**CDC Panel Ends Universal Hepatitis B Shots for Newborns: What’s Behind the Decision** A panel of health experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has voted to end its long-standing recommendation that all newborns be vaccinated against hepatitis B before leaving the hospital. This change, announced Friday, has sparked public concern and … Read more
**CDC Panel Reverses Longtime Recommendation on Hepatitis B Vaccine for Newborns** The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is making changes to a vaccine guideline that has been in place for more than 30 years. On Friday, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to roll back its universal recommendation that all newborns … Read more
**CDC Panel Considers Ending Routine Hepatitis B Shots for Newborns** A major decision is under discussion that could change how babies in the U.S. are vaccinated. For decades, nearly all newborns in the country have received the hepatitis B vaccine shortly after birth. But now, a panel from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Read more