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Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination: Killing 2 Birds with 1 Stone

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Hepatitis B virus is highly infectious and remains a global health problem. Worldwide, approximately 2 billion people have been infected with hepatitis B virus, and 400 million of them are chronic carriers of the virus.(1) The infection causes significant morbidity and mortality, ranging from acute or fulminant hepatitis to end-stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma.(2, 3) Hepatitis B virus...