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Vaccine committee votes to scrap universal hepatitis B shots for newborns despite outcry from children’s health experts

  • Written by David Higgins, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Vaccine committee votes to scrap universal hepatitis B shots for newborns despite outcry from children’s health expertsFor the past 34 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that all babies receive their first hepatitis B vaccine at birth. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images

The committee advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy voted on Dec. 5, 2025, to stop recommending that all newborns be routinely...

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