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The story of a group of scientists who set out to conquer hepatitis B, focusing on the International Task Force's encounters with opposition from economic and political forces. Draws on classified and confidential documents and on interviews with Task Force members, government representatives, and institutional officials to dramatize the turf wars, international politics, and internal tensions the Task Force overcame to lower prices of the vaccine against the disease and make universal immunization a priority. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.