CDC vaccine advisers vote against universal hepatitis B shots for kids in move that critics say ‘makes America sicker’

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Saturday, December 06, 2025 05:12:48 AM UTC

In significant move so far, the newly appointed US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisers voted Friday to abandon universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns, a massive shift in US immunization policy that experts say will lead to increased illness.

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CDC vaccine advisers vote against universal hepatitis B shots for kids in move that critics say ‘makes America sicker’

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CDC vaccine advisers vote against universal hepatitis B shots for kids in move that critics say ‘makes America sicker’

CDC advisers meet to vote on hepatitis B vaccine practice and discuss childhood immunization schedule

CDC advisers delay crucial vote on hepatitis B vaccination in tense meeting

CDC advisers are meeting to weigh major change to the childhood vaccine schedule

Fabergé egg fetches record $30.2 million at rare auction

Kennedy’s handpicked CDC advisers to weigh major change to childhood vaccine schedule

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FDA official plans to change vaccine approval process, claiming that Covid-19 shots caused child deaths

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