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And the risks are much higher for people infected as infants.
began universally vaccinating newborns in 1991, some 18,000 children each year became infected before age 10.
About half were infected by their mothers at birth.
The other half got it from somewhere else.
The virus is found in blood and other bodily fluids, and it can live on surfaces for up to a week.
Infections have been documented at daycares, on sports teams, from shared toothbrushes and razors.
Since vaccination at birth became routine, hepatitis B case rates in the U.S.
About half of all children in the U.S.
have their own smartphone by age 11.
To find out how this might affect health outcomes in early adolescence, researchers looked at data from more than 10,000 youth in more than 21 states who'd been tracked since late childhood.
They found that tweens who had their own smartphone at age 12 were more likely to have obesity, symptoms of depression, and report insufficient sleep compared to their peers without phones.
And the younger they got their phones, the higher their risk for some of these conditions.
The researchers say they hope their findings will help inform the creation of guidelines on the appropriate age at which kids should first get their own smartphones.
About half of all children in the U.S.
have their own smartphone by age 11.
To find out how this might affect health outcomes in early adolescence, researchers looked at data from more than 10,000 youth in more than 21 states who'd been tracked since late childhood.