CDC Panel Lifts Hepatitis B Vaccine Mandate for Newborns
A federal advisory committee voted Friday to lift a 30-year-old recommendation that all newborns get the hepatitis B vaccine. A federal vaccine advisory committee voted Friday to lift the long-standing recommendation for all newborns to get the hepatitis B vaccine, rejecting the strong opinions of public health experts who warn that the new recommendations will make guidance around the vaccines confusing to both providers and patients.