China takes off hepatitis B as a big country

On October 28, the new office of the people's Republic of China held a press conference on health reform and development during the 13th Five Year Plan period. Reporters learned from the meeting that the incidence rate of tuberculosis reported in China dropped from 63.4/10 million in 2015 to 55.6/10 million in 2019, and the infection rate of hepatitis B virus (HBV) among children under 5 years old was below 1%. The cap of hepatitis B was removed and was praised as a model of developing China by WHO.