Hepatitis B is a virus that can damage the liver and lead to lifelong health problems. The hepatitis B vaccine prevents short-term illness (acute hepatitis) and a life-threatening infection called chronic hepatitis B.
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As South Carolina faces climbing measles cases, a lawmaker wants to ban all vaccine mandates for children under two-years-old.
Dec 22, 2025
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MIAMI – Florida's surgeon general wants to do away with all state vaccine mandates. But the first step in his plan targets four specific vaccines.
Dec 19, 2025
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On Dec. 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to end the universal U.S. recommendation for the newborn dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, instead adopting a policy ...
Dec 18, 2025
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Four of the top medical leaders in Virginia have signed a letter opposing a vote last week by a Centers for Disease Control committee to end the agency's recommendation for universal hepatitis B vaccines for all newborns ...
Dec 18, 2025
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Illinois should continue to recommend that nearly all newborns be vaccinated against hepatitis B, a state advisory committee decided Tuesday, in a move that could represent another break with federal vaccine guidance.
Dec 17, 2025
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rescinded its long-standing advice on universal hepatitis B vaccination of newborns.
Dec 17, 2025
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Providers are reeling from a change made by a federal agency responsible for setting and updating vaccination guidelines for American children and adults.
Dec 12, 2025
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A federal vaccine advisory panel voted Friday to end its decades-old recommendation that all babies be vaccinated at birth against hepatitis B.
Dec 8, 2025
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A federal vaccine advisory committee has voted to change a long-standing recommendation that all newborns in the United States receive the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they are born.
Dec 5, 2025
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