Politifact

Hepatitis B vaccine Q&A: Why do babies need the shot?

Hepatitis B is a potentially fatal liver disease. It spreads through contact with bodily fluids, and certain groups including health care workers and IV drug users are at higher risk. Anyone can be ...
The New York Times

The Hepatitis B Vaccine Is Under Threat. Here’s What to Know.

Rates of the disease have fallen since 1991, when all newborns began receiving the shot. President Trump recently said he thought children should not get it until age 12. By Dani Blum In the latest ...
STAT

Key federal vaccine panel tables vote on delaying newborn hepatitis B shot

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. A key government advisory committee voted Friday to postpone a vote ...
CNN

CDC advisers vote to recommend against combo vaccine for young kids, delay vote on newborn hepatitis B shot

A meeting of advisers chosen by US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to guide US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine recommendations ended abruptly Thursday ...
Orlando Sentinel

Kennedy’s vaccine committee plans to vote on COVID-19, hepatitis B and chickenpox shots

NEW YORK (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisory committee meets this week, with votes expected on whether to change recommendations on shots against COVID-19, ...
NPR

RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel is expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot in kids

A vaccine advisory panel, recently reshaped by RFK Jr., is expected to vote on changing the age children should get their first hepatitis B vaccine — from right after birth to age 4. Health ...
STAT

Key federal vaccine panel debates delay to newborn hepatitis B shot, risking resurgence

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. Elaine Chen covers biotech, co-writes The Readout newsletter, and ...
WKOW

In chaotic start to meeting, CDC vaccine advisers delay hepatitis B vaccine vote, cast new MMRV vaccine vote

(CNN) — Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted 11-1 to delay a vote on changes to a newborn hepatitis B shot. It was a surprise twist after a lengthy ...
NPR

Trump advises parents on hepatitis B vaccine. Here's why doctors say he's wrong

It's unusual for presidents to give out medical advice. But in a White House press briefing earlier this week, President Trump questioned the wisdom of vaccinating all newborns against hepatitis B. ...
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CDC panel postpones vote to limit Hepatitis B vaccine

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine advisers on Thursday postponed a vote on whether all newborns should receive the Hepatitis B vaccine, saying they needed more time and ...