"To date, the epidemic is under control thanks to the vaccination campaign in 2025, during which 3,395 people from risk groups were vaccinated, including 2,910 health workers," Faustin-Archange Touadera said
Medical leaders have pleaded with junior doctors to 'end their painful' strikes amid safety fears as it could clash with the worst outbreak in decades.
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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.
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…
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.