Your baby will need to receive his or her first hepatitis B vaccination as soon as he or she is born. Since 1991, the U.S. government has been promoting the need for newborns to receive the hepatitis B vaccine. These three vaccinations can protect your baby from hepatitis B for the rest of his or her life and greatly reduce his or her chances of developing liver cancer and cirrhosis. Ms. Chi Xiaoling, Liver Specialist, Guangdong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Hepatitis B vaccination is very safe. Even premature babies can receive the hepatitis B vaccine. (Source: Sohu.com)