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State health officials rejected a CDC advisory panel's new guidance that would delay the hepatitis B vaccine, citing concerns about increased risk to newborns.
For decades, the government has advised that all babies be vaccinated against the liver infection right after birth.
Sen. Bill Cassidy slammed the undoing of a key vaccine norm—via a CDC panel’s vote Friday—that he had worked to promote: “This makes America sicker.”
After weakening an endorsement for the hepatitis B vaccine, ACIP began debating the merits of the protocol used to inoculate U.S. children against many infectious diseases.
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West Coast health experts reject RFK Jr. panel, say hepatitis B vaccines at birth should continue
The West Coast Health Alliance grounds its decisions in facts, data and expert consensus,” Gov. Tina Kotek said.