Hepatitis B vaccine

RFK Jr.’s handpicked vaccine panel just voted to stop recommending hepatitis B vaccines for all newborns. Why the experts object.

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RFK Jr.’s handpicked vaccine panel just voted to stop recommending hepatitis B vaccines for all newborns. Why the experts object.

A federal vaccine panel handpicked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. voted Friday to stop recommending immediate immunization for all newborns against hepatitis B, a dangerous virus that leads to chronic liver disease in more than 90 percent of infected infants. Earlier this year, Kennedy — a longtime vaccine skeptic who … Read more

What you need to know about the hepatitis B vaccine and why Trump officials are targeting it

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What you need to know about the hepatitis B vaccine and why Trump officials are targeting it

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal vaccine advisory committee is expected to discuss this week whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine — the first vaccine found to prevent cancer. Federal health guidelines now suggest that all babies be vaccinated against hepatitis on the first day of life, but US Health Secretary Robert … Read more

Vaccine committee chair leaves for new HHS job

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Vaccine committee chair leaves for new HHS job

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial vaccine advisory committee will reconvene later this week under a new chairman, federal officials announced Monday. Martin Kulldorff is leaving the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to take a leadership role at the Department of Health and Human Services, officials said. Dr. Kirk … Read more