Read Time: 3 minutes Views: 1,831 Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a worldwide public health problem. There are approximately more than 200 million HBV carriers in the world. There has been growing awareness and the implementation of effective vaccination programs in many countries has resulted in a significant decrease in the incidence of new hepatitis B infection. The … Continue reading Immunization of a newborn within 12 hours of delivery has reduced the risk of Hepatitis B virus transmission by more than 95 percent