CDC committee drops Hep B vaccine for all newborns

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RFK Jr.-appointed panel removes universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for U.S. infants
A panel of advisers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has voted to remove the longstanding recommendation to universally vaccinate American infants against hepatitis B.

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CDC panel votes to drop hepatitis B vaccine recommendation at birth for newborns
CDC vaccine advisory board votes to stop giving Hepatitis B vaccines to newborns at birth
US vaccine committee scraps recommendation for hepatitis B shot in all newborns
A group of vaccine advisers to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday voted to remove the broad recommendation that all newborns in the U.S. receive a hepatitis B vaccine, in one of the...

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US panel votes to end recommending hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns
Panel Votes to Stop Recommending Hepatitis B Shots at Birth for Most Newborns
The panel, called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, voted 8-3 that women who test negative for the virus should consult with their health care provider and “decide when or if their chi...

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RFK Jr. panel ends recommendation of hepatitis b vaccine for newborns
RFK Jr. Panel Ends Longtime Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shot at Birth

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CDC committee votes to delay Hep B vaccine for most newborns

The measure has been widely criticized by public-health experts in the U.S. They say that the universal recommendation for hepatitis B shots protects infants whose mothers have an undiagnosed hepatitis B infection, or who are exposed to hepatitis B in the first weeks of their lives.
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