Hepatitis B shot for newborns has nearly eliminated childhood infections with this virus in the U.S.
Before the United States began vaccinating all infants at birth with the hepatitis B vaccine in 1991, around 18,000 children every year contracted the virus before their 10th birthday – about half of ...
Hepatitis B is a potentially fatal liver disease. It spreads through contact with bodily fluids, and certain groups including health care workers and IV drug users are at higher risk. Anyone can be ...
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 ...
A key federal vaccine advisory panel whose members were recently replaced by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to vote to recommend delaying until age 4 the ...
Members of a key vaccine panel have delayed a pivotal vote regarding the hepatitis B vaccine, while voting to amend recommendations to combination shots that target measles, mumps, rubella and ...
It's unusual for presidents to give out medical advice. But in a White House press briefing earlier this week, President Trump questioned the wisdom of vaccinating all newborns against hepatitis B.
Pediatricians across Greater Boston said they are extending patient visits and booking follow-up appointments to talk to ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine panel voted on new guidance for immunizations. Debra Houry, the agency’s former chief medical officer, explains her concerns for public health ...
U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Donald Trump's 2026 health care agenda on Capitol Hill in Washington,D.C. By Michael Erman and Mariam Sunny ATLANTA (Reuters) -A revamped panel of ...
In an instant, the president inserted himself into doctor-patient relationships all over the country, Dr. Edith ...
It’s the first and only shot most U.S. babies receive: the hepatitis B vaccine—a constant for decades in U.S. newborn care that doctors say is responsible for virtually eliminating childhood cases of ...
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