Fallout from CDC panel’s vote on Hep B vaccine

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CDC panel votes to stop recommending birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory panel voted Friday to change the recommendation for when children should get their first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. Instead of a first dose within 24 hours of birth — as the CDC has advised for more than 30 years — the panel voted to recommend delaying it until a child is 2 months old for children born to mothers who test negative for the virus.

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CDC vaccine advisory committee votes to remove universal recommendation for hepatitis B shot at birth
CDC advisory panel rolls back universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation
CDC Panel Lifts Hepatitis B Vaccine Mandate for Newborns
A federal advisory committee voted Friday to lift a 30-year-old recommendation that all newborns get the hepatitis B vaccine.

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Panel Votes to End Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
For many public health experts, the vote also marked the end of trust in the C.D.C. and its vaccine advisers.

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CDC Panel Of Vaccine Skeptics Votes To Delay Hepatitis B Shot For Most Babies
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CDC Vaccine Panel Scraps Guidance for Universal Hepatitis B Shots at Birth

CDC advisers vote to overturn decades-long policy on hepatitis B vaccine for infants

In a controversial move, the vaccine advisory group reversed a recommendations for universal immunizing of newborns intended to protect them from a virus that attacks the liver.

CDC panel overturns 1991 newborn vaccine policy, triggering warnings of a public health backslide

Experts warn the decision could confuse doctors, burden families, and revive preventable infections as the committee reopens the entire childhood vaccine schedule.

CDC rollback of 30-year vaccine recommendation could impact Bay Area

A key Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel voted Friday to abandon its longtime recommendation that every newborn get a dose of the vaccine for hepatitis B, a decision likely to impact residents in the Bay Area, where more than 100,000 people are living with the virus.

Trump signs off on nationwide vaccine schedule review as CDC withdraws infant Hep B guidance: 'Fast track'

President Donald Trump announced via Truth Social on Friday he signed a memorandum to review the 72-vaccine schedule required for all American children from infancy onward.

Georgia Reps. Williams, Johnson lead push warning CDC against delaying hepatitis B shots for babies

Georgia Representatives Nikema Williams and Hank Johnson are among a group of more than 30 Democratic lawmakers urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to keep its long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth.

CDC warns travelers of rabies in these 2 countries

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued health warnings for India and Haiti after rabies cases were seen in travelers.
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