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Hepatitis vaccines credited as life-saving for Alaska children may be upended

Hepatitis B, once rampant in Indigenous villages, has been brought under control in the state, but a CDC advisory committee ...

Confusion over CDC panel's hepatitis B guidance could disrupt care for babies

Doctors say the controversial vote to not recommend the vaccine for all newborns is creating chaos and hurdles for parents.

Kennedy's advisers scrap hepatitis B vaccine guidance for most children in major policy shift

By Michael Erman, Julie Steenhuysen and Christy Santhosh Dec 5 (Reuters) - U.S. vaccine advisers on Friday scrapped a ...
PhillyVoiceOpinion

Vaccine committee votes to scrap universal hepatitis B shots for newborns despite outcry from health experts

The change in recommendation undoes a longstanding prevention strategy that nearly eliminated pediatric cases of the virus.
Channel 3000

What to know about the hepatitis B shot — and why Trump officials are targeting it

The U.S. government long advised that all babies be immunized against hepatitis B right after birth, but a federal vaccine ...
Healthline

Doctors: CDC Decision to Drop Hepatitis B Shot at Birth Taking Away Kids’ ‘Safety Net’

A CDC advisory committee has voted to alter the childhood vaccine schedule for hepatitis B. Doctors are raising concerns that ...

Kennedy's advisers scrap hepatitis B vaccine guidance for most children in major change

By Michael Erman, Julie Steenhuysen and Christy Santhosh Dec 5 (Reuters) - A group of vaccine advisers on Friday scrapped a ...