The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued draft recommendations stating that all adolescents and adults aged 18 to 79 years should be screened for hepatitis C virus.
The new recommendations expand the ages for screening to all adults, not just those at risk. This change is based on new evidence that shows HCV is affecting more people than it did previously—many of whom are younger, according to the USPSTF.
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