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Hepatitis B shot for newborns has nearly eliminated childhood infections with this virus in the US

  • Written by David Higgins, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Hepatitis B shot for newborns has nearly eliminated childhood infections with this virus in the USAbout 80% of parents currently choose to follow CDC guidelines to vaccinate their babies for hepatitis B at birth.timnewman/iStock via Getty Images PlusHepatitis B shot for newborns has nearly eliminated childhood infections with this virus in the USThe Conversation, CC BY-ND

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...

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