US EditionUS vaccine advisers vote to end years-long recommendation to vaccinate babies against hepatitis B virus
The CDC panel's new guidance ends the universal birth dose, recommending vaccination only for infants at higher risk, noting a 99% infection drop since 1991, experts warn of risks.
- The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 8-3 to end the recommendation for hepatitis B vaccination for newborns, reversing a 34-year policy that reduced infections by 99% since 1991.
- Some panel members criticized the decision, arguing that it contradicts established medical guidelines and could lead to increased hepatitis B infections among infants.
- Health experts, including Senator Bill Cassidy, condemned the change, labeling it a mistake that could expose infants to lifelong health risks.
- Concerns about the meeting arose due to a lack of expert input and the choice of presenters, many of whom have been associated with vaccine skepticism.
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CDC panel drops hepatitis B vaccine at birth recommendation
The federal vaccine advisory panel, all appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted to drop the universal recommendation that children should get vaccinated for hepatitis B at birth. William Brangham discussed this and other changes under consideration for vaccines with pediatrician Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center vaccine expert warns against federal vaccine advisory committee recommendation
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Some doctors seeing increased vaccine hesitancy among patients
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