Fallout from CDC panel’s vote on hepatitis B vaccine
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The change represents a continued shift in the agency’s vaccine policy, reflecting increasingly skeptical views.
A panel of US vaccine advisers voted to rescind a recommendation that all newborns should receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION SUBJECT: Aligning United
The vaccine advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is scheduled to meet Dec. 4 and 5. On the agenda: the hepatitis B vaccine, the overall childhood vaccine schedule and specific vaccine ingredients.
WASHINGTON — Most Americans say kids should be vaccinated to attend school. However, as Florida plans to become the first state to eliminate childhood vaccine mandates, U.S. adults are also less likely to think these immunizations are important than they ...