US EditionUS vaccine advisers vote to end years-long recommendation to vaccinate babies against hepatitis B virus
The CDC panel voted 8-3 to recommend the birth dose only for infants with hepatitis B-positive or unknown-status mothers, shifting decision-making to parents and doctors for others.
- The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 8-3 to recommend individual-based decision-making for administering the hepatitis B vaccine to newborns, suggesting parents consult a doctor instead of following a universal vaccination schedule.
- Senator Bill Cassidy criticized this decision as a mistake and emphasized that the hepatitis B vaccine is safe and effective, having reduced infections by 99% since its introduction in 1991.
- Health officials, including Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, warned that abandoning the birth dose could lead to an increase in hepatitis B cases, which previously infected 20,000 newborns annually before the vaccine was recommended.
- The change in vaccination policy, while aligning with practices in some other high-income countries, has sparked significant debate over its implications for child health and safety.
411 Articles
411 Articles
Capital Gazette
The Baltimore SunDoctors rail against weakening hepatitis B vaccine recommendation
Open the article to view the coverage from Capital Gazette
A U.S. panel of vaccine advisors voted eight to three on Friday to end a long-standing recommendation to vaccinate babies against hepatitis B immediately after birth, a decision doctors warn of the dangers of.
CDC Panel Votes to Stop Recommending Hepatitis B Vaccine to Newborns, Experts Call It ‘Devastating to Children’s Health’
Medical experts called the decision “devastating to children’s health” Getty Stock image of the hepatitis B vaccine.NEED TO KNOWA panel of CDC vaccine advisors, handpicked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted to stop recommending the hepatitis B vaccine to all newbornsMedical experts called it “devastating to children’s health”President Donald Trump has called hepatitis B “sexually transmitted," but that is only on…
Washington, other West Coast states, go against CDC, recommend hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns
A CDC panel voted on Friday to recommend the hepatitis B vaccine only to the babies of mothers who test positive for the virus, and to suggest that, for all other babies, doctors and parents should have a conversation about the risks and benefits of the shot, a process known as “shared clinical decision-making.”That goes against what the federal government has recommended for nearly 35 years and against the guidance of medical organizations such…
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.
Controversy Surrounds Change in Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccine Policy
Controversy Surrounds Change in Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccine Policy A significant shift in vaccine policy occurred as a group of advisors to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted to eliminate the universal recommendation for newborns to receive the hepatitis B vaccine. This decision marks a dramatic change in public health policy.Medical experts, including Noel Brewer, a former member of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 55% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
