A federal vaccine advisory committee this week is expected to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B ...

A new Ohio bill would remove the hepatitis B vaccine requirement for children in childcare and preschool. The legislation also aims to prevent public schools from excluding unvaccinated students ...

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Sunday said he is “very concerned” about the possibility of changing the hepatitis B vaccine schedule for infants in the United States. Health and Human Services Secretary ...

Washington — Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, said he's "very concerned" about a potential change to the hepatitis B ...

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) will meet Dec. 4 and 5, according to a Federal Register notice that indicates that recommendation votes may be scheduled for hepatitis B ...

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 ...

In a commentary published in Gastroenterology, leading experts urge that all newborns in the United States continue to receive the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth. Hepatitis ...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, an advisory panel that reviews and recommends vaccine guidelines to the CDC, will meet Dec. 4-5 to discuss the childhood immunization schedules and ...

Nov 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee is scheduled to meet on December 4 and 5, and could vote on policy concerning shots for hepatitis B, ...

Nov 6 (Reuters) - A group of independent U.S. vaccine experts said on Thursday it plans to review existing data on administering the hepatitis B shot at birth, months after a federal panel postponed a ...

Proposals to remove the CDC's recommendation for the Hepatitis B vaccine at birth are causing concern. The vaccine has reduced newborn infections from as many as 20,000 per year to fewer than 20. An ...