New Hep C Screening for Baby Boomers

If baby boomers weren't special enough,  now the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has singled them out as a special group to be screened for Hepatitis C virus (HCV).  Individuals born between 1945 and 1965 are recommended to undergo this one-time blood test screening because they are at high risk for the virus.

What is it about this age group that gets special notice?  According to the