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We have a vaccine for hepatitis B but here's why we still need a cure

  • Written by Peter Revill, Senior Medical Scientist at VIDRL, Royal Melbourne Hospital, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
We have a vaccine for hepatitis B but here's why we still need a cureAround 5% of adults and 90% of babies who contract hepatitis B go on to have life-long infection that can only be managed with regular medication.Ronald Rampsch/Shutterstock

Hepatitis B is blood-borne virus that packs a punch. Worldwide, more than 1.3 billion people have been infected with hepatitis B, and 257 million people have developed a...

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