Dec. 8, 2025 – Hepatitis B vaccination is drawing renewed attention after a CDC advisory panel on Friday voted to no longer recommend the shot for all newborns. The call has drawn strong reaction from ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

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On Dec. 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to end the universal U.S. recommendation for the newborn dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The CDC now recommends shared decision-making for the birth dose of the HBV vaccine for infants whose mothers ...

Hepatitis B is a virus that can damage the liver and lead to lifelong health problems. The hepatitis B vaccine prevents short-term illness (acute hepatitis) and a life-threatening infection called ...

You’ve probably heard by now about the uproar in the scientific community after the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ACIP) voted to stop ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal vaccine advisory committee has voted to end a longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born. For decades, the ...