Health Officials Encourage Hepatitis B Vaccine

Health officials encourage hepatitis B vaccine

State health officials say parents should continue to have their children vaccinated at birth for hepatitis B after a federal advisory panel said the vaccine should not be a requirement.

Patients Still Urged To Listen To Their Doctors When It Comes To Hepatitis-B Vaccine For Children

A CDC panel recommends scaling back hepatitis-b vaccination for infants. Baltimore, Md (KM) Despite the recommendation from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisory committee scaling back recommendations regarding the hepatitis-b-vaccine, the Maryland Department of Health is still urging  parents get the vaccination of or their infants starting at birth. “Babies and young children are at increased risk of acquiring infectiou…