Is it still a Good idea to get a hepatitis B shot

Yes. Immunizations are the best protection against vaccine preventable diseases, such as hepatitis B.

These findings about hair loss do not change the current recommendations for children and adults to receive the hepatitis B vaccine. Getting the disease is much more likely to cause serious illness than getting the vaccine. Each year an estimated 4,000 persons die of hepatitis B-related cirrhosis, and more than 800 die of hepatitis B-related liver cancer.