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US drops recommendation for hepatitis B vaccination for newborns

2025-12-05 17:00:11Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

US drops recommendation for hepatitis B vaccination for newborns

A US panel of vaccine advisors has voted to end a long-standing recommendation for hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccinations immediately after birth.

The US has been vaccinating newborns against hepatitis B since 1991, and data suggests that since then, the vaccines have prevented about 90,000 deaths, CNN reports.

In June, US Secretary of Health Robert F Kennedy Jr, a vaccine skeptic, fired all members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and replaced them with several others who are critical of vaccines.

On Friday, the group voted to recommend "individual decision-making" on whether to vaccinate newborns born to mothers who have tested negative for the virus.

The new guidance also suggests that infants who do not receive a birth dose of the vaccine should receive their initial dose of the vaccine "no earlier than two months of age," a recommendation that some members of the group opposed.

The panel continues to recommend that infants born to mothers who have tested positive for hepatitis B be given a dose of the vaccine at birth.

In the end, eight members of the panel voted to end recommendations for universal vaccination against the virus at birth, while three people on the committee opposed the measure.

ACIP is responsible for making recommendations to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on when and who should be vaccinated.


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