2 w. ago Trump advises parents on hepatitis B vaccine. Here's why doctors say he's wrong

It's unusual for Presidents to give medical advise. But this week President Trump told parents to delay giving their kids a hep b shot until they turn 12. Doctors say this is bad and dangerous advice.

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2 w. ago Experts say Trump's guidance on hepatitis B vaccine and babies is dangerous

In a press conference this week, President Trump said there's no reason to give babies the Hepatitis B vaccine. But pediatricians and infectious disease experts say this guidance is dangerous.

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3 w. ago Kennedy’s Vaccine Panel Votes to Limit Access to Covid Shots

The panel recommended that people consult a health professional before receiving a Covid vaccine. Left unclear was whether Americans can still walk into pharmacies for shots.

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3 w. ago CDC Vaccine Panel Postpones One Vote and Reverses Another Amid Confusion

Committee members delayed indefinitely a vote on a hepatitis B vaccine for newborns because they did not feel ready to make a decision.

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3 w. ago 'We are rookies': Day 2 of CDC vaccine meeting opens with a reversal and a surprise

RFK Jr.'s reshaped ACIP vaccine panel re-did a vote from yesterday on the MMRV vaccine and scrapped plans for another vote on the hepatitis B birth dose.

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3 w. ago Vaccine panel delays vote to end recommendation of hepatitis B shot at birth

Vaccine panel delays vote to end recommendation of hepatitis B shot at birth  The Washington Post

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3 w. ago CDC advisers expected to vote on hepatitis B, COVID vaccine recommendations Friday

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s hand-picked panel of advisers will vote on their recommendations for the hepatitis B and COVID vaccines on the second day of the highly anticipated meeting.

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3 w. ago CDC advisers vote to restrict MMRV vaccine, delay vote on hepatitis B

A group of advisers for the CDC voted to narrow existing recommendations for the combined MMRV shot that protects against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox.

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3 w. ago Hepatitis B in the spotlight: What to know about the viral infection

Medical experts say vaccination is the best prevention method for hepatitis B, a liver infection that can be acute or chronic. The disease has no cure and can cause a variety of complications.

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3 w. ago CDC's new advisers debate changing guidance on childhood vaccines

The group was chosen by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. amid controversy over their credentials. It's considering making changes to the MMRV vaccine guidance among others.

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3 w. ago RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Committee to Vote on Hepatitis B and Covid Shots

The advisory committee, which will meet on Thursday and Friday, is expected to recommend limiting use of some vaccines, including the hepatitis B shot for newborns.

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3 w. ago US vaccine panel to vote on the use of combined measles shot this week

US vaccine panel to vote on the use of combined measles shot this week  Reuters

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3 w. ago US CDC anticipates vote on use of measles, hepatitis vaccines, advisory draft says

US CDC anticipates vote on use of measles, hepatitis vaccines, advisory draft says  Reuters

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3 w. ago RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel is expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot in kids

A vaccine advisory panel, recently reshaped by RFK Jr., is expected to vote on changing the age children should get their first hepatitis B vaccine -- from right after birth to age 4.

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3 w. ago RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Committee Likely to Target Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns

Committee members, some of whom are vaccine skeptics, are likely to recommend restricting the use of the shots at birth or delaying them until later in childhood.

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3 w. ago Hepatitis B Vaccine, Once a Public Health Win, Is Under Threat From RFK Jr.

Rates of the disease have fallen since 1991, when a vaccine committee recommended all newborns receive the shot.

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3 w. ago Kennedy's vaccine panel expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot in children

RFK Jr.'s hand-picked panel of vaccine advisors is expected to vote to delay the hepatitis B shot for newborns. Doctors warn that could fuel a return of a disease virtually eradicated in U.S. kids. 

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