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Fallout from CDC panel’s vote on Hep B vaccine

The Fallout From CDC Panel’s Vote on Hepatitis B Vaccine

On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine panel voted eight to three in favor of abandoning the universal recommendation of vaccinating newborns for hepatitis B, a dramatic s...

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CDC advisers vote in support of major change to childhood vaccination

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CDC advisers vote to overturn decades-long policy on hepatitis B vaccine for infants

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RI recommends hepatitis B vaccine for newborns, despite federal vote

After a federal advisory panel changed its recommendation on the hepatitis B vaccine schedule for newborns on Friday, Dec. 5, the Rhode Island Department of Health stood by its recommendation that new...

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Experts decry decision to end recommendation on hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns

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US vaccine panel votes to end recommendation for hepatitis B jabs for newborns

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Panel Votes to Stop Recommending Hepatitis B Shots at Birth for Most Newborns

“Today is a defining moment for our country,” Michael Osterholm, a public health expert at the University of Minnesota, said.

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US Vaccine Committee Scraps Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shot in All Newborns

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Illinois to conduct its own review of hepatitis B vaccine recommendations made by federal committee

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Global measles cases drop 71% in 24 years on improved vaccination coverage, WHO says

By Mariam Sunny (Reuters) -Global measles cases fell 71% to 11 million in the years spanning 2000 to 2024, driven by improved vaccination coverage, the World Health Organization said in a report on Friday.

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A CDC panel has struck down universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination

A reshaped vaccine committee voted to scale back newborn hepatitis B shots despite decades of data showing the birth dose is safe, effective and vital.

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NJ DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND INSURANCE ISSUES GUIDANCE ON COVERAGE OF CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATIONS

The Department advises that, regardless of federal actions relating to the childhood immunization schedule, it expects carriers to provide coverage for childhood immunizations recommended by the New Jersey Department of Health,

Chicago Public Schools reports 2% increase in measles vaccination rate

Chicago Public Schools district has surpassed the recommended threshold for measles vaccinations, with 96% of its student population now immunized.