CDC's vaccine advisers meet to question long-used vaccines
A federal advisory committee is considering changes to infant hepatitis B immunization and the childhood vaccine schedule, raising concerns about reduced vaccination and disease resurgence.
Updated US guidelines for the hepatitis B vaccine in newborns: What they say and why they're controversial
ACIP approved allowing the first hepatitis B vaccine dose for newborns of hepatitis B–negative mothers to be delayed until two months, pending CDC ratification.
Kennedy's Hand-Picked Vaccine Panel Votes to End Hepatitis B Shots for Newborns
A CDC advisory committee appointed by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted to end the long-standing newborn hepatitis B vaccination recommendation despite rising vaccine-preventable outbreaks.
The Do-Their-Own-Research Crowd Just Notched a Gross and Unsettling Victory
The CDC's ACIP voted 8-3 to end the universal hepatitis B birth-dose recommendation, shifting to individualized parental decision-making for newborn HBV vaccination.
Federal panel could call for scrapping of infant hepatitis B vaccines this week
US immunization advisory panel may remove the newborn hepatitis B vaccine requirement and reconsider the childhood vaccination schedule amid concerns about allergies and autoimmune disorders.
CDC's vaccine advisers meet this week. Here's how they could affect policy
An advisory committee will decide COVID vaccine eligibility and newborn hepatitis B policy amid controversy over Health Secretary Kennedy's influence and staffing changes.
CDC vaccine recommendations face political pressure, with imminent changes to the childhood schedule and potential weakening of newborn Hepatitis B vaccination.