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Vaccination against hepatitis B is a common recommendation — but what exactly is it preventing?

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his advisory group plan to meet this week to discuss and vote on various vaccine recommendations for hepatitis B, along with COVID-19 and measles, mumps and rubella.

Hepatitis B is considered a serious viral infection that causes inflammation in the liver, and is the most common liver infection in the world, according to Cleveland Clinic.

HEPATITIS A OUTBREAK INFECTS THOUSANDS OF TRAVELERS AT POPULAR DESTINATIONS

An estimated 254 million people worldwide are living with the infection, the World Health Organization has reported.

The infection can be brief, known as acute hepatitis B, or

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