Lawrence Blatt, Ph.D., CEO of Aligos Therapeutics, knows a thing or two about the slow drip of progress that has defined treating viral liver infections. He was “thrilled” back in the mid-90s when a ...
Hepatitis B is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Acute HPV comes on quickly and resolves promptly. Chronic HBV is a long-term infection, lasting for at least 6 months. The ...
In 1991, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended hepatitis B vaccination at birth for all ...
Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) affects more than 254 million people globally, with 1.2 million new infections occurring each year. 1 And while it has the potential to cause severe long-term liver problems ...
A group of independent vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is meeting this week, and a key item on the agenda is the hepatitis B vaccine. After presentations about ...