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CDC panel votes to stop recommending birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory panel voted Friday to change the recommendation for when children should get their first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. Instead of a first dose within 24 hours of birth — as the CDC has advised for more than 30 years — the panel voted to recommend delaying it until a child is 2 months old for children born to mothers who test negative for the virus.

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A New CDC Recommendation Could Mean a Big Change for Childhood Vaccines
CDC advisory panel rolls back universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation
CDC advisers vote in support of major change to childhood vaccination
They voted in favor of a major change to the childhood vaccinations

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Kennedy's advisers scrap hepatitis B vaccine guidance for most children in major policy shift
US CDC to decide on hepatitis B vaccine for newborns: All you need to know
What to know about hepatitis B infection and vaccination
After presentations about the hepatitis B disease and vaccine safety, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, is expected to vote on whether to abandon the universal hepatitis B vac...

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CDC Panel Ends Call for All Newborns to Get Hepatitis B Vaccine
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Doctors warn of ‘dangerous gamble’ as US panel kills newborn hepatitis B shots

Under RFK Jr., the CDC provides a megaphone to the anti-vaccine movement

Common anti-vaccine talking points were on display as the CDC’s immunization advisers repealed a hepatitis B birth vaccine recommendation and scrutinized the childhood schedule.

CDC panel overturns 1991 newborn vaccine policy, triggering warnings of a public health backslide

Experts warn the decision could confuse doctors, burden families, and revive preventable infections as the committee reopens the entire childhood vaccine schedule.

Trump signs off on nationwide vaccine schedule review as CDC withdraws infant Hep B guidance: 'Fast track'

President Donald Trump announced via Truth Social on Friday he signed a memorandum to review the 72-vaccine schedule required for all American children from infancy onward.

Georgia Reps. Williams, Johnson lead push warning CDC against delaying hepatitis B shots for babies

Georgia Representatives Nikema Williams and Hank Johnson are among a group of more than 30 Democratic lawmakers urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to keep its long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth.

CDC warns travelers of rabies in these 2 countries

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued health warnings for India and Haiti after rabies cases were seen in travelers.
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