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CDC committee votes to delay Hep B vaccine for most newborns
The measure has been widely criticized by public-health experts in the U.S. They say that the universal recommendation for hepatitis B shots protects infants whose mothers have an undiagnosed hepatitis B infection, or who are exposed to hepatitis B in the first weeks of their lives.

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New York Maintains Hepatitis B Vaccine Guidelines for Newborns Against New CDC Advisory Panel Recommendations
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel votes to stop protecting babies from Hep B
US Vaccine Committee Scraps Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shot in All Newborns
A group of vaccine advisers to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday voted to remove the broad recommendation that all newborns in the U.S. receive a hepatitis B vaccine, in one of the...

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RFK Jr. Panel Ends Longtime Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shot at Birth
Panel Votes to Stop Recommending Hepatitis B Shots at Birth for Most Newborns
Kennedy's Advisers Scrap Hepatitis B Vaccine Guidance for Most Children in Major Policy Shift
Kennedy, who founded the anti-vaccine Children's Health Defense, in June fired the previous 17 independent experts on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisory committee, an...

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Trump praises new childhood vaccine recommendations after panel votes to drop Hepatitis B shot
Without evidence, RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel tosses hep B vaccine recommendation
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CDC panel votes to end newborn hepatitis B Shot recommendation; Texas expert warns of increased risk

A CDC advisory committee voted to remove its long-standing recommendation that newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth, a guideline in place for more than 30 years. Under the new recommendation,
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CDC vaccine committee overturns decades-old hepatitis B recommendation for newborns

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention committee voted to eliminate a recommendation that all newborn babies receive a vaccine against hepatitis B, ending a policy that has been in place since 1991 to protect Americans against an incurable liver disease that can lead to cirrhosis,
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What to know about the new Hep B vaccine guidance for babies

Although a CDC panel changed its universal-immunization guidelines, families can still choose to vaccinate newborns.

Off-label use of COVID-19 vaccines was once discouraged but has become common amid new guidelines

Following the federal government's changes to COVID-19 vaccine eligibility and recommendations in 2025, many people are wondering whether they can get COVID-19 vaccines for themselves or their children.
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