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

Dr. Baruch Blumberg, a federal scientist, identified the virus behind the infection in 1965. He won the Nobel Prize for the ...
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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 ...
The Conversation

Babies can get hepatitis B at birth. Here’s why Trump is wrong about delaying the vaccine

Paediatrician, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance; Clinical Senior Lecturer, Children's Hospital Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney Nicholas Wood has previously ...
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 ...
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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 discussion on ...
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 ...
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ACIP to vote on hepatitis B shot

CNBC's Angelica Peebles reports on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisory committee ahead of an expected vote on the hepatitis B shot. ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel's late-night ...
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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 ...
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 ...