CDC, Hepatitis B and Vaccine Schedule
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Public health experts warn any delay to the newborn dose of the hepatitis B vaccine could threaten decades of progress.
Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, told ABC News vaccination is important because if a pregnant person is hepatitis B-positive at the time of birth, the infant has an 85% chance of developing an infection.
The nation’s top vaccine advisory panel is expected to debate whether to delay the first dose of the hepatitis B shot on Thursday. The immunization, developed in Philadelphia and long recommended for all U.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine advisers will vote this week on whether to delay hepatitis B shots for most American children, the new chair of the committee said, a move that would be the most consequential change since the health secretary began remaking vaccine policy.
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 on whether to delay infants’ first hepatitis B vaccine ...
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s panel of federal vaccine advisors is set to discuss and potentially vote on changing the hepatitis B vaccine schedule for infants when they next meet on Dec. 4. According to a Federal Register ...
Martin Kulldorff speaks during a meeting of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Sept. 18, 2025 in Chamblee, Georgia. Reporter Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine advisory committee voted to stop recommending the combination vaccine ...
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 infected. Babies can be infected during childbirth or ...
Hepatitis A and B are the most common vaccine-preventable diseases for travelers; nevertheless, up to 50% of confirmed cases of hepatitis A and B in Europe are still acquired during travel. [1] This reflects an increasing trend in travel to endemic regions ...
Federal vaccine advisers selected by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are planning to examine whether shots on the childhood immunization schedule are behind the rise of allergies and autoimmune disorders,
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