Shapiro Administration physicians urge CDC and RFK Jr. vaccine panel to reaffirm recommendations for hepatitis B vaccination, starting at birth.

A new review of more than 400 studies spanning 40 years finds no evidence that delaying the universal hepatitis B vaccine birth dose improves safety or effectiveness. The review also finds that birth dose vaccination does not cause any short- or long-term serious adverse events or deaths.

Massachusetts continues to separate itself from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which on Dec. 5 could vote on delaying the hepatitis B vaccine to one month after birth.

The Trump administration is refocusing on RFK Jr.’s vaccine priorities. The CDC vaccine committee will vote again on hepatitis B guidelines.

Hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) injections can provide short-term protection against the hepatitis B virus. They may benefit people who have experienced recent exposure. Some people get acute hepatitis B, which lasts a few weeks or months. They might ...

If someone presents you with a hepatitis B declination form, you might have some questions about it and the hepatitis B vaccine more generally. Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver due to the hepatitis B virus. The virus is transmissible through ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Four people who were potentially exposed to hepatitis B and C and HIV during surgeries at a Portland ...

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. It’s considered acute until it lasts six months, at which point it’s considered chronic. Complications that can develop from chronic hepatitis include a scarring of the liver called cirrhosis, liver failure ...