What to know about the hepatitis B shot — and why Trump officials are targeting it

A federal vaccine advisory committee this week is expected to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B ...
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What to know about hepatitis B shot for infants ahead of CDC vaccine panel meeting

The CDC's vaccine advisory committee could vote this week to change hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for children. Here's ...

NanoViricides, Inc. Has Filed its Quarterly Report – Subsequent Raise Has Fortified Fiscal Position

SHELTON, CONNECTICUT / ACCESS Newswire / November 17, 2025 / NanoViricides, Inc. (NYSE Amer.:NNVC) (the “Company”), reports that it has filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ...
People

Trump Claims Hepatitis B Is 'Sexually Transmitted.' But Half of Infected Children Catch the Disease at Birth

Donald Trump claimed there's "no reason" to give a baby the hepatitis B vaccine — even it can spread from casual contact and some sports Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has ...
The Conversation

Hepatitis B shot for newborns has nearly eliminated childhood infections with this virus in the US

David Higgins is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and volunteer board member for Immunize Colorado. Before the United States began vaccinating all infants at birth with the hepatitis B ...
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 with ...
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 ...
The Hill

Cassidy sounds warning over ACIP vote on hep B vaccine

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) warned of the risk of hepatitis B infection in infants on Wednesday, ahead of a meeting of a federal vaccine advisory panel during which changes to the current immunization ...
New York Post

Do babies really need the hepatitis B vaccine? What we know as RFK Jr. moves to delay shots for kids

Do newborns need the hepatitis B vaccine to B healthy? That’s slated to be deliberated Thursday at a meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The influential vaccine ...
The Bulwark

RFK Jr.’s Crusade Against Vaccines Hits Its Action Phase

HEPATITIS B IS A HIGHLY TRANSMISSIBLE, blood-borne disease that’s been called a “silent killer” because it can become chronic without presenting symptoms for many years—until, one day, it leads to ...
The New York Times

C.D.C. Vaccine Advisers May Limit Hepatitis B Shots for Newborns

Committee members, some of whom are vaccine skeptics, are likely to recommend restricting the use of the shots at birth or delaying them until later in childhood. By Apoorva Mandavilli When the ...
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Does Besifovir Reduce Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk?

CHRONIC hepatitis B (CHB) remains a leading cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), particularly in endemic regions, where more than half of cases are linked to persistent infection. The risk arises ...