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CDC vaccine panel votes to stop recommending birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory panel voted Friday to change the recommendation for when children should get their first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. Instead of a ...
Medscape

AAP Finds No New Evidence Against Hep B Vaccine Birth Dose

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) continues to recommend routine hepatitis B vaccination for all newborns. Some ...
Yahoo

CDC vaccine panel delays vote to stop recommending hepatitis B shot at birth

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 4: Retsef Levi, left, and Raymond Pollak, right, are seen as a presenter from Vaccines for Children ...
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CDC Vaccine Panel Scraps Guidance for Universal Hepatitis B Shots at Birth

Robert Malone, a committee member and vice chair of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, during a meeting of the committee on December 4, 2025 ...
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CDC vaccine advisory committee votes to remove hepatitis B vaccine recommendation at birth: What has changed, and what remains the same

In a big change to the infant vaccination process, the CDC’s (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) vaccine advisory committee has voted to move away from a “one‑size‑fits‑all” hepatitis B shot ...
Lawrence Journal-World

Vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth

NEW YORK — A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born. A loud chorus of ...
ABC7 San Francisco

CDC vaccine advisory panel votes to remove universal recommendation for hepatitis B shot at birth

A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they're born. A loud chorus of medical and ...
AOL

Will your baby get a hep B vaccine? What RFK panel's ruling means

New moms and their babies will likely see a change in preventative treatment after they give birth, because of a decision by a federal vaccine panel that weakens longstanding guidance on the hepatitis ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

Minnesota study backs birth vaccine for hepatitis B

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is reconsidering a delay in hepatitis B vaccination for newborns. The University of Minnesota's CIDRAP found that delaying the birth dose ...

Hepatitis B vaccinations for Oregon newborns decline, state says

Hepatitis B vaccinations for Oregon newborns fell to 82% in 2024 from 86% in 2022, while birth parent screening also having declined, state data shows.

Fewer Oregon babies getting hepatitis B vaccine, new state data shows

Fewer Oregon newborns are getting vaccinated against hepatitis B at birth and slightly fewer pregnant people are being screened for the virus, according to new state data released Tuesday. The Oregon ...