Hepatitis C Clearance Rates Well Below National Elimination Goals, CDC Says

Healio (6/4, Rhoades) reports, “Hepatitis C virus clearance rates in all states fell well short of national elimination goals, a study published in MMWR showed.” The US’ “HCV elimination goals for 2025 and 2030 call for at least 58% and 80% of people with HCV to achieve viral clearance, respectively.” But “the median proportion of people cured or cleared was 29%, well below the HCV viral clearance goals for 2025 and 2030...wrote” researchers.