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The new recommendations portend even more harmful shifts ahead.

Public health experts told TribLive on Friday they fear a federal panel’s advice to stop giving most babies hepatitis B shots immediately after birth will fuel infection rates and erode confidence in vaccines more broadly.

The CDC's vaccine committee has voted to roll back a universal recommendation that newborns be vaccinated against hepatitis B, which is one of public health's major success stories.

A surge in flu cases is filling London hospital beds at a record pace, as vaccination uptake lags far behind the rest of the country

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices appointed by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has voted to abandon universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns. According to the CDC, the…

Outside experts and groups widely condemned the decision.

The CDC’s top vaccine advisory panel has voted to end the long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive a hepatitis B shot within 24 hours of birth if their mothers test negative for the virus.

The Lagos State Government has commenced the second round of its polio vaccination campaign for children aged 0-59 months. Learn more about this crucial in

By Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, Deidre McPhillips, Jamie Gumbrecht, Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — In a meeting punctuated by conflict and confusion, the independent vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

CNN By Deidre McPhillips, Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — A group of independent vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is meeting this week, and a key item on the agenda is the hepatitis B vaccine. After…

By Deidre McPhillips, Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — A group of independent vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is meeting this week, and a key item on the agenda is the hepatitis B vaccine. After…

From 1990 to 2019, reported cases of acute hepatitis B among kids declined by 99% due to infant immunization

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launches investigation into alleged unauthorized child vaccination at school, vowing to protect parental rights.

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With childhood vaccination rates already declining, a vaccine advisory committee to the CDC considers changing the vaccine schedule, including dropping the universal hepatitis B vaccine for newborns.

A Stanford Medicine study suggests that the shingles vaccine reduces dementia risk by 20% in older adults, offering first evidence of a potential cause-and-effect relationship.

The Adamawa State Government is set to commence a fresh round of anti-polio vaccination targeting more than 1.3 million children. Addressing a media dialogue on Wednesday on the exercise, scheduled for December 6 to 9, 2025, the executive…