Do newborns need the hepatitis B vaccine to B healthy? That’s slated to be deliberated Thursday at a meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The influential vaccine ...

Many medical organizations and frontline health care providers are grappling with a challenge they haven't had to face in many years: how to protect newborns against hepatitis B.Last week, a federal ...

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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 ...

Chronic hepatitis B is incurable and can lead to liver failure and death. Because not all pregnant women get the recommended hepatitis B screening, some newborns are exposed to the disease, putting ...