetes mellitus, and age 60 years or older with diabetes mellitus at the discretion of the treating clinician.

Adults with chronic liver disease including, but not limited to, hepatitis C virus infection, cirrhosis, fatty liver disease, alcoholic liver disease, autoimmune hepatitis, and an alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level greater than twice the upper limit of normal should receive a HepB series.

Adults with end-stage renal disease including those on pre-dialysis care, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and home dialysis should receive a HepB series. Adults on hemodialysis should receive a 3-dose series of 40 μg Recombivax HB at 0, 1, and 6 months or a 4-dose series of 40 μg Engerix-B at 0, 1, 2, and 6 months.

Adults with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection should receive a HepB series.

Pregnant women who are at risk for hepatitis B virus infection during pregnancy, e.g., having more than one sex partner during the previous six months, been evaluated or treated for a sexually transmitted infection, recent or current injection drug use, or had an HBsAg-positive sex partner, should receive a HepB series.

International travelers to regions with high or intermediate levels of endemic hepatitis B virus infection should receive a HepB series.

Adults in the following settings are assumed to be at risk for hepatitis B virus infection and should receive a HepB series: sexually transmitted disease treatment facilities, HIV testing and treatment facilities, facilities providing drug-abuse treatment and prevention services, healthcare settings targeting services to persons who inject drugs, correctional facilities, healthcare settings targeting services to MSM, hemodialysis facilities and end-stage renal disease programs, and institutions and nonresidential day care facilities for developmentally disabled persons."