CDC vaccine advisory committee votes to remove Hepatitis B vaccine recommendation at birth: What has changed, and what remains the same
In a big change to the infant vaccination process, the CDC’s (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) vaccine advisory committee has voted to move away from a “one‑size‑fits‑all” hepatitis B shot at birth, and instead, let parents and clinicians decide on a case‑by‑case basis for babies, whose mothers test negative for hepatitis B. This however,…