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Hepatitis B Cases Could Surge Under New Vaccine Guidelines, Study Finds

A modeling study found a 19% rise in chronic infections if the first dose is delayed to 2 months and an 83% rise under shared decision-making.

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Delaying the newborn hepatitis B vaccine by even a couple of months would have detrimental effects at a population level, new models show.

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Kennedy vaccine plan could raise hepatitis B risk

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Kennedy’s vaccine plan could cause surge in hepatitis B, study finds

Ending routine vaccination for hepatitis B at birth, as the health secretary has recommended, would increase the number of chronic infections by as much as 83 percent, a team of...

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Hepatitis B Cases Could Surge Under New Vaccine Guidelines, Study Finds

Delaying the newborn hepatitis B vaccine by even a couple of months would have detrimental effects at a population level, new models show.

·New York, United States
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Time Magazine broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, October 19, 2026.
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