Hepatitis B is a liver infection that inflames the organ and impacts its ability to function. It can be either acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term), and is estimated to impact between 880,000 ...

Medically reviewed by Patricia Mikula, PharmD Key Takeaways Most people who get the hepatitis B vaccine have protection for ...

The nation's top vaccine advisory panel is expected to debate on Thursday whether to delay the first dose of the hepatitis B ...

A key federal vaccine advisory panel whose members were recently replaced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to vote to recommend delaying, until age 4, the hepatitis B ...

In the latest and perhaps most high-profile attack on the practice of vaccinating newborns against hepatitis B, President Donald Trump said Monday that he thought children should not get the shot ...