ACIP has recommended that all infants get vaccinated against hepatitis B since 1991, updating the guidance in 2005 to recommend they do so at birth. The shift in recommendations coincided with a drastic reduction in hepatitis B cases, with incidence declining 98 percent from 1990 to 2006 in children under 15.

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Northeast health leaders say CDC's shift on vaccines, autism was "inconsistent with decades of research" and may lead to "unnecessary fear and harm."

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Thursday called a federal vaccine advisory committee “totally discredited” ahead of a vote on whether to change hepatitis B vaccine guidelines, an issue very close to the Louisiana physician.

The federal vaccine advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday moved to reschedule its vote on delaying the hepatitis B vaccine for the newborns of mothers who aren’t confirmed to have the virus.

The U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention's guidance that there may be links between vaccines and autism poses health risks, doctors say.

The CDC committee scheduled to vote Thursday on hepatitis B guidance postponed to Friday after advisers expressed confusion over changing language.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week cited some of our work in new guidance related to vaccines and autism. However, the citations do not provide the greater context of the full body of work on vaccine safety that is essential for informed debate about this topic.

An advisory committee overseen by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine advisory board will meet Thursday to discuss the medical guidance of the hepatitis B vaccine, which is currently given at birth.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told The New York Times in an interview that he personally directed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to update its website to contradict its l

For decades, health-related statements by major professional health associations such as the American Medical Association (AMA) agreed with those of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) because both relied on the same body of scientific knowledge,

Medical experts say the CDC “is promoting the outdated, disproven idea that vaccines cause autism" and advise parents to consult clinicians for fact-based guidance.