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Hepatitis B Shots for Newborns to Continue: CDC
Taiwan CDC keeps three-dose hepatitis B vaccine for newborns due to high mother-to-child transmission and a carrier rate drop to 0.8%, officials said.
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Taiwan to continue universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns
Taipei, Dec. 6 (CNA) Taiwan will not follow the United States' controversial decision to end universal hepatitis B vaccinations for newborns, as over half of the country's infections are mother-to-child transmission, Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Saturday.
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Donald Trump said this is "a very good decision." They criticize the move.
It recommended it has been in force since 1991. Vaccine against hepatitis B administered to babies at three doses, the first of which is 24 hours after birth.
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