The best way to prevent hepatitis B infection is vaccination. The vaccines are highly effective at preventing infection in infants and for long-term protection into adulthood.

Doctors say the vaccine has been key to eliminating infections among children.

A federal vaccine advisory committee this week is expected to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine — the first shot found to prevent cancer.

For decades, newborns in the U.S. have been given the hepatitis B vaccine. This could change. A CDC vaccine advisory panel may vote to end that routine vaccination. Here's what parents should know.

RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel voted to recommend a return to a public health strategy that was abandoned more than three decades ago.

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

A panel of US vaccine advisers voted to rescind a recommendation that all newborns should receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.

Hepatitis doesn’t always announce itself. While hepatitis A often comes on abruptly, as with a bad stomach bug, most cases of hepatitis B and C are asymptomatic at first. Alcohol-related hepatitis and MASH tend to be quiet until the later stages, too.

A vaccine panel led by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has voted to end the recommendation for hepatitis B shots for all newborns.

The CDC’s hepatitis B birth-dose policy just shifted. Get clear, evidence-based guidance for your baby’s health.

Calonge said that means the shot will still be covered by state regulated insurance companies. You can tell if that includes your plan if there’s a state seal on your insurance card. The state is also working with private insurance companies and Medicaid to create a list for insurance coverage.