**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
**Trump Pushes for Vaccine Schedule Review Based on Global Practices** Former President Donald Trump has called for a review of the United States’ vaccine schedule, urging officials to consider how other countries manage their timelines. This comes after a recent meeting of a CDC advisory panel, where a report supported by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. … Read more
**HHS Alters Official Portrait of Transgender Federal Health Leader Rachel Levine** The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has updated the official portrait of Admiral Rachel Levine, the highest-ranking openly transgender official in the federal government. The change, revealed this week, revised the name displayed beneath her portrait at HHS headquarters in Washington, … 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
**CDC Advisers Reevaluate U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule** A group of expert advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) met this week to review the childhood vaccine schedule used in the United States. This schedule, which determines when children receive certain vaccines, has remained mostly unchanged for decades. Now, the Advisory Committee on … Read more