Cuban hepatitis B vax cuts disease

According to news reports, Cuba has eliminated viral hepatitis in its population under 15 through use of a vaccine against hepatitis B developed in Havana. The country has not seen a case of the disease in under 15s in 23 years, according to Maria Fonte Reyes of the Health Ministry. All Cubans under 31 have been vaccinated with Heberbiovac HB, created at Cuba's Center of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, as a result of a campaign involving every newborn since 1992. People on dialysis, students and healthcare workers are also given the vaccine. Article