A federal vaccine advisory panel voted on Friday morning to change the longstanding recommendation that all newborns receive a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. The federal Advisory Committee on ...

The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recently ended the federal recommendation for a universal birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. If you’re following this issue, you may also know ...

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Since roughly 1991, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended all babies get a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine at birth. The CDC committee that helps set vaccine policy voted ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since birth doses of the vaccine were implemented in the U.S., according to a 2019 review, hepatitis B cases among children and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Judy Stone focuses her writing on infectious diseases. Updated, Dec. 5: This story, originally published Dec. 4, has been ...

Hepatitis B is a virus that can damage the liver and lead to lifelong health problems. The hepatitis B vaccine prevents short-term illness (acute hepatitis) and a life-threatening infection called ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just days after federal vaccine advisors voted to end a longstanding vaccine recommendation for infants, local doctors are ...