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

Hepatitis B is a viral infection of the liver that is most commonly transmitted from mother to child during birth and delivery in early childhood, as well as through contact with blood or other body ...

Dec 4 (Reuters) - Vaccine advisers to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were expected to vote on Thursday on whether to scrap a broad recommendation for the hepatitis B vaccine for children, ...

Dec. 8, 2025 – Hepatitis B vaccination is drawing renewed attention after a CDC advisory panel on Friday voted to no longer recommend the shot for all newborns. The call has drawn strong reaction from ...

Rates of the disease have fallen since 1991, when all newborns began receiving the shot. An influential panel is scheduled to vote on eligibility for the vaccine. By Dani Blum An influential advisory ...

The hepatitis B vaccine has emerged as the latest flashpoint as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to cast doubt on the safety of vaccines. The vaccine is routinely given to babies ...

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