Adoption from China and Hepatitis B Virus

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David Creary, Most adoptions from China now special-needs cases. Associated
Press, Mar. 27, 2010.
http://hosted2.ap.org/txdam/9fffc92b12934d78a492c6b3b18f1697/Article_2010-03-27-US-Special-Needs-Adoptions/id-p4456786a9fac416ab5e1c0d65ee4e6b8

My comment: A fifth of Taiwanese were a carrier of Hepatitis B virus. I was
one, when I had my blooded tested in early 1980s. So I was appalled when I
read Bethany Durkin's statement: "I wasn't with hepatitis B or heart surgery
, but we were comfortable with cleft palate." What is wrong with being a
carrier of the virus?  Last year, I got it retested--because my primary-care
physician insisted: "It would not cost you anything." It (antigen and
antibodies) came back negative!   And look at what Taiwan has achieved:

Y. Ni, L. Huang, M. Chang, C. Yen, C. Lu, S. You, J. Kao, Y. Lin, H. Chen, H
. Hsu, Two Decades of Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination in Taiwan: Impact
and Implication for Future Strategies. Gastroenterology, Vol. 132, Pages
1287-1293 (2007).
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0016508507004143
(Only 1.2%  in those born after the vaccination program (<20 years of age)
in 2004 were antigen-positive)

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