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

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 ...

Hepatitis B vaccines given at birth have essentially eliminated the disease in kids. A vote this week could upend that ...

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 ...

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, ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s key vaccine panel will reconvene in December to again weigh changes to the long-standing childhood immunization schedule. The Advisory Committee ...

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 ...