Hepatitis B shot for newborns has nearly eliminated childhood infections with this virus in the US
Before universal vaccination for hepatitis B began in 1991, 18,000 children contracted the virus by age 10 each year, and most of them developed chronic illness and liver damage. Vaccination reduced those infections by 95%.
Authors
- David Higgins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3685-5495)
Institutions
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.64628/aai.r9mahysta
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00