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US adults under 60 should get hepatitis B vaccine, federal advisory panel says

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NEW YORK - A government advisory committee on Wednesday recommended that all U.S. adults younger than 60 be vaccinated against hepatitis B, because progress against the liver-damaging disease has stalled.The decision means that tens of millions of U.S.

adults — mostly between the ages of 30 and 59 — would be advised to get shots. Hepatitis B vaccinations became standard for children in 1991, meaning most adults younger that 30 already are protected."We're losing ground.

We cannot eliminate hepatitis B in the U.S. without a new approach," said Dr. Mark Weng of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted unanimously to approve the recommendation Wednesday.

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