Many medical experts say the decision could reverse decades of progress in preventing hepatitis B FRIDAY, Dec. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A federal vaccine advisory committee has voted to change a ...
A CDC advisory panel has voted to stop recommending the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. As the director of the CDC decides whether to approve such a change, a state agency and many local ...
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When Dr. Su Wang was in medical school, she donated blood. That's when she learned she was infected with hepatitis B, a virus that attacks the liver and can lead to cancer and death decades later. "I ...
The CDC’s top vaccine advisory panel has voted to end the long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive a hepatitis B shot within 24 hours of birth if their mothers test negative for the ...