BREAKING: CDC Advisory Panel Votes to No Longer Recommend Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination at Birth
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BREAKING: CDC Advisory Panel Votes to No Longer Recommend Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination at Birth
In a significant shift in public health policy, a key advisory committee for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has voted to no longer recommend the routine administration of the Hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns within 24 hours of birth. This marks a potential end to a decades-long standard of care for American infants. The vote, held by the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on Note: Insert Date of Meeting if known, or use "during its latest meeting" represents a major change driven by the dramatic decline of Hepatitis B in the United States. The committee’s recommendations are typically adopted by the CDC and form the basis for standard medical practice nationwide. The Decision and Its Rationale According to reports from the Associated Press (AP) and Reuters, the panel voted 11-1 (with 3 abstentions) to update the childhood immunization schedule. The new guidance would reserve the birth dose for infants born to mothers with a…
